CDMA2000® Operator
Case Studies
J l 30 2009
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From Around the Globe
Russia: Sky Link
Leading 3G operator in Russia
• Operates the largest wireless broadband network in Russia
− Generating 80 percent of total 3G traffic in Russia
• Delivering a robust portfolio of 3G services to more than 5,000 cities and towns
− Mobile TV, mobile advertising, mobile banking, social networking, video
surveillance, video communications, unlimited Internet access, unlimited
weekend tariffs, etc.
Data traffic le els ha e increased b a factor of eight since the la nch of EV DO
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• Surpassed 1 million subscribers in March, 2009, representing a healthy 60 percent
CAGR
− Enjoys the highest ARPU in the country − US$36.84
• Increased its share in the total market for mobile Internet access (including all access
technologies) to 12 5 percent in 2008
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Increased its the share of mobile data revenue to 50 percent of total revenue
• Revenues grew by 30 percent in 2008 to US$350 million
Goal is to double their profits in 2009
Network: CDMA450 1X/EV DO
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Subscribers: 1 million (Mar. 2009)
ARPU: US$37
Yemen Mobile
A leading champion for CDMA in the Middle East
•The largest and fastest growing operator in the country
•Serving more than two million subscribers and a market share of 32 percent
•First operator in Yemen to cover most of the country—about 70 percent of which
serves heavily populated areas
•Started out as a CDMA2000 1X WLL operator, evolved into a mobile operator and just
launched EV-DO Rev. A mobile broadband services
•There is a strong demand for high speed data services in Yemen particularly from
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VIP customers such as oil companies and banks
•30 percent of its customer base is in rural markets
• Installing 60 new base stations this year to enhance voice and broadband data
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Network: CDM