Rev. A to top 54M customers by 2013, Rev. B to hit 25M

CDMA may not be making much news these days, but the technology is far from dead.
A recent report from ABI Research says while overshadowed by hype surrounding UMTS/HSPA and the migration to LTE, CDMA operators continue to upgrade their networks to increase capacity for bandwidth-intensive data services and higher traffic loads.
“Worldwide EV-DO Rev. A subscriber numbers ramped up more than eightfold between Q2 2007 and Q2 2008,” says ABI Research analyst Khor Hwai Lin. “The U.S. and South Korean markets show the highest growth rate for EV-DO Rev. A. The increased support for LTE from incumbent CDMA operators does not imply the imminent death of EV-DO Rev. A and B, because LTE is addressing different market needs compared to 3G.”
ABI predicts EV-DO Rev. A subscribers will exceed 54 million and Rev. B 25 million by 2013. More than 31 million subscribers worldwide use HSDPA technology, while 3.2 million subscribers are on USUPA networks today.