To date, there are more than 690 GSM networks in 213 countries, with 82.4% of all global mobile connections. The available statistics, there are more than 2 billion mobile phone users worldwide, with China the biggest user with more than € 370,000,000, and Russia after the 145 million users. Although 78 million, India has 83 million GSM.
A cell phone can be a confusing issue for a traveler. There is usually not to visit your country with the network, since all countries in the world, the frequency band of operation differ.
to operate almost all parts of the world on GSM technology, with the exception of the United States and Canada. Originally GSM operating at a frequency of 900 MHz, which is constantly updated and now works to 1800 MHz service. With a GSM phone you can access services in 212 different countries. Some mobile phones available in the United States and Canada operate on GSM, but most of them are of a different frequency band. The GSM service in North America is a very different frequency of 1.900 MHz and 850 MHz, sometimes differ from the standard 1800 MHz. Not all countries in the world use the standard 900 / GSM 1800 MHz. The exceptions are Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea, and some Central and South American countries with limited reach of GSM standard.
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