Use of the WCDMA third-generation mobile phone service is growing rapidly in Korea, with the number of subscribers reaching the four million mark eight months after the service was launched in March.
WCDMA, which stands for wideband code division multiple access, is known for fast data transmission and video calling. KTF said Thursday that it signed up some 390,000 subscribers for its Show 3G service in October, bringing its total to 2.413 million.
SK Telecom has also secured 1.55 million subscribers for its T Live 3G service as of late October. The combined number of subscribers to the two mobile giants' 3G services accounts for 9.2 percent of Korea's mobile phone subscribers (42.99 million people).
Industry sources said that the number of 3G users is expected to exceed five million within this year. In addition, LG Telecom plans to introduce an American-style 3G service called Revision A next year, which should contribute to even quicker growth of the service.
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