Articles tagged with: Movistar and Yoigo

There is a Role for Challengers in the European Mobile Communications Market

The global economic downturn has taken its toll on industries across the globe, and the mobile and wireless communications industry is no exception. In the European market, which is highly saturated and competitive, mobile network operators (MNOs) are in a survival of the fittest battle to maintain and expand their market share. On the fringes of this battle are new entrants, challenging established MNOs to stay in the game.  more

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Telefonica Cuts Cellular Rates In Spain By 9.5%

MADRID -(Dow Jones)- Telefonica reduced its mobile phone rates in Spain an average of 9.5% Friday in a move to increase its customer base and the number of calls its subscribers make, a company spokesman said Friday. more

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Spain's New Entrant Faces Hostile Conditions

The Spanish market is now over 100% penetrated and a fourth network operator, TeliaSonera's "Yoigo" has just launched as a new competitor, last Friday 1st December 2006. This is either the act of a foolhardy management or a sign that 100%+ doesn't imply any kind of barrier to entry or any real degree of maturity. What kind of market environment does the new entrant face? more

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