Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
In the five years through 2011, global wireless telecommunications carriers have experienced strong, sustained revenue growth, forecast to average 7.8% per annum. This period encompasses the global recession, which momentarily stunted the industry's strong growth, particularly in Europe. During the past five years, the cell phone cemented itself as the essential communication item in the day-to-day lives of many of the world's businesses and consumers. In 2010, the number of mobile subscribers represented 80.0% of the world's population – a dramatic increase from the 35.4% global wireless penetration of 2005.
The strong growth in global subscriber numbers – averaging 17.3%.. read more
Industry Locations
The developed markets of Europe, North America and North Asia are the major sources of revenue for players in the Global Wireless Telecommunications Carriers industry. The three regions accounted for 77% of global revenue in 2010. However, the emerging markets of South America, Eastern Europe, India and China, the developing world, have been the primary sources of revenue growth over the past five years. The growth from the developing world came at the perfect time, as penetration in many of the developed markets approached saturation point and subsequently reported greatly reduced subscriber growth... read more