3g mobile in saudi arabia to or not dr ibrahim a kadi professor of communication & electrical engineering king saud university riyadh ksa senior member ieee topics telecommunication data services communications issues for conclusions fastest growing sector 1991 2003 users 16 1329 83 fold 45 aagr revenues 19b 414b 22 30 annually different systems land eg gsm is 95 satellite thuraya voice only inmarsat c paging ermes flex positioning gps glonas the market just keeps comm history 1946first service usa fm one base station 80 km area 120 khz bw 1965mts bell direct dialing full duplex 1970 scellular concept 1980 sfirst generation 1g amps nmt sdevelopment first digital system 2g 1991gsm enters 1998first iridium 1998 standardization itu imt2000 2001first launched korea japan overtakes fixed world indicators may total subscription 1217 million 2 analog 24 m 98 1195 71 863 1 umts subscribers mms gprs
