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Burgeoning demand for data services will translate to soaring popularity for next-generation wireless broadband technologies, with 2.1 billion users projected worldwide by 2015, according to a study released Wednesday. Big winners will be carriers and handset makers, as growing adoption will generate $784 billion globally in service revenue by 2015 -- a dramatic 2400 percent spike from today's nascent levels of wireless broadband penetration, according to the study from telecom analyst firm Analysys Mason. "The availability of affordable mobile broadband services, mobile devices and data services are driving revenue growth as wireless penetration hits saturation in developed countries," Mark Heath, an associate analyst at Analysys Mason and the report's co-author, told InternetNews.com. The news comes as carriers, handset makers and other wireless industry players are placing ever-larger bets on higher-bandwidth fourth-generation (4G) technologies in a race to widen their pipelines to meet increasing demand for data services. RELATED ARTICLES Wait for WiMAX Isn't Getting Any Shorter WiMAX Wherever I May Roam? Security, Costs Remain Challenges for WiMAX For more stories on this topic: Wireless service providers currently are moving from 2G network standards -- such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) -- to 3G... [ Read more on www.internetnews.com ]

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