Analyst Blog
Dutch operators clear the first LTE hurdle, but impact on customers will be limited
The month of May has brought a spate of LTE launches in the Netherlands, as telecoms operators scrambled to meet the coverage obligation deadline for the 2.6GHz spectrum they all bought two years ago. Cable operator Ziggo was the first, followed by the incumbent, KPN, and the rest have now followed suit, with T-Mobile the… Read more
Sky Deutschland results demonstrate pay satellite volatility
The latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that revenues from pay DTH services in Europe will continue their slow upward trajectory for the next five years and top US$20 billion by 2016. Europe, DTH revenues, 2011-2016 (US$ mil.) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Western Europe 13,996 14,344 14,701 15,076 15,456… Read more
Press release: Mobile data consumption to grow tenfold over the next five years
Mobile users to consume eight times more social media in 2016 Mobile phone users will, in 2016, on average consume 6.5 times as much video, over eight times as much music and social media, and nearly 10 times as much games as in 2011 according to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media. There… Read more
