Mobile network operators around the world continue to close legacy 2G and 3G networks in order to migrate valuable spectrum resources to more widely used 4G and 5G technologies.
Following up on our August 2021 piece covering 3G sunsets in Europe, today we have a look at how the situation has developed since then and which markets will be next to wave goodbye to 2G and 3G.
U.K.-based Vodafone Group has agreed to leave the Hungarian telecom market after more than 20 years of competing in the country’s mobile and fixed sectors.
South Africa’s MTN Group has announced the end of a decade-long legal battle centered on its Iranian subsidiary, MTN Irancell.
The second most populous nation in the world, India, also boasts the world’s second-largest mobile market, with almost 1.15 billion subscriptions at the end of June 2022, according to TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database.
The country’s mobile customers are getting access to 5G services for the first time this month following the widely anticipated launch.
Africa’s mobile communications market continues to grow at a steady pace. And take up shows no signs of slowing.
Subscription numbers were up 5% in 2021, following growth of 7% the year before and 6% in 2019.
According to figures from our GlobalComms Database, at the end of 2021 the continent was home to 1.22 billion mobile subscriptions, up from 1.16 billion 12 months earlier.
China has a new player in the 5G mobile market.
We’re talking about China Broadnet—but it’s been around for some time, under different guises.
The pan-African telecom group Africell has broken Angola’s long-standing mobile market duopoly with its launch on April 7.
If initial reports are correct, Africell has hit the ground running, attracting around two million subscriptions in its first month of operation.
We recently took a look at Ukrainian operators and their relative positions in the country’s telecom market.
As the Russian invasion continues, we turn our attention to the efforts of Ukrainian telcos, who are attempting to keep communications online under the most difficult circumstances.
Due to the ongoing conflict, Ukrainian operators are suffering cyberattacks and physical network damage.
Below, we take a look at who those operators are and their relative positions in the country’s telecom market.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 has spurred a raft of sanctions from Western governments.
These measures are aimed at limiting Russia’s international economic activity and foreign trade.
