Consumer trends to watch in 2025: consolidation and new players force operators to adopt new strategies

This article outlines the topics that will affect the consumer services market in 2025. It covers new areas including pricing strategy, approaches to...

Operators increase their focus on the SME market as SME revenue grows faster than enterprise revenue

Operator business revenue growth slowed in 1H 2024. A difference between revenue growth from small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers and...

Fixed–mobile convergence is becoming increasingly crucial for operators' consumer strategy

The number of operators offering fixed–mobile convergence (FMC) services is growing thanks to fixed–mobile mergers and a greater use of...

FTTP wholesale trends: why XGS-PON has uncertain value for wholesalers

It is not yet clear whether XGS-PON works best as a premium product or as a mass-market one. This article is one of a series on wholesale broadband...

Selected MNOs are showing their peers how to use eSIM services to compete with digital-only rivals

Odido, Telefónica, T-Mobile USA and Vodafone have launched new eSIM-enabled services in 2025. eSIMs help operators to expand their addressable...

Operators can approach satellite direct-to-device services in two main ways

Mobile operators have started to launch satellite direct-to-device (D2D) services. Alternative business models are possible, as illustrated by...

The US incentive auction and what it means for spectrum auctions in other countries

This article considers how successful the incentive auction was and whether the approach used by the FCC is likely to be adopted in other countries...