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Global mobile subscriptions market share by technology 2013-2018
Global mobile broadband market share by technology from 2013 to 2018
The statistic shows the distribution of mobile cellular connections worldwide broken down by technology from the third quarter of 2013 to the third quarter of 2018. As of June 2017, 38 percent of all mobile connections used GSM technology, while 28 percent of all connections were HSPA.
Global mobile broadband market share by technology from 2013 to 2018
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The statistic shows the distribution of mobile cellular connections worldwide broken down by technology from the third quarter of 2013 to the third quarter of 2018. As of June 2017, 38 percent of all mobile connections used GSM technology, while 28 percent of all connections were HSPA.
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