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  • 27 January 2014
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The four critical policy criteria for mobile spectrum renewal

In many countries, 15- to 20-year GSM licences issued in the late 1990s are coming up for renewal. In addition, the first UMTS licences have already s...

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  • 6 November 2013
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Bringing down the cost of mobile data traffic: investing in new technologies and more spectrum

This article addresses the insight that mobile network operators can use now when planning an approach to supporting faster mobile data services, choo...

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  • 29 October 2013
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EU proposed telecoms regulatory changes: good politics, bad economics

The European Commission (EC) released a proposed legislative package in September that it stated is aimed at "building a connected, competitive contin...

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  • 28 October 2013
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A single RAN strategy can offer double-digit savings for LTE deployment: a real TCO comparison

Before deploying LTE, operators have to formulate a commercial and technical strategy that aims to maximise revenue and minimise costs as well as meet...

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  • 29 July 2013
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African mobile operators: improving returns through consolidation

The mobile telecoms industry in Africa has burgeoned in recent years, but slowing revenue growth, increasing costs and shareholders demanding returns ...

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  • 11 April 2013
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Measuring the mail: how to ensure statistical accuracy for postal sector operations and regulations

Analysys Mason consultants have been applying their expertise in the postal sector for a number of years, drawing on more than 25 years of experi...

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  • 23 January 2013
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The cost of increasing broadband speed: who will decide – operators or regulators?

There is significant industry attention on rolling out next-generation access (NGA) to deliver better broadband services. However, the cost of meeting...

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  • 23 January 2013
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Improving fixed broadband customer experience by keeping the noise down

By getting back to network design and configuration basics, Analysys Mason significantly improved the end-to-end performance of a service provider’s c...

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  • 24 October 2012
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How partnerships with MVNOs can help operators to succeed in saturated mobile markets

Many mobile markets in Asia are approaching saturation, not only from a subscriber number perspective, but also increasingly from a revenue perspectiv...

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  • 18 September 2012
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iPhone 5: winners and losers in the Middle East

The launch of the iPhone 5 was greeted with huge enthusiasm: US pre-orders sold out within an hour and the UAE grey market price soared to five times ...

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