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<description>Communications market research products provide analysis of the latest trends, developments and market data for this industry.  Research information will help you make informed business decisions.</description>
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<title>Telecommunication Services</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[In the US, about 11,000 companies provide telecommunications services, with total annual revenue over $400 billion. Large companies include AT&amp;T, Verizon, and Comcast. The industry includes 3,000 wireline carriers (annual revenues about $240 billion); 3,000 wireless companies ($100 billion); 2,000 cable companies ($60 billion); and satellite companies and telecommunications resellers. The industry is highly concentrated: the 50 largest companies hold 90 percent of the market.   COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE  Demand is driven by technological innovation and by growth in business activity. The profitability of individual companies depends on efficient operations and good marketing. Large companies have big economies of scale in providing a highly automated service to large numbers of customers, and have the financial resources required to build and maintain a large network. Smaller companies can compete effectively only in small markets or by providing specialty services. Because of the large degree of automation, average revenue per employee is a high $300,000.  PRODUCTS, ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Glass and Fiber Optic Manufacturing</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[The US glass industry consists of 2,000 manufacturers with combined annual revenue of $25 billion. Large companies include PPG Industries, Owens-Illinois, and Corning. The industry is highly concentrated: the 50 largest companies hold close to 90 percent of the market. Most companies in the industry manufacture products from bulk glass bought from a handful of primary glass manufacturers.   COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE  Demand comes from the construction, auto, bottling, and container industries. The profitability of individual companies depends on low-cost operations because most products are commodities that are bought based on price. Large manufacturers have large efficiencies of scale in operations, which is why the industry is so concentrated. Small manufacturers can compete effectively by producing specialty products or serving a local market. The industry is capital-intensive: annual revenue per worker is close to $200,000.  PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY  Major products are glass containers, flat glass, fiberglass, and specialty products such as TV tubes, glass ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[ The Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing Industry report provides in-depth analysis of the industry's  key financial data, cost and pricing, competitive landscape, industry structure, and trends and opportunities.    Find in this new report complete 2007 data and outlook into year 2012 for the industry represented by the 6-digit NAICS code 335921. This 158-page report also includes the most recent information on the global market and overseas growth opportunities.  This detailed information resource contains at least 5 years of independently researched industry statistics cross-referenced with the relevant U.S. and international economic indicators.  All data have been verified to ensure the highest quality.  In this report, you will find industry data on the following major categories:   Executive Summary       Quick Industry Statistics: 2-page overview for the CEO on the run     Supply & Demand with Capacity Utilization     2012 Outlook domestic and international        Industry Income Statement       All relevant financial data including: Revenue, ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Wireless Sensor Networks: Solutions and Market Opportunities</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R331-109.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Advances in wireless networking, micro-fabrication and integration (for example, sensors and actuators manufactured using micro-electro mechanical system technology, or MEMS), and embedded microprocessors have enabled a new generation of massive-scale sensor networks suitable for a range of commercial and military applications. The technology promises to revolutionize the way we live, work, and interact with the physical environment.  
In the not-too-distant future, tiny, dirt-cheap sensors may be literally sprayed on to roads, walls, or machines, creating a digital skin that senses a variety of physical phenomena of interest; monitor pedestrian or vehicular traffic in human-aware environments and intelligent transportation grids, report wild life habitat conditions for environmental conservation, detect forest fire to aid rapid emergency response, and track job and supply chains in smart factories. Unlike current in formation services such as those on the Internet where information can easily get stale or be useless because it is too generic, sensor ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R3418-2321.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ The Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing Industry report provides in-depth analysis of the industry's  key financial data, cost and pricing, competitive landscape, industry structure, and trends and opportunities.    Find in this new report complete 2007 data and outlook into year 2012 for the industry represented by the 6-digit NAICS code 335929. This 158-page report also includes the most recent information on the global market and overseas growth opportunities.  This detailed information resource contains at least 5 years of independently researched industry statistics cross-referenced with the relevant U.S. and international economic indicators.  All data have been verified to ensure the highest quality.  In this report, you will find industry data on the following major categories:   Executive Summary       Quick Industry Statistics: 2-page overview for the CEO on the run     Supply & Demand with Capacity Utilization     2012 Outlook domestic and international        Industry Income Statement       All relevant financial data ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Mobile TV Business Models, Technologies and Markets 2008-12</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R462-34.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Mobile TV technologies have multiplied rather than consolidated, and despite an early lead by DVB-H, in what seemed a two horse race with Korea&rsquo;s T-DMB, there are now at least 15 separate Mobile TV technologies that operators can bring to bear, with a variety of business models. Despite this, Japan has now shipped more than 20 million 1 seg ISDB-T mobile handsets, and Korea has 8 million T-DMB devices, many of which are not handsets. Chip suppliers and device makers are flocking to free-to-air services, which are driving the transition to Mobile TV, but it does not guarantee any improved ARPU for cellular operators. Many Western operators such as Verizon and AT&T are now looking at Mobile TV purely as a threat to be countered rather than a service to be offered. But the cellular operators will not be able to hold the tide back forever. Broadcasters need Mobile TV ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Future MVNO Strategies: Customer Segmentation and Market Evolution - 3rd Edition</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R443-291.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This detailed report uses a greater number of relevant case studies based on diversity of service approaches proliferating within the current market.
  
