Global Forecast Review: Q1 2020 updates
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GSMA Intelligence constantly monitors mobile markets across the world to bring you the latest available data. As new information becomes available, we update our forecast for each operator to give you the most up-to-date outlook for each market. We also compare reported mobile connections for each operator with our corresponding forecast to ensure that accuracy is maintained.
This report details changes made to our mobile connections forecasts over the previous three months and updates on our forecast accuracy for the quarter. We also provide an update on the latest network launches and 2G and 3G network shutdowns.
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