GSM 20 years celebration

In the end of the last week the standard of mobile communication GSM it was executed twenty years.

Standard GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) has been developed by European institute of standardization of telecommunication (ETSI.) on September, 7th, 1987 fifteen telecommunication companies from thirteen countries have signed the Memorandum of understanding of acceptance of system GSM as the European standard of cellular communication.

GSM concerns to networks of the second generation. Cellular telephones of standard GSM are issued for four ranges of frequencies - 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz. According to association GSM Association, on the given standard 82 % of the world market of mobile communication and about 1,6 % of a global total product are necessary.

According to, annually manufacturers sell out about billion new cellular telephones. And owners of mobiles phone every year slander more than seven billions minutes and send over 2,5 billion short messages. By the way, the first short message has been sent about fifteen years ago. Now phones of standard GSM use the order of 2,5 billion person.

The most significant growth of the market of telecommunications, according to the report of the International union of telecommunication (ITU), is observed in developing countries. So, for example, for first three months of current year China and India have filled up world base of cellular subscribers on 200 million person. Penetration of cellular communication into developing countries has grown from 26 % in 2005 up to 34 % in 2006.