Bangkok--17 Mar--GM of Farh Agency The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced that CDMA, one of the most successful 3G standards, continues its growth through year-end 2007 with total subscribers of more than 431 million, with CDMA2000 making up more than 417 million. The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region added the most net subscribers, and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) grew the fastest by percent. CDMA2000 subscriber among the 250 networks worldwide grew 16% in 2007, including strong sales figures for broadband EV-DO devices and services. The EV-DO subscriber base grew from 55 million to 90.5 million in 2007, achieving a compound annual growth rate of more than 64%. APAC and North America claimed the majority of customers, with 49% and 32% of the global market, respectively. APAC added 6.2 million in Q4 2007 to reach 211 million subscribers, making it the largest net growth region in the world. North America alone has more than 137 million CDMA subscribers. APAC and EMEA saw the greatest year-over-year growth, with 24% and 60%, respectively. Other highly-concentrated regions for CDMA are India with more than 61 million subscribers, China with 42 million, and Indonesia with 14 million. 2007 also saw an explosion in the availability of both low- and high-end devices. More than 350 devices were introduced on a commercial basis. Today, more than 82 very low-end (VLE) CDMA2000 handsets (under $50 USD wholesale) are available globally from 19 suppliers. Perhaps most important to the designation of 2007 as a critical year for CDMA is the number of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) deployments that took place. At the beginning of the year, only three operators had deployed Rev. A technology. Now, 26 operators worldwide have upgraded to Rev. A and another 31 operators are in the process of upgrading. Operators with working Rev. Many networks have witnessed a substantial increase in their data revenue. For Further Information, please contact: Mrs. Voraparn Eua-arporn (coco) GM of Farh Agency, Tel: 0 2616 0991-2, Fax: 0 2616 0993 MB: 08 9144 4014