Global cellular market trends and insight – Q1 2017
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Global cellular market trends and insight – Q1 2017
Welcome to GSMA Intelligence’s 34th quarterly review of regional mobile trends.
We know that you are busy and don’t have time to scan the thousands of operator data points captured in our online database each quarter, so our analyst team has aggregated the latest regional data trends for you in this report.
The regional slides feature easy to digest statistics and data visuals covering mobile adoption, market structure, network launches, technology migration, and financials.
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Global cellular market trends and insight – Q1 2017
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