Deutsche Telekom also has a stake in the U.S. market through its T-Mobile USA subsidiary, but the viewpoint this morning provided a nice outsider’s perspective. Yesterday, AT&T’s Mobility Chief Ralph de la Vega delivered a very similar message. He said the U.S. adoption of 3G services is unprecedented. The U.S. has 33 percent of the world’s advanced 3G customers (despite only having 7 percent of the world’s wireless subscribers).

In Obermann’s keynote, he skirted the issue of Deutsche Telekom’s plans for T-Mobile USA in the near future. The company has been said to be considering spinning off the company through an IPO, or is seeking outside investors.While the U.S. is one of the more advanced networks, T-Mobile USA has been slow to roll out its 3G network, and now is pouring millions of dollars into building a high-speed network. Yesterday, T-Mobile USA announced at CTIA that it is upgrading its network to support speeds up to 21 mbps. The network is available in parts of of New York City, New Jersey, Long Island and suburban Washington, D.C., with Los Angeles coming soon. It plans to cover more than 100 metro areas and 185 million people by the end of the year.