Research and Markets: 2008 European - Mobile Operators

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f20664/2008_european_mo) has
announced the addition of the "2008 European - Mobile Operators" report to their
offering.

This report covers developments among Europe's mobile network operators,
assessing their strengths and strategies in a market characterised by increasing
competition from MVNOs and resellers.

This report covers developments among Europe's mobile network operators,
assessing their strengths and strategies in a market characterised by increasing
competition from MVNOs and resellers. Price competition will continue to erode
average voice revenue in coming years, while regulatory measures on mobile
termination rates and voice roaming will further reduce overall operators'
revenue by many millions of Euro. This will be exacerbated by the anticipated
regulation of mobile data roaming. Operators have responded by focussing CAPEX
on network upgrades and encouraging consumers to take up high-end mobile data
services to shore up overall ARPU. Yet during the next few years considerable
revenue opportunities will be derived from the growing application stores
developed for the iPhone and Android platforms and by manufacturers such as
Nokia. Although mobile operators risk having their networks become dumb pipes,
they nevertheless earn much needed revenue by giving content providers network
access.

Average mobile penetration in Europe is above 100%, so growth in coming years
lies in the migration of subscribers from GSM to 3G services. Most operators
will also concentrate on shifting prepaid subscribers to higher-ARPU contract
plans in coming years, as well as moving to flat-rate data plans.

Europe's mobile market remains dominated by a group of seven or so major
international operators, while the principal operator in most countries remains
the former incumbent telco. Some have branched into non-home markets through
developing low-cost subsidiaries, while others, particularly Telenor, Vodafone,
Telefónica and Orange, have branched out further afield to become true global
players.

The countries covered in this report include: Albania, Austria, Belarus,
Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (FYROM), Malta, Moldova, Montenegro,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom.

Key Topics Covered:

* 1. Albania
* 2. Austria
* 3. Belarus
* 4. Belgium
* 5. Bosnia-Herzegovina
* 6. Bulgaria
* 7. Croatia
* 8. Cyprus
* 9. Czech Republic
* 10. Denmark
* 11. Estonia
* 12. Finland
* 13. France
* 14. Germany
* 15. Greece
* 16. Hungary
* 17. Iceland
* 18. Ireland
* 19. Italy
* 20. Latvia
* And more....
* LIST OF TABLES
* Exhibit

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