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Global Mobile Operators - Regional Leaders - Overview and StatisticsNEW YORK, May 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Competitive global mobile market sees the rise of regional leaders The USA has one of the largest mobile markets in the world. While still feeling the effects of the largest economic recession since the Great Depression, the US mobile market continues to grow strongly as the majority of the US population uses mobile phones and the popularity of mobile data services continues to grow unabated. While mobile communications and broadband are driving Europe's overall telecom sector, there remains a need for further investment in networks and spectrum to address consumer need for bandwidth. The German mobile market is the largest in Europe, with about 118 million subscribers generating the largest revenue in the telecom sector. In common with most markets the main area of growth is in mobile data, with the number of mobile broadband subscribers having increased rapidly in recent years on the back of extensively available 3G and LTE networks. Russia's mobile market is also one of the largest in Europe in terms of the number of subscribers. The market was long dominated by three major national mobile network operators (MNOs) while a number of other operators offering services at a regional level have undergone consolidation. There are a number of countries across the Middle East offering progressive and increasingly competitive mobile markets. Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel, for example, offer highly competitive mobile markets while Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE have high mobile penetration leading to an increased focused on mobile broadband offerings by the operators. Key developments: The top mobile operators in Asia have a combined market share of 70% of the total regional mobile subscriber base. Mexico's América Móvil is the largest player in the Latin American region, operating in a large number of countries. The second largest operator in Latin America remains Telefónica, operating under the Movistar brand in all markets except Brazil, where it operates under the Vivo brand. South Africa's MTN Group has operations in 22 countries in Africa and the Middle East. AT&T is the largest provider of mobile and fixed-line telephony services in the US. The saturated mobile voice market in Western European countries has in recent years encouraged established mobile network operators (MNOs) to seek opportunities in Eastern European markets. This trend is expected to develop further in coming years as MNOs continue to face revenue pressure from regulatory measures and intense domestic competition. All countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have extremely high mobile penetration, and the UAE is no exception – indeed, it boasts one of the world's highest mobile penetration rates. Read the full report: http://www.reportlinker.com/p03748538-summary/view-report.html About Reportlinker ReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. Reportlinker finds and organizes the latest industry data so you get all the market research you need - instantly, in one place. http://www.reportlinker.com __________________________ To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-mobile-operators---regional-leaders---overview-and-statistics-300271346.html SOURCE Reportlinker |