operator strategy
It’s now or never: Tele2 gets out of Russia while the getting’s good
Up until last year, Tele2 was in the habit of referring to its Russian operation as its engine of growth. Quarter after quarter, Tele2 Russia consistently provided the greatest number of new customers for the group, beating out more established operations like that in its home market of Sweden; it added over 2 million new… Read more
Broadband MEA 2013: Expectations high in emerging markets; a reality check for developed ones
“I note there is a disproportionate emphasis on the quality of the networks being deployed, in comparison with the discussion on how they can actually be monetized. The regional apps and content market is far from mature and – away from the glitz of the large regional incumbents’ physical networks – there is a danger… Read more
One million users for SKT’s Joyn.T, but is ‘free’ enough to tempt subscribers away from KakaoTalk?
Almost twelve months after Vodafone Spain became the first mobile operator to officially launch Joyn, South Korea’s SK Telecom has announced a fairly impressive 1 million users for its Joyn.T service, just 50 days after it was launched in December 2012. SKT is the first of the seven operators that have launched Joyn services in… Read more
