Strategy Analytics reports half of European mobile operators saw EBITDA fall in Q2. However EBITDA grew in all regions outside Europe showing signs the worst of the recession may be over.

Over 90% of mobile operator EBITDA growth came from emerging markets in Q4 2007, according to a new Strategy Analytics report, “Wireless Operator Performance Benchmarking, Q4 2007.” Over two-thirds of mobile operators in Western Europe saw margins fall in the quarter, highlighting the need to look further afield for growth.This quarterly report provides a health

Wireless Operator EBITDA margins improved to 40% in Q1 2008, driven by healthy gains in Asia-Pacific and Latin America, according to a new Strategy Analytics report.

40% of World’s Mobile Operators Recording Revenue Loss Boston, MA - June 10, 2009 -  Mobile service revenues grew by just 3 percent in Q1 2009, down from 8 percent a year earlier, according to, “Wireless Operator Performance Benchmarking, Q1 2009,” a report from the Strategy Analytics Wireless Network Strategies service. Nearly 40 percent of

Myriad Group AG (SIX: MYRN), a global leader in mobile technology with software in over 2 billion phones, today announced that it has acquired the brand, technology and 17 employees of privately-held Xumii, Inc., a provider of mobile social networking services based in San Mateo, California and Sydney, Australia. The transaction is not expected to have a material impact to Myriad revenue or EBITDA...

Image © Page PlusPage Plus Cellular, which was in the news two weeks ago for lowering the price of its standard prepaid wireless plan, has now announced an expansion of its international service. The prepaid wireless carrier, which is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that uses the nationwide Verizon Wireless network, now allows its U.S. customers who travel to other countries to conti...

A new report by Strategy Analytics confirms a growing assumption amid the economic recession: Where there is wireless subscriber growth, it's most likely prepaid. According to the research firm, carriers' net additions were down 14 percent worldwide in the first quarter, with Asia-Pacific being the only region to record growth in customer additions. The firm's research tracks 175 mo...

Image © PlatinumTelPlatinumTel, which announced new prepaid wireless service in New York City earlier this month, is expanding again. The carrier announced on Thursday its expansion into Arizona, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas. PlatinumTel is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). This means it doesn't have its own network infrastructure. Instead, PlatinumTel buys minutes wholesale fr...

Image © PlatinumTelPlatinumTel is expanding. The carrier announced on Oct. 2, 2009 the launch of its prepaid wireless service in New York City. PlatinumTel is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), which means it doesn't have its own radio spectrum or network infrastructure. Instead, it uses Sprint's network. The carrier says its "coverage is not available everywhere and varies b...

The fourth-quarter announcements from the mobile operator industry has come to a close. How did they all stack up in the quarter? Which operator had the largest amount of revenue coming from data services? Strategy Analytics charted the top 10 U.S. wireless operators in the fourth quarter of 2009 by subscriber base. Major metrics include churn, ARPU and revenue--of each carrier. The...