It explains the diversifying MVNO service environment with particular consideration on the increase in segmentation from customer, device and service perspective   
 Key Coverage  
 Key Forecasts to 2013 - including detailed analytical and qualitative analysis of the MVNO business opportunity backed up be detailed forecast data to 2013. 

 Identification - concentration on segmentation across both MVNO and MNO markets 

 Key case studies - in-depth analysis undertaken towards identifying segmentation, marketing and device strategies geared towards new entrant and existing telecom operator success 

 Updated analysis of WCIS - tracking MVNO'S across major regions of the world 

 Industry survey - analysis of new substantial industry-wide survey 

 Evolution - of wholesale business models 

 New players - within the telecommunication realm including Google and Apple ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Wireless in Healthcare 2008 (The Market for Bluetooth, RFID, Zigbee, UWB WWAN, WMAN, WLAN and other technologies)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R566-431.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[2008 has not seen any letdown in the use of wireless technologies in healthcare settings.  The clinical environment is a highly mobile one, and physicians, nurses and other clinical operators have a real need for fast information they can act upon.  Wireless technologies fit healthcare well.   It's therefore no surprise that hospitals are dedicating large portions of current and future budgets to IT development and wireless is likely to be among their choices.   

    Kalorama&rsquo;s  Wireless in Healthcare 2008  is your guide to the still growing market for wireless healthcare applications in the United States and globally.  This report contains explanations that cut through the confusion surrounding these technologies and provide readers with a total picture of wireless in healthcare.   
Since the previous edition, some technologies have performed better than others and 2007 results have led to reforecasting of ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>2008 Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in China</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R170-1002.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The China market, although large, still has low penetration rates and this is an excellent indicator for future growth. The report covers trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media including IPTV developments. Subjects include: 

 Market and industry analyses, trends and developments; 
 Facts, figures and statistics; 
 Industry and regulatory issues; 
 Infrastructure; 
 Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, ARPU; 
 Internet, VoIP, IPTV; 
 Mobile Voice and Data Markets;  
 Broadband (FttH, DSL, cable TV, wireless); 
 Convergence and Digital Media. 
 
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>2008Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in India</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R170-1003.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This report provides a comprehensive overview of the developments and trends in telecommunications, Internet and digital media markets in India. Subjects covered include: 

 Key Statistics; 
 Market Overviews; 
 Major Players (fixed and mobile); 
 Infrastructure development - national and international; 
 Mobile Voice and Data Markets; 
 Internet, including VoIP;  
 Broadband development;  
 Convergence and Digital Media;  
 Regulatory Environment. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Wireless Telecommunications Services</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R3470-1348.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The wireless telecommunications services industry includes about 600 companies with combined annual revenue of over $110 billion. Major companies include the four national wireless carriers: Verizon, AT&amp;T, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile. The industry is highly concentrated: the four national carriers earn about 85 percent of industry revenue.  COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE  Demand for wireless services is driven by consumer income. The profitability of individual companies depends on marketing and technological skill. Large companies have advantages in marketing and in delivering a comprehensive array of services nationally. Small companies can compete effectively by delivering economically attractive service packages tailored to niche groups regionally. The industry is capital intensive: average annual revenue per employee is about $350,000.  PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY  Major services provided include voice telephony (ordinary cell phone service); messaging (voice, text, image, and video); Internet access; music and video distribution; and ring tone distribution. Voice telephony accounts for about 80 percent of industry revenue, with ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Romania Telecommunications Report Q2 2008</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R302-3018.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[&ldquo;Last year (2007) I saw the most competitive telecoms market in my entire 30-year experience in the 
communications industry. There was a fierce battle between operators fighting to gain customers at all 
costs. In fact, UPC has never seen any other competitive telecoms market as the Romanian market is 
now.&rdquo; This is the view of UPC Romania CEO Richard Anderson.   
Romania&rsquo;s telecoms market is truly ultra-competitive, as demonstrated by UPC&rsquo;s recent announcement 
that it would partner with the country&rsquo;s largest mobile operator Orange in creating a quad-play package of 
fixed line and wireless telephony services, internet access and TV. It will compete with RCS&RDS and 
Romtelecom (with Cosmote), both of which already deploy quadruple services. This goes some way to 
show the competition in Romania&rsquo;s alternative fixed line market, with incumbent Romtelecom being 
pushed hard by UPC and RCS&RDS.   
Romania&rsquo;s mobile market still continues to show impressive growth - during ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>2007 Australia - Fixed and Mobile Statistics (tables only)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R170-998.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This report provides tables only for the Australian telecoms industry and are extracted from the source reports as listed  here
  The tables relating to specific companies cover both fixed-line and mobile/wireless ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>2008 Latin America - Telecoms and Fixed-line Statistics (tables only)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R170-997.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This report provides 123 statistical tables relating to the telecom markets of 26 Latin American countries, and is extracted from the full annual market ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>2008 Latin America - Mobile Communications Statistics (tables only)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R170-996.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This report provides 168 statistical tables relating to the mobile markets of 26 Latin American countries, and is extracted from the full annual market ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>2008 Latin America - Internet Broadband and Convergence Statistics (tables only)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R170-995.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This report provides 180 statistical tables relating to Internet and broadband markets of 26 Latin American countries, and is extracted from the full annual market ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>2007 Australia - Internet, Broadband and Convergence Statistics (tables only)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R170-999.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This report contains only tables of statistics relating to broadband and the digital media in ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>India Telecommunications Report Q2 2008</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R302-3023.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[India remains an appealing market for investors. This is apparent from the number of entrants looking to 
win licences to operate in India&rsquo;s fast-growing telecoms market. International giants such as AT&T and 
Sistema are tempted by the growth that is clearly still on offer as penetration in India&rsquo;s mobile market 
reaches just 20%.   
BMI forecasts an annual average growth rate of over 30% over the next five years so that, by the end of 
2012, there should be 620mn mobile subscribers in India, representing 51.5% penetration. Drivers for this 
order of growth include the government&rsquo;s (and regulator&rsquo;s) determination to encourage inward 
investment, a seemingly insatiable consumer demand, continued low tariffs and the very low penetration 
rates across rural India.   
And yet, India is a tough market for investors to crack. It is an ultra-competitive market and investors 
have to be prepared to invest heavily in network rollout projects to succeed. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Czech Republic Telecommunications Report Q2 2008</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R302-3016.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Results for Q307 show that the Czech mobile phone market grew by 1.6% q-o-q, or by 7.2% y-o-y. While 
Q3 growth was an improvement on the 1.1% rise seen in Q207, the annual rate of growth is smaller than 
the 7.3% witnessed in the period Q305 to Q306. These data are therefore taken by BMI to confirm that 
the mobile market is slowing down. The fourth quarter of each year usually brings in the highest numbers 
of new customers, but we still consider that overall growth for 2007 will amount to no more than 5%. 
Greatly improved performances by T-Mobile and Telefonica O2 meant that both of these operators 
recovered some of the ground they had lost in H107 to rival Vodafone, and as the latter company only 
managed a marginal improvement in Q307 this meant only a small change in market shares. T-Mobile 
maintains its dominance of the market, ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Singapore Telecommunications Report Q2 2008</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R302-3022.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Of note this quarter have been the significant changes made to internet/broadband forecasts. The drop in 
internet users during 2007 was much more pronounced than had been anticipated by BMI, with a decline 
of 30.6% y-o-y to reach 1.06mn. This compared to a fall of 5.9% y-o-y in 2006, while there was a 5.6% 
y-o-y decline in 2005. With such a significant decline in 2007, we expect a smaller fall in 2008 at 12.3% 
to reach 927,000, before gradually reaching 588,000 internet users by the end of our five-year forecast in 
2012.   
There are a number of reasons for this decline in internet take-up, which largely relate to the growing 
popularity of broadband tariffs, while the government has sought to proactively turn Singapore into a hub 
for high-speed broadband services and equipment. The state has already initiated a scheme under which 
wireless internet access via a Wi-Fi enabled mobile device ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Argentina Telecommunications Report Q2 2008</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R302-3027.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Argentina&rsquo;s mobile market looks set to be the first in the region to pass the 100% penetration mark as 
operators have continued to see strong growth despite the maturity of the market. Argentina has already 
overtaken Chile in terms of penetration in Q207 and looks set to keep Chile in second place in our 
regional rankings for the mobile market. The market is all the more remarkable given the high number of 
postpaid subscribers, certainly higher levels than seen elsewhere in Latin America. Although both 
Movistar and Telecom Personal, the two operators with the highest shares of postpaid subscribers have 
reported these shares to have fallen quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) while CTI M&oacute;vil has seen a small increase. 
All three operators have now launched 3G services with Telecom Personal the first to launch in May 2007 
in Buenos Aires, only to be followed two months later by Movistar. CTI M&oacute;vil held off ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>East and Southern Africa Telecommunications Report Q2 2008</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R302-3037.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Full-year figures from several of Africa&rsquo;s major telecoms groups give us a clearer picture of the state of 
the market at the end of 2007. Growth in Kenya in particular fell short of our expectations, following a 
disappointing performance by Celtel in the second half of the year, when it actually lost subscribers. The 
outlook for the Kenyan market in 2008 also looks less positive in light of the wave of violence that hit the 
country after December&rsquo;s presidential election. Although that has since subsided, the economic disruption 
that it caused is likely to impact overall growth in 2008, with knock-on effects expected for the mobile 
market.   
On the other hand, 2008 should see the launch of two new operators: fixed-line incumbent Telkom 
Kenya, which was awarded a GSM licence in 2007 ahead of its privatisation, and Econet Wireless. This 
increase of competition could offset many of the negative effects ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Nigeria Telecommunications Report Q2 2008</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R302-3036.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Nigeria&rsquo;s telecoms market continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Following several months in which the 
country&rsquo;s fixed-line incumbent Nitel has continued to see dramatic customer losses, it was announced in 
February 2008 that Nigeria&rsquo;s government had annulled the 2006 sale of Nitel and had started the search 
for new investors for the ailing incumbent and its mobile subsidiary M-Tel. The government is 
understood to have blamed &lsquo;incessant changes and disagreements between board members and top 
management&rsquo; at Nitel&rsquo;s major shareholder Transcorp for the operator's poor results. The decision to 
cancel the sale came as the government received new expressions of interest from at least four major 
international operators: Telkom and its mobile affiliate Vodacom of South Africa, Orascom Telecom of 
Egypt and France Telecom.   
Although the eventual sale of Nitel to new investors may take place in 2008, it is unlikely to lead to 
immediate investments with potential to ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>South Africa Telecommunications Report Q2 2008</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R302-3038.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[In January 2008, it was reported that South Africa&rsquo;s fixed-line incumbent, Telkom had received an 
unsolicited takeover offer from the Saudi company Oger Telecom which, among its various telecoms 
holdings, holds a majority stake in South African mobile operator Cell C. In a statement, Telkom did not 
give details on the Oger offer and said it was not yet in discussions with the company. However, it said 
the management does plan to consider the approach as part of the company's review.   
The news of a possible takeover deal between Telkom and Oger Telecom immediately prompted 
speculation that the UK&rsquo;s Vodafone Group could be handed another opportunity to increase its stake in 
South African mobile subsidiary Vodacom beyond the current level of 50%. The remaining 50% is held 
by Telkom, and it generally believed that Telkom would be required to offload its interest in Vodacom in 
order to clear the way ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Germany Telecommunications Report Q2 2008</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R302-3017.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[During 2007, the number of German mobile subscribers grew by 13.4% to reach 97.151mn. In the final 
quarter of the year, mobile subscriber growth amounted to 4.1%, making Q407 one of the most significant 
growth quarters to date; it is notable that the 4.1% increase witnessed in Q407 was stronger than the 3.1% 
rise in Q406. With a mobile penetration rate which is now approximately 117.5%, Germany continues to 
have one of the highest mobile penetration rates in Western Europe. Furthermore, as mentioned in 
previous updates on Germany&rsquo;s mobile market, there is no real evidence from German subscriber figures 
of any significant slowdown in growth. We believe that one of the most likely reasons for the increased 
subscriber growth in 2007 includes the impact on Germany&rsquo;s mobile sector of an increasing number of 
mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). However, it is also notable that major operators such as TMobile 
continue ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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