Three launched in 2005 and is Ireland's fastest growing mobile network. Three operates Ireland's largest high speed network. Three has 27.8 million customers worldwide and is Europe's leading 3G operator. Three is the market leader with over 200,000 mobile broadband subscribers in Ireland and 5 million worldwide. Three was the first to launch mobile broadband in Ireland with a datacard modem in 2006, as well as being the first operator in Ireland to offer a pre-paid mobile broadband service. Three operates the most advanced high speed network in the country and uses technology to support speeds of up to 7.2 mb per second, upgrading to 14.4 mb per second at the end of 2010. Three has 96% population coverage for high speed mobile broadband, voice and text and will have nationwide coverage by the end of 2010.