Advising on the commercial impact of technology and
    market changes in telecoms, software and IT services

Evolving Systems has evolved from a conventional OSS company into a champion for dynamic SIM allocation, a new approach to mobile provisioning which could have quite radical implications for MNOs' business practices and cost base.

The seven main operators in the saturated US wireless market are each vying for a diminishing number of new wireless subscribers. Fierce competition is likely to continue and force further consolidation.

Principal Analyst Julien Grivolas gives an update on ZTE's LTE strategy and explains why LTE offers an opportunity for the Chinese vendor to expand its footprint in Western countries.

The UK is the most advanced market for handset recycling. Around 8 million devices were recycled in 2009. This is double what was recycled two years ago. The value chain has become more complex and the market place more competitive.

Australian mobile operator data & KPIs including connections, growth, service revenues, EBITDA, ARPU, voice and data, mobile broadband, technology, retail brands, MVNO/wholesale, prepaid & post-paid, voice & SMS usage and splits, and device shipments.

The introduction of mobile number portability (MNP) has been long awaited in India. MNP will open up competition, but the benefits for the majority of customers are marginal. Adoption will therfore be limited to a relatively small segment of customers.

Mobile/wireless technology split forecast pack, including total GSM family, 2G GSM, WCDMA, HSPA, LTE, TD-SCDMA, total CDMA family, cdmaOne, CDMA2000 1XRTT, CDMA2000 EV-DO, Mobile WiMAX, and Other.

Mobile/wireless voice and data forecast pack covering total connections; total voice and data ARPU & revenues; and minutes of usage.

Mobile regional and country forecast pack for total, prepaid, voice and data connections; connections by technology; total, voice and data ARPU & revenues; and minutes of usage.

Turkcell has done well to retain its position as the dominant operator in the highly contested mobile market in Turkey. Going forward, increasing mobile penetration and declining margins will continue to be key challenges.

T-Mobile is the mobile arm of Deutsche Telekom and is one of the largest mobile operating groups, particularly across Central and Eastern Europe. T-Mobile's operations have seen some turbulent times due to the economic downturn and increasing competition

In Australia, mobile broadband connections for netbooks, laptops, PCs and other devices grew around 81% in the year to December 2009. However, competition is fierce, service differentiation is difficult and operators must continue investing in capacity.