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Q4 2011
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Over 90% of users connected to the wireless internet in South Korea Country nears 50M Wireless Internet Connections; operators look to LTE and Wi-Fi to support growth
October 2011 -
G'day mate! LTE arrives in Australia Market leader forecast to hit half a million LTE connections in two years; first handset due in H1 2012
October 2011 -
Global cellular market trends and insight, Q3 2011
October 2011
Q3 2011
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LTE networks light up in Saudi Saudi operators announce next-generation network launches using TD-LTE technology
September 2011 -
Contract subs growth outstripping prepaid in Western Europe Over half of all mobile operators in the region now have more contract than prepaid customers
September 2011 -
French operators unveil new tariff packages ahead of innovative market entrant launch Wireless Intelligence looks at possible outcomes of Free Mobile’s entry into the French mobile market
September 2011 -
Global mobile connections to surpass 6 billion by year-end Latest billion connections added in just 16 months; Asia-Pacific to account for 50% of global total
September 2011 -
How pricing dynamics affect mobile usage Price sensitivity and talk time trends in developed and developing economies
September 2011 -
Infographic: The global cellular industry balance sheet
August 2011 -
Russia, Italy and the Ukraine to power new VimpelCom/WIND group New operator giant will span 19 countries across the globe but will rely on its three mature markets
August 2011 -
Indian mobile market reduced by 30% to remove "redundant" subscribers Indian active mobile connections base reduced to 600M as operators look to rural areas for growth
August 2011 -
No place like home for Deutsche Telekom The T-Mobile operator is performing well in Germany but facing problems outside of its home market
August 2011 -
Mobile operators rein in costs to ride-out recession; prepare to ramp-up network investments New study sees mobile capex on the rise as operators successfully emerge from global economic crisis
August 2011 -
BRIC markets driving global mobile growth New study predicts US$1.1 trillion in global operator revenues by 2012, driven by developing markets
July 2011 -
The global cellular industry balance sheet Financial trends in developed and developing economies
July 2011 -
China to surpass 1 billion mobile connections in May 2012 China on track to hit 1 billion milestone as 3G ramps up - but LTE network launches face delay
July 2011 -
Smartphones spark mobile Internet boom in Vietnam Almost a third of Vietnamese mobile users migrated to smartphones; fuelled by cheap Android models
July 2011 -
Fast-growing Asian operators get closer to consumers via social networks Mobile social networking driving data revenue growth in developing Asia-Pacific economies
July 2011
Q2 2011
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Global cellular market trends and insight, Q2 2011
June 2011 -
Competition ramps up in Indonesia Indonesian GSM operators face fresh CDMA competition as subscriber growth begins to slow
June 2011 -
Regulators set the platform for large-scale LTE rollout across Europe New study highlights LTE spectrum allocation and auction plans across the European Union
June 2011 -
WCDMA HSPA connections pass 500 million Rate of WCDMA HSPA adoption ten times greater than that of 2G GSM networks
June 2011 -
Germany rolls-out LTE to rural areas German 800 MHz operators begin deploying first LTE services to areas underserved by broadband
June 2011 -
New study ranks top 20 global mobile operator groups by revenue China Mobile top revenue-generating operator; mature markets continuing to drive mobile revenue
May 2011 -
SingTel profit dips on Bharti costs Singapore-based operator surpasses 400m subs but its emerging-market assets are dampening profits
May 2011 -
Sprint shows signs of recovery US operator making strong subscriber gains in prepaid and wholesale, while postpaid base is stabilising
May 2011 -
Orange defends mobile lead in France Defensive strategy at Orange France linked to higher-value subscribers, MVNOs and service bundling
May 2011 -
Operators starting to win battle against churn in Western Europe Customer loyalty linked to stabilisation in pricing, innovative tariffs and smartphone popularity
April 2011 -
O2 records lowest churn rates in UK O2 UK success in customer retention linked to iPhone, loyalty schemes and SIM-only contracts
April 2011 -
Smaller firms trail-blaze LTE in Poland Poland's 'big three' mobile operators playing catch-up in LTE as spectrum auctions face delay
April 2011