The mobile market ended H--- with a total of ---.---mn subscribers, representing a y-o-y growth of -.- . The market added a healthy -.-mn new subscribers in the first six months of ----. ...However, cable players have stemmed some of the decline through the introduction of skinnier bundles and streaming services. Software-defined networking (SDN) will be among the key ingredients for future -G experiences, with carriers actively pursuing advanced mobile data technologies. Verizon has stated that it has deployed LTE-Advanced technology in over --- cities across the country using two- and three-carrier aggregation. Customers are expected to achieve download speeds over ---Mbps. Sprint, on the other hand, is actively conducting trials in Chicago for its LTE Plus Network as the operator looks to expand its new high-speed data services.
...BMI View: No forecast revisions have been made in this quarterly update. We maintain the view that strong mobile market competition from T-Mobile has led to the cannibalisation of competitors customer bases, rather than increasing the number of basic phone users. ...In the wireline services sector, voice and TV continue to be under pressure, while the main growth driver, broadband - particularly fibre broadband - is underpinned by a growing demand for data- intensive services. Regulatory decisions, such as the FCC s change of the definition of broadband such that the term can only be applied to connections of --Mbps and above, along with the development of the Connected America Fund, are also set to drive broadband market growth as operators look to offer higher speeds to customers. Regulatory decisions, such as the FCC s change of the definition of broadband such that the term can only be applied to connections of --Mbps and above, along with the development of the Connected America Fund, are also set to drive broadband market growth as operators look to offer higher speeds to customers. ...Regulatory decisions, such as the FCC s change of the definition of broadband such that the term can only be applied to connections of --Mbps and above, along with the development of the Connected America Fund, are also set to drive broadband market growth as operators look to offer higher speeds to customers.
...The strong mobile market competition introduced by T-Mobile led to the cannibalisation of its competitors customer bases, rather than contributing to further expansion in the number of basic phone users. Instead, the main growth driver for mobile telephony services has been connected objects and devices. ...
