Category Archives: 4G LTE

4G LTE, Analysis, data monetisation, mobile data usage, Wi-Fi

Unlimited pushes data usage to new heights

For the 14th time: tefficient’s famous data usage analysis – now covering 32 countries

The mobile data usage continued to grow in 2016, but the growth rates varied much. Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and Hungary grew the slowest whereas Lithuania, Turkey, Austria and Korea grew the fastest.

In Lithuania, Austria and Korea, premium unlimited plans were introduced and the effect on data usage has been similar to what our previous analyses identified for Finland and Latvia.

The data usage top list is dominated by operators that offer unlimited: The world leader had an average usage per SIM of 9.9 GB per month. Continue reading Unlimited pushes data usage to new heights →

4G LTE, Blog, Denmark, mobile data usage, smartphone OSs

TDC’s 4G traffic increased 240% in a year – thanks to these phones

TDC, the market-leading operator in Denmark, has provided us with anonymous data showing the average mobile data usage for the most frequently used phones and tablets.

tdc-oct-2016-usage-per-terminal-tefficient Continue reading TDC’s 4G traffic increased 240% in a year – thanks to these phones →

4G LTE, Blog, mobile data usage

4G paradox: Countries with highest population last served

When OpenSignal issued its latest State of LTE report today, it again showed that South Korea and Japan lead the world in actual 4G LTE availability: In July to September, a Korean 4G smartphone was on 4G 96% of time  whereas a Japanese 4G smartphone was on 4G 92% of time.

These figures are impressive and come as a result of significant operator investments to cover populated areas – also indoors.

In this blog, we focus on the State of LTE in Europe. And we ask ourselves: What’s wrong with this picture?

“Many of Western Europe’s biggest economies are languishing below the 60% mark, including France, Germany, Italy and the U.K.”

Snip from OpenSignal’s map – the darker the higher 4G availability.

Continue reading 4G paradox: Countries with highest population last served →

4G LTE, Blog, data monetisation, mobile data usage, Wi-Fi

Smartphone users in almost all mature markets spend more time on Wi-Fi than on 3G/4G

For the first time, OpenSignal, the company that provides an app to crowdsource actual network performance and coverage data, has published a report showing how much time smartphones were connected to Wi-Fi – as opposed to 3G/4G.

The stats are provided for 95 countries. Continue reading Smartphone users in almost all mature markets spend more time on Wi-Fi than on 3G/4G →

4G LTE, Analysis, CAPEX, Churn, data monetisation, mobile data usage, References, TV

Analysis of the development of mobile data monetisation in a specific country

Analysis, 2016

Analysis of the mobile market in a specific country: Development of market shares, subscription tiers, churn, offerings, pricing, data usage, revenue, ARPU, margin, network coverage and CAPEX for all operators.

Special focus on the development of mobile data monetisation and mobile TV/video over time.

Comparisons done to other countries.

Commissioned by a global solutions provider.

4G LTE, Analysis, data monetisation, mobile data usage, Wi-Fi

USA, Latvia and Finland combine high mobile data usage with fast growth

Which country had the highest mobile data usage in 2015? The fastest usage growth?

Which operator leads the world?

Which country has the lowest and highest revenue per Megabyte?

Revenue vs MBoU tefficient simplified 2015

How does it affect usage? How are data-only and 4G LTE adoption rates affecting usage? Continue reading USA, Latvia and Finland combine high mobile data usage with fast growth →

4G LTE, Analysis, data monetisation, mobile data usage, Wi-Fi

USA and Finland surprise: High and quickly growing mobile data usage

This is a preliminary analysis – to the final version.

Which country had the highest mobile data usage in 2015? The fastest usage growth?

The lowest and highest revenue per Megabyte?

Usage vs rev per MB prel FY 2015 2

How does it affect usage? How are data-only and 4G LTE adoption rates affecting usage?

Find the answers to these mobile data usage and monetisation questions in tefficient’s 13th public analysis on the topic. Continue reading USA and Finland surprise: High and quickly growing mobile data usage →

4G LTE, Blog, Denmark, Finland, Nordic, Norway, Sweden

Nordic operators’ networks have no equal in speed. On 3G.

4G coverage is great as well – but 4G speeds are slowing

Having ran the Nordic operator benchmark four years in a row now we know that Nordic operators have world-leading network quality.

OpenSignalOpenSignal just issued its first State of Mobile Networks report covering the four Nordic countries Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. Based on 34 million crowdsourced tests taken in Q1 2016, OpenSignal shows which country (and which operator in it) that has the best:

  • 4G coverage
  • 4G download speed
  • 3G download speed
  • Combined download speed
  • 4G latency
  • 3G latency

And it is a race of high standards and tight results. Continue reading Nordic operators’ networks have no equal in speed. On 3G. →

4G LTE, Blog, Churn, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Network sharing JVs, Norway, SAC and SRC, Sweden, US

“The best network” worth 6% of EBITDA

Wondered why American carriers spent so much effort and marketing dollars claiming and defending “the best mobile network” position lately?

It started with Verizon‘s balls commercial:

Continue reading “The best network” worth 6% of EBITDA →

4G LTE, Blog, data monetisation, Finland, mobile data usage

Finland: The land of five thousand Megabytes

finland-1-450x320A year ago, we published “Finland: The land of three thousand Megabytes“. And it must have hit a nerve since it is – still today – one of our most read posts.

46% of Finnish SIMs are what the Finnish NRA calls “pay monthly subscribers with unlimited data“.

And when there are no caps or allowances hindering 46% of the Finnish devices to fully embrace mobile data, the usage growth continues: The average Finnish SIM consumed 90% more data in 2015 than in 2014.

Finland MBoU per operator 2015 2

Continue reading Finland: The land of five thousand Megabytes →