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China: The World’s Biggest 5G Market
How big is the world's largest 5G mobile market? 1.2 billion active subscriptions—and that's all in...
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M&A Monthly: February/March 2026
Fresh from TeleGeography's GlobalComms team is this month's edition of M&A Monthly—your intelligence...
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Fiber Fever: Meet the ISPs Driving FTTH Deployment in South Africa
Fiber ISPs are very much on the rise in South Africa, with multiple players gaining traction with their...
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Wide Open Space: How Starlink Conquered Oceania
If you're looking for updates on Starlink's expansion, you need to know how this satellite broadband...
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Starlink Expanding in Africa
Starlink, the satellite broadband provider operated by SpaceX, is growing its presence in Africa—and we...
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Ukraine’s Telecom Market, Explained
Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, Ukraine’s telecoms operators have faced a continuous...
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Jul 22, 2025
The Last Call for Landline Telephony? Not Yet.
How many landlines are in service in 2025? It's true that landline usage has been decreasing in favor of...
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5G Progress Report: Brazil
Brazil’s multi-band 5G spectrum auction concluded in November 2021, resulting in total commitments of...
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A Fistful of Dollars: The Cable Cowboy Ropes Cox Communications
In May, U.S. cable giants Charter Communications and Cox Communications entered into a definitive...
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2G and 3G: Closing Time for Legacy Networks
It’s been a couple of years since we reviewed the state of the 2G and 3G mobile markets to see how...
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The French Billionaire Who Quietly Amassed a Telecom Empire
French billionaire Xavier Niel rose to prominence in the telecom world for his ownership of domestic...
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Mobile Market Overview: Still Buoyant Into 2025
At the end of 2024, the global mobile subscription total stood at 8.8 billion, according to figures from...
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Exit Strategy: Telefonica’s Latin American Divestments, Explained
Back in early 2019, after months of speculation linking Telefonica to a sale of its Central American...
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The Rise of Fiber
Fiber broadband is now by far the most common means of fixed broadband connectivity worldwide, although...
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Jan 15, 2025
5G Comes to Vietnam
Vietnamese military-run telecom operator Viettel reports impressive uptake figures since launching its...
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Nov 12, 2024
Reach for the Stars: How Starlink Conquered Latin America
Starlink, the satellite broadband provider operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX unit, is making rapid inroads...
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Nov 5, 2024
Mobile Monsters: The World’s Biggest Operators
Earlier this year, China Mobile hit one billion mobile subscriptions. In a country of more than 1.4...
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Comparing the Fiber Strategies of the Big Three U.S. Mobile Operators
Verizon’s shock agreement to acquire ISP giant Frontier Communications in a $20 billion all-cash deal...
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5G Potential in Europe
The first commercial 5G mobile networks were launched in Europe in mid-2019. Roughly one year later,...
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The Altnets Spearheading the UK’s Full-Fiber Future
British telecom regulator Ofcom recently published its Connected Nations report for 2023. The latest...
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6G in Six Years?
In May 2021, TeleGeography reviewed the early stages of development of 6G mobile technology. Three years...
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Apr 18, 2024
Mobile and Fixed Broadband Sectors Continued To Grow in 2023
According to TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database, the global mobile subscription total stood at 8.74...
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How an Unlikely Spanish Merger Triggered a Reshape of the Telecom Landscape
Last month saw the conclusion of the long-running mega-merger between Orange España and Grupo MASMOVIL...
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Mar 25, 2024
Nigeria: Africa’s Mobile Giant
Nigeria is home to Africa’s biggest mobile market by some distance, with 217.5 million subscriptions at...
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Dec 27, 2023
Iliad and Vodafone: More Consolidation in Italy?
French telco group Iliad has submitted a proposal to UK-based Vodafone Group regarding the potential...
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Nov 21, 2023
Head in the Cloud, Toes at the Edge
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Nov 15, 2023
All Change in Ethiopia
Until recently, Ethiopia was one of the few telecom markets in the world that was still a monopoly, with...
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Nov 7, 2023
Why 4G Is Still Relevant for Enterprise Connectivity
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Oct 25, 2023
Do Svidaniya: VEON Exits Russia
Following the sale of its local operations on October 9, 2023, Amsterdam-based multinational telecom...
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Aug 15, 2023
Target Acquired: e& Sets Its Sights on Europe
United Arab Emirates (UAE) telco e&—formerly known as Etisalat Group—is slowly but surely building a...
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Jul 26, 2023
Deal or No Deal? Meet the Regional ISPs Driving M&A in Brazil
Earlier this month, Brazilian regional ISPs Vero Internet and AmericaNet agreed to merge their...
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Jul 13, 2023
How Telefonica Embraced Strategic Alliances To Boost Fiber Coverage in Latin America
Earlier this month, international telecom group Telefonica entered into its fourth Latin American...
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Jun 28, 2023
Chinese Checkers: Will the EU Block Huawei and ZTE From 5G Rollouts?
In the last few years, Huawei, ZTE, and other Chinese equipment suppliers have come under increasing...
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Jun 20, 2023
5G Frequency Frenzy: A Guide to Latin America’s Upcoming Spectrum Auctions
In sharp contrast to other regions, only a handful of Latin American telecom markets have seen 5G launch...
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May 10, 2023
Shaw Thing: Canadian Merger Finally a Done Deal
A long-running telecom saga came to an end last month with the conclusion of the C$25 billion ($18.4...
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Apr 13, 2023
The Rise and Fall of a Caribbean Communications Kingpin
Earlier this year, it was revealed that Denis O’Brien—the Irish businessman who founded international...
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Apr 11, 2023
Staying a Step Ahead of Mobile Fraudsters
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Mar 27, 2023
Tracking 5G Deployments in the Middle East and Africa
According to the latest data from TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database Service, as of March 2023, 18...
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Jan 23, 2023
The Panama Paper Trail: Tracking Five Years of Telecom Upheaval
Back in 2018, the Panamanian government rubber-stamped long-gestating plans to reduce the mobile market...
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Jan 12, 2023
Shake-up in Hungary as Vodafone Exits
U.K.-based Vodafone Group has agreed to leave the Hungarian telecom market after more than 20 years of...
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Dec 5, 2022
Turkcell Unsuccessful With Iran Lawsuit
South Africa’s MTN Group has announced the end of a decade-long legal battle centered on its Iranian...
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Oct 19, 2022
A Passage to India: 5G Finally Arrives
The second most populous nation in the world, India, also boasts the world’s second-largest mobile...
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Oct 11, 2022
Mobile as Infrastructure in Africa
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Sep 21, 2022
Africa’s Mobile Sector: Still Room for Growth
Africa’s mobile communications market continues to grow at a steady pace. And take up shows no signs of...
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Sep 7, 2022
How MTN Hung Up on the Middle East
Last month, it was revealed that South Africa’s MTN Group received a $31 million offer from an unnamed...
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Jul 14, 2022
China’s New Arrival: Say Hello to Broadnet
China has a new player in the 5G mobile market. We’re talking about China Broadnet—but it’s been around...
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Jul 5, 2022
A Spanish Sub-Brand Squeeze Out
The last year has seen a number of well-known sub-brands withdraw from the Spanish mobile market, as...
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Jun 8, 2022
Meet the Cellcos Serving Rural America: Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of our analysis of the regional cellular scene in the United States! In this...
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May 16, 2022
Africell off to a Strong Start in Angola
The pan-African telecom group Africell has broken Angola’s long-standing mobile market duopoly with its...
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Apr 13, 2022
Meet the Cellcos Serving Rural America: Part 1
The U.S. mobile market is notoriously ultra-competitive, and household names like Sprint aren't the only...
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Mar 30, 2022
Ukrainian Telcos: Communicating Through the Conflict
We recently took a look at Ukrainian operators and their relative positions in the country’s telecom...
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Mar 29, 2022
Mobile Merger Season: Examining M&A Activity Across Asia
Recent months have seen an unprecedented level of M&A activity across Asia’s mobile markets, with...
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Mar 7, 2022
Sanctions Start to Hit Russia’s Tech Sector
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 has spurred a raft of sanctions from Western governments....
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Feb 23, 2022
Scandinavian Skirmishes & Baltic Battlegrounds: Reviewing Regional Rivalries
Last year, we investigated how major Scandinavian telecom groups Telenor, Telia, and Tele2 have followed...
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Feb 9, 2022
Iliad Takes the Fight to Italy's Broadband Market
French-owned telecom group Iliad has begun the next phase of its expansion in Italy, moving into the...
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Jan 26, 2022
Meet the Acquisition-Hungry ICT Firm Gobbling Up Telcos Across Eastern Europe
The telecom landscape in Eastern Europe has changed dramatically over the last decade, with sustained...
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Jan 13, 2022
Greece Lightning: Greek Plans for Broadband Expansion
In December, Greece's OTE Group announced a major broadband investment plan. The group revealed that its...
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Oct 25, 2021
Out of this World: The International Satellite Broadband Battle Intensifies
Starlink—the satellite broadband venture established by Elon Musk’s SpaceX business—has attracted plenty...
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Aug 12, 2021
3G’s Sun is Setting in Europe
More and more wireless operators in Europe are announcing plans to switch off their 3G networks to free...
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May 27, 2021
Behind the Madagascan Company in the Hunt for Africa’s Telecom Assets
Last month Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular sealed a pair of deals that will see it exit...
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Apr 26, 2021
Tracking TracFone: Meet the Prepaid Provider Now Worth $6.25 Billion
In September 2020, U.S. telecom giant Verizon announced the surprise takeover of prepaid MVNO TracFone...
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Mar 24, 2021
Deal-Making Down Under: Oceania's Wave of Telecom M&A
Earlier this month, Australian telecom group Vocus accepted a $2.7 billion (AUD3.5 billion) takeover...
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Jan 26, 2021
Tower Talk: Meet the Companies Buying Latin America’s Cell Towers
Latin America has been a hotbed of M&A activity in recent years. And it isn’t just telecom operators...
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Sep 15, 2020
Carriers Are Restructuring Across Latin America. Is Disruption on the Horizon?
Market patterns aren’t the only forces impacting carriers. Shifts in strategy, corporate structure,...
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Jul 1, 2020
Telia and Turkcell Part Company
Sweden’s Telia Company is one step closer to concentrating operations on its core Scandinavia and Baltic...
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May 28, 2020
Liberty vs Security: The Battle Over SIM Registration
Would you be happy to have your fingerprints taken or get a facial scan to access phone services? Or...
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Mar 24, 2020
How BT Intends to Dismantle Its Global Empire
In December 2019, UK telecom giant BT Group agreed to sell BT Espana to investment fund Portobello...
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Mar 2, 2020
Finns Lead the Way in Mobile Data Usage
Mobile data usage continues to boom worldwide. Here’s just one example. Following Super Bowl LIV in...
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Jan 23, 2020
Tracking the 4G Decade
December 2019 marked the tenth anniversary of the world’s first commercial LTE network launch....
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Jul 3, 2019
How Telefonica Hung Up on Central America
After months of speculation linking Spanish telecom giant Telefonica to a sale of its Central American...
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Mar 26, 2019
How Nextel Disappeared from Latin America
Mexican telecom giant America Movil (AM) recently struck an agreement to acquire 100 percent of Nextel...
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Jan 14, 2019
A Guide to 5G Spectrum Auctions in the Gulf States: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and...
As the telecom world prepares to enter the 5G era, our GlobalComms team has been tracking major 5G...
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Aug 10, 2017
The Jio Effect: How the Newcomer Made an Impact in India
The second most populous nation in the world, India has the second largest mobile market behind China....
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Jul 14, 2017
A Timeline: How Europe's Altice Made its Mark in the U.S.
The recent sale of shares by Altice USA has brought the company firmly into the spotlight, with the...
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Nov 21, 2016
Rise of the Machines: Narrowband Internet of Things Takes Off
The last few weeks have seen a flurry of announcements regarding trials and proposed commercial rollouts...
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Nov 14, 2016
To Buy or Not to Buy: That is the 700MHz Question
A planned auction of spectrum in the 694MHz-790MHz (700MHz) band in Sweden has been postponed, while the...
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Aug 24, 2016
4G Breaks Through That Great Chinese Wall
The popularity of 4G mobile services in China continues to take off and subscriber growth shows no signs...
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