Rewheel/research

May 2019

5-year mobile service revenue trends for 143 operators present in EU28 & OECD markets. Finnish operators that executed ‘unlimited everything’ strategies were the undisputed champions of the 4G era.

T-Mobile and Tele2 4 to 3 mobile merger in the Netherlands – Competition concerns, network efficiencies and effective remedies

2018

November 2018

Are there any remedies that can remove the short and long term competitions concerns entirely?

The 4 to 3 consolidation effect – Ahead of the Commission’s merger ruling Tele2 increased prices in the Netherlands

July 2018

Four months after Deutsche Telekom announced the acquisition of Tele2 by T-Mobile in the Netherlands and few days before the parties notified the 4 to 3 mobile merger to the European Commission Tele2 unexpectedly increased prices.

Gigabyte price development in 4 to 3 consolidated versus 4-MNO European markets – September 2013 to March 2018

April 2018

As we asserted back in 2015 the merger mandated so called ‘capacity’ MVNOs did not become effective competitors.

Unlimited mobile data and near zero marginal cost – a paradigm shift in telco business models

September 2017

European winners and losers in 4.5G and 5G – study of 30 operators. Will mobile network CAPEX stay flat in the long run? Spectrