3G Adoption In The U.S. Exceeds Western Europe: Report

When it comes to mobile, the perception is that the U.S. is always behind Europe, but a new report being released today says that when it pertains to the adoption of 3G, the U.S. is now on top, according to comScore (NSDQ: SCOR), which recently bought Seattle-based M:Metrics. In the U.S., 28.4 percent of subscribers now have a 3G device vs. the five largest countries in Europe, which have a combined penetration rate of 28.3 percent. In the past year, the number of U.S. subscribers with 3G devices has grown 80 percent to 64.2 million users. The only countries in Europe to exceed the U.S. in 3G penetration are Italy and Spain. Mark Donovan, comScore svp and senior analyst said:

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