NEW ANALYSIS: Regulatory bodies in Asian countries are aiming to tackle the lack of digital dividend spectrum to boost 4G LTE adoption. At present, none of the LTE network launches in Asia-Pacific are based on the 700 MHz band but …
NEW ANALYSIS: The split between prepaid and contract-based mobile connections is forecast to remain largely unchanged on a global basis over the next five years, but will include some significant regional shifts. Wireless Intelligence has published new operator prepaid/contract forecasts …
NEW ANALYSIS: As 4G-LTE networks continue to expand across mature markets, there is evidence that device choices and usage habits are also evolving in line with the faster network speeds. As Wireless Intelligence‘s recent survey of 4G operators shows, smartphones are dominating …
The 4G LTE industry has hit 100 million global connections, according to Wireless Intelligence. The research firm today announced that there are 163 LTE networks in operation across 70 countries, with this forecast to rise to over 400 live networks …
NEW ANALYSIS: “China has an unusually large number of potential first time smartphone buyers, and that’s not lost on us,” Apple CEO Tim Cook told investors this week. He added that the firm had recently lowered the price of the …
More than 120 million people live in the two Congolese and two Sudanese markets in total, spread across more than 5 million square kilometres. However, less than a quarter of the population (30.2 million) in those four countries had subscribed …
Mobile operator revenue in Latin America reached $107 billion in 2012, growing 9% year-on-year, placing it as the second-fastest growing region globally (behind Asia). Latin America represents around 10% of global mobile operator sales in 2012, a considerable rise on …
According to Wireless Intelligence research, the USA is one of the few countries worldwide where consumers are increasing their spend on mobile, countering the traditional perception that ARPU has been consistently decreasing in recent years. Calum Dewar reports. Wireless Intelligence derives two …
Operators in both mature and developing markets are now looking to Wi-Fi as a tool for data offloading and service differentiation, says Matt Ablott of Wireless Intelligence Mobile data offload onto Wi-Fi is a strategy usually associated with operators in …
Qtel’s transformation into ‘Ooredoo’ was a big story at Mobile World Congress this year, says Matt Ablott of Wireless Intelligence – but does it represent more than just a rebrand? Qtel chose a big stage to announce its transformation into …
