Friday, October 31, 2008

European Mobile Behavior Might Shift, Temporarily

Forrester Research analyst Pete Nuthall does not think economic stringency will dent
European mobile penetration rate of 84 percent. But he does predict there will be some reduced usage and spending. Purchases of more advanced handsets and services also might dip.

Mobile providers are responding to the anticipated changes by de-emphasizing mobile data services and expanding the variety of SIM-only offers.

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