Of these, only 12 million are in Africa, 8.5 million of whom are in South Africa. In fact, the largest single country GSM population is now China with some 82.4 million customers - China alone has almost as many GSM customers as any other digital standard. GSM in the Americas is also expanding at an exponential rate. There are already more than 10 million GSM phones in North America. Meanwhile in Latin America, decisions by countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Mexico to adopt GSM are predicted to see a tenfold increase in GSM users in Latin America during the next 12-18 months.
Consumers care about services, convenience and roaming.
Leatherman No self-respecting safari is complete without one of these bulging off someone's belt. The Leatherman . Airplane altitude record broken An unmanned solar-powered aircraft has broken the altitude record by flying at 96,500 ft above sea level. The flight took place from Hawaii on August 13 2001. Help Copyright 2001.