• A Generic Statement

    T-Mobile's Revvl Phone Offers "Value for Your Money" This week, T-Mobile US officially launched the first of its long-rumoured, own-branded smartphones. Called Revvl, the device offers consumers a huge level ...

  • Orange’s Tour de Force

    French Operator Powers Ahead in Content and Connectivity Orange has been a partner of the Tour de France for 20 years. It recently allowed me access to one of its ...

  • European Operators Finally Turn a Corner

    Positive Results Offer Respite After Years of Decline Leading European operators appear to be finally emerging from years in the doldrums, as their results for the second quarter of 2017 ...

  • Vodafone Prepares for More Housekeeping

    Deal with Vodacom in Ghana Could Be a Logical Move As Vodafone consolidates its international portfolio of assets, attention is turning to the future of the company's 70 percent equity ...

  • Counting Digits

    T-Mobile US Results Raise Questions on Metrics T-Mobile was the first major carrier in the US to report results for the second quarter of 2017. This is a particularly interesting ...

  • In India, the Basics Still Matter

    Reliance Jio Offers Free Feature Phones and Service India has about 350 million smartphone users. On one hand, it's an impressive statistic — that's larger than the population of the ...

  • Nigeria’s Reversal of Fortune

    Etisalat Woes Could Take Mobile Market Back to 2001 The current travails of Etisalat Nigeria raise the very realistic prospect of the Nigerian mobile market reverting to three large national ...

  • Indian Telecom Sector Sparks Debate

    CCS Insight Answers Questions about Consolidated Market On 27 June 2017, CCS Insight published its report on the process of consolidation in the Indian telecom sector (see Halcyon Days Ahead ...

  • Building Bigger Bundles

    Wireless Deals Look Inevitable for Cable Companies The US multiplay market is heating. We can point to AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV in 2015 and its planned bid for Time Warner, ...

  • Amazon’s Growing Unlocked Line-Up

    Releases New Prime-Exclusive Phones In 2016, Amazon introduced its "Prime Exclusive Phones" programme and began selling unlocked Android smartphones that were compatible with various wireless operators. The special ingredient in ...