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Articles tagged with: Tesco and T Mobile
Vodafone Sees Loss of UK Market Share and Lower ARPUs
The UK added over 3m new mobile connections during 2008, to take the total base to 75.75m, equivalent to 124% penetration. The market is one of the most competitive in Europe, if not the world, with five established MNOs and several MVNOs, of which the most successful are Virgin and the increasingly ambitious tesco. more
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Mini-Notebooks Made Explosive Entry into EMEA PC Market in 2008
Following a major surge in the back-to-school season, mini-notebook momentum continued unabated in the final quarter of the year. Thanks to robust consumer demand in Western Europe in the run up to Christmas, overall EMEA mini-notebook shipments reached 3.6 million units, in line with expectations, representing 20% of total portable sales and 30% of consumer portables in EMEA in 4Q08. more
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UK Records Second Lowest Market Growth Ever
The UK mobile market saw annual growth drop 0.3pp year on year to 4.4%, the second lowest figure ever recorded. In real terms, annual net additions stood at 3.15m, down slightly on the 3.21m recorded in the prior twelve months. Quarterly net additions totalled 0.97m, taking the total connection base to 74.07m and penetration to 121.5% at the end of Q3. more
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UK Q2 '08 Market Update - Hutchison Tops for Quarterly Net Additions
Having seen its first net loss for over two years in Q1, the UK mobile market was back on course in Q2 with a net gain of 0.39m, slightly higher than the 0.38m recorded in Q2 07. The total customer base stood at 71.05m at the end of the quarter. Annual net additions totalled 3.34m, up from 3.23m a year earlier, while on a proportionate basis annual growth stood at 4.9%, just below the 5.0% recorded for the prior twelve month period. more
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UK 3G Mobile Users Passes 10 Million Mark
In Q1 08, the UK mobile customer base saw its first quarterly decline for two years, shedding 119k customers to finish the quarter on 70.67m. This is equivalent to a penetration rate of 116.0%. The losses were widespread, with O2, T-Mobile, Virgin and tesco all suffering net declines. A similar range of companies also lost customers in Q1 07, but in that quarter a strong performance from Vodafone (723k net additions) ensured that the total customer base grew; in Q1 08, however, the highest figure for net additions was OrangeĆ's 114k. Hutchison gained 75k and Vodafone 41k, but O2 lost 79k, T-Mobile 71k, Virgin 68k and tesco 100k. more
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