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Forthcoming spectrum auctions to bolster LTE services and takeup in Canada

Telecom market overview Canada’s fully privatised telecom market is dominated by a small number of major incumbents, including Bell Canada, TELUS, Bell-Aliant, MTS, Rogers and SaskTel. Five main operators together account for about 85% of all telecom revenue. There is … Continue reading

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Belgacom’s VDSL vectoring complementing slow FttH roll out

Telecom market overview The total turnover of the Belgian telecom market has risen slowly in recent years largely as a result of a better performing broadcasting sector, which has offset declining revenue from the mobile and fixed-voice sectors. Effective competition … Continue reading

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LTE launches in 2013 herald renewed emphasis on mobile broadband solutions in Romania

Economic background Romania’s economy has been one of the hardest hit among Eastern European countries. Unpopular austerity measures have led to social disruption, and social and political tension led to a new government being elected in late 2012. Lower exports … Continue reading

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Another step forward for the Coalition’s NBN Plan

In our assessment of the Coalition’s NBN plan a couple of weeks ago we indicated that we saw it as a step in the right direction, but that there were still plenty of questions that needed to be raised and … Continue reading

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Denmark – Government increases national upload speed to 30Mb/s by 2020

Telecom market overview Denmark’s competitive telecom sector has benefited from government efforts to develop national FttH services, with the aim of providing widely available 1Gb/s services by 2020. Overall telecoms sector revenue continues to fall, with lower revenue from landline … Continue reading

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