Cellphones outsell bicycles in India

Cellphones have overtaken bicycles as the fastest selling consumer item in India, the second most populous country in the world with the 3rd largest user base of GSM phones worldwide at 83 million subscribers. This impoverished nation is ahead of the U.S. (78 million GSM users) but is lagging behing China (370 million) and Russia (145 million). GSM and W-CDMA/3GSM consists of 82.4% of all global mobile connections, so it is prudent to purchase a GSM handset if you are shopping for one.