Radical new pricing strategies required to support future mobile growth in Africa

Africa on track to become the world’s second-largest mobile market but local operators face challenges

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

Over 90% of users connected to the wireless Internet in Korea

Country nears 50M mobile Internet connections; operators look to LTE and Wi-Fi to support growth

G’day mate! LTE arrives in Australia

Telstra forecast to hit half a million LTE connections in two years; first handset due in H1 2012

LTE networks light up in Saudi

Saudi operators announce next-generation network launches using TD-LTE technology

Contract subs growth outstripping prepaid in Western Europe

Over half of all mobile operators in the region now have more contract than prepaid customers

French operators unveil new tariff packages ahead of innovative market entrant launch

The launch of Iliad’s Free Mobile in France, planned for early 2012, is stimulating new …

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

Mobile users spending an extra two hours per month making calls as global prices plummet

New Wireless Intelligence study highlights link between falling voice tariffs and increasing usage

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