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Q1 2012
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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 -
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