Articles tagged with: Ovum and Mobile Broadband

Mobile broadband to be worth $137 billion by 2014

Users of mobile broadband services (3G and 3G+ technologies) will grow from 181 million in 2008 to over 2 billion in 2014, growth of 1024%, according to ovum's latest research. more

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Broadband remains a 'sticky' service

Opinion by Michael Philpott, principal analyst at ovum

One possible scenario for the telecoms industry during the current economic slowdown is that fixed-to-mobile substitution (FMS) will be accelerated as consumers reduce their communications bill by cutting their fixed line in favour of mobile services. With mobile broadband deals now more readily available and affordable, there is a potential ¢â‚¬Ëœdouble whammy' to this in that fixed line operators could not only lose further fixed voice revenues but valuable broadband revenues as well. ovum therefore commissioned a survey of over 8,000 consumers to find out their plans.  more

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Mobile Operators revenues undented by credit crunch

Europe's mobile telecoms industry remains strong despite fears about the impact of the global credit crunch, according to a new report from consulting firm, ovum.  more

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Mobile broadband: Prepaid key to growth in Western Europe

Operators should look to prepaid offerings to maximise the mobile broadband opportunity in Q4 2008, rather than pinning their hopes on mobile broadband substituting fixed services - says a new report by ovum. The research, which highlights the approaches available to operators in maximising the opportunity for mobile broadband, finds that mobile broadband services are best positioned as complementary to fixed.  more

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