New Report : Western European Mobile Service Providers

A new 214-page report by BENCHMARK IT profiles and compares the biggest five European mobile operators and 15 Western European mobile markets.

The report includes the following:

" Profiles of 5 main players:" Summary, Geographical Strategy, Operations, Products, Management, Partnerships/Acquisitions/Disposals, Financials.

" Profiles of 15 Western European mobile markets:" Introduction, Market, Competition, Player Profiles (66 in total).

Who should buy the report?

" Operators interested in the Western European mobile market;
" Companies investing in or supplying the above;
" Companies buying services from the service providers covered.

Key benefits:

" Source of key information on 5 major suppliers;
" Source of key information on 15 national markets;
" Independent market analysis and comparisons;
" Gives customers time to concentrate on analysing implications and to formulate action plans.

A few sample quotes from the report follow :

" The Western European mobile services market was estimated to be worth approximately €93bn in 2001 (30% of the total Western European telecommunications market: €280bn - benchmark-it data).

" The European Commission and national regulators are both actively seeking to redress the situation - with cutting operator termination charges high on the regulatory agenda across Europe. Operators claim that such broad-based initiatives will threaten future market growth.

" The cost of UMTS licences and the (high) number allocated per country have been seen as key drivers for consolidation in European markets - with many smaller markets showing a comparatively high supply of licences and the setting of prices for licences seeming erratic.

" On average, 10% of operator revenue is derived from data sales - most European operators aim to increase this to 25% by 2004.

" Analysis of 15 European markets (competition, regulation and key indicators) ranks France as offering the best potential for 3G licence-holders.

Pricing is £995 for a corporate licence (intranet licence).

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