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Q2 2012
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Chinese sales soar on 3G take-up Strong 3G sales see Chinese players make gains in latest Wireless Intelligence operator ranking
May 2012 -
Operators see smartphones beginning to dominate handset sales Rapid smartphone penetration continues as sales boom in developed markets
May 2012 -
iPhone driving US smartphone sales Apple device accounting for two-thirds of smartphone sales at AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint
May 2012 -
3G technologies reshaping mobile device market Operators diversifying device portfolios to support next-generation networks
April 2012 -
3G growth stalls in Vietnam Early 3G momentum in Vietnam fades forcing regulators to push back LTE auctions
April 2012 -
Bonjour! LTE comes to France LTE to account for over 10% of French mobile market by 2017 as competition ramps up
April 2012 -
Dashboard, Africa 2012 World's fastest growing region — with Eastern and Middle Africa still below 50% penetration
April 2012
Q1 2012
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Global cellular market trends and insight, Q1 2012
March 2012 -
European operators look to cut smartphone subsidies to preserve data gains Vodafone hitting the 'sweet spot' on data pricing but acquisition/retention costs still hurting bottom line
March 2012 -
Urbanisation driving mobile growth in BRIC countries BRIC mobile operators adapting strategies to support urban cellular connections growth
March 2012 -
Mobile World Congress 2012 wrap-up Insight and analysis on the key developments and trends from Mobile World Congress 2012
March 2012 -
Infographic: 2 billion 3G connections will be reached globally in 2012
March 2012 -
Infographic: 6 billion connections
March 2012 -
Infographic: LTE global forecasts
March 2012 -
The effect of mobile broadband on operator revenue Is mobile broadband ARPU making up for the decline in voice?
February 2012 -
Fast-growing Brazilian operators look ahead to LTE auctions Brazil reaches a quarter of a billion connections by year-end 2011, growing 20 percent year-on-year
February 2012 -
Network shutdowns to reshape Indian mobile market 2G licence cancellations and regulatory uncertainties curbing Indian mobile growth
February 2012 -
3G comes of age in the Americas 3G connections reached 100M by year end; local operators to add 4M 3G subs per month in 2012
February 2012 -
Global cellular market trends and insight, Q4 2011
January 2012 -
China approaches 1 billion mobile connections as 3G services gain traction Chinese 3G connections surpass 200 million in Q4 2011; China Mobile lagging rivals in 3G migration
January 2012 -
Majority of South Koreans using LTE networks by 2014 South Korea on track to hit 40 million LTE connections within four years
January 2012
Q4 2011
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The year in research A review of our publications from 2011 – highlights from the reports you may have missed
December 2011 -
The mobile industry in 2011. Did we call it right?
December 2011 -
Global LTE network forecasts and assumptions - one year on Over 200 live LTE networks forecast by 2015 using 38 spectrum frequency combinations
December 2011 -
Austria set for mobile consolidation 3 and Orange merger set to create powerful number-three as mobile penetration approaches 150%
December 2011 -
Mobile Asia Congress 2011 Exclusive analysis on the key themes from last week’s GSMA Mobile Asia Congress in Hong Kong
November 2011 -
Infographic: Children in a mobile world
November 2011 -
Radical new pricing strategies required to support future mobile growth in Africa Africa on track to become second-largest mobile market but local operators face challenges
November 2011 -
SMS on the decline as third-party messaging gains traction Dutch users send 200M fewer text messages in 1H 2011; non-SMS data generating more revenue
November 2011 -
New 'Scoreboard' ranks top 20 global operator groups by mobile connections Top five positions remain unchanged; VimpelCom/Wind merger creates world's sixth-largest operator
October 2011