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February 20, 2015

The global MVNO footprint: a changing environment

NEW ANALYSIS: There were almost one thousand MVNOs in operation worldwide in 2014, according to GSMA Intelligence. The number of MVNOs in operation worldwide rose to almost one thousand…

By Justin Springham

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Network Tech February 18, 2015

4G deployments and connections gather pace

NEW ANALYSIS: According to GSMA Intelligence, there are more than 350 4G operators, as 4G connections approach 500 million. There were 352 operators with live commercial 4G-LTE networks globally as of the…

By Justin Springham

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Devices GSMA February 6, 2015

Cellular M2M forecasts: unlocking growth

NEW ANALYSIS: Cellular M2M connections are forecast to reach 1 billion by 2020, according to new research by GSMA Intelligence. GSMA Intelligence has recently published a comprehensive forecast of…

By GSMA Intelligence

February 3, 2015

From feature phones to smartphones, the road ahead

NEW ANALYSIS: The increasing number of smartphone models priced under the $100 mark is the main driver of consumer migration from basic and feature phones to smartphones.

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Network Tech October 23, 2014

Tapping into the telecoms tower opportunity

NEW ANALYSIS: The telecom tower industry is seeing tremendous growth as investors seek opportunities to capitalise on the burgeoning mobile industry and service providers raise capital for network expansions.

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GSMA October 17, 2014

Evaluating consumer spending: the need for a revised ARPU metric

NEW ANALYSIS: GSMA Intelligence reviews how multi-SIM offers and bundles dilute the relevance of ARPU. Over the past decade, mobile operators have introduced an ever growing choice of services and…

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GSMA September 19, 2014

Chinese carriers dominate global operator ranking as M&A deals shake up US market

NEW ANALYSIS: GSMA Intelligence ranks top 30 operator groups based on connections and revenue All three Chinese mobile operators feature in the top ten in GSMA Intelligence’s latest ranking…

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