Tefficient’s 25th public analysis of the development and drivers of mobile data compares 42 countries from all regions of the world.
Usage is growing in every single country, but few are able to turn this into ARPU growth.
Continue reading Updated: Usage up, but monetisation falters. 5G a chance to level up.Taiwan: Unlimited is so last year – Korea: 5G boosts usage
Tefficient’s 24th public analysis on the development and drivers of mobile data ranks 115 operators based on average data usage per SIM, total data traffic and revenue per gigabyte in 1H 2019.
The data usage per SIM grew for all; everybody climbed our Christmas tree. More than half of the operators could turn that data usage growth into ARPU growth – for the first time a majority is in green. Read our analysis to see who delivered on “more for more” – and who didn’t.
Speaking of which, we take a closer look at the development of one of the unlimited powerhouses – Taiwan. Are people getting tired of mobile data?
We also provide insight into South Korea – the world’s leading 5G market. Just how much effect did 5G have on the data usage?
Continue reading Mobile data consumption continues to grow – a majority of operators now rewarded with ARPUReference: Analysis and Go-to-market, 2019
Nowhere else in the world will you find as many 5G users as in South Korea. Nowhere else will you find as many 5G base stations up and running. If there ever was a race to 5G, the Korean government and industry won it.
Seeing is believing: After having dug up, read and compiled all reporting and data on Korea’s mobile business there was no other way forward than to seeing it for ourselves and interview people involved in creating Korea’s ‘5G wonder’.
We spent eight busy days (11-18 July) in Seoul to finish a comprehensive 106-page analysis – full of graphs and photos – with recommendations for European operators.
Continue reading How South Korea’s operators drive demand for 5G
Two years ago, telcos were still proudly reporting their progress in utilisation of their own public Wi-Fi hotspots for cost efficient offloading of mobile data. Public Wi-Fi was also positioned as an investment in a better customer experience – especially in public indoor environments. Telcos that were late with 4G – such as in Taiwan and Belgium – could utilise their public Wi-Fi to bridge the transition from 3G to 4G.
You can find this in our telco Wi-Fi analysis from September 2016.
But something changed. Continue reading Public Wi-Fi: Lost in transition to 5G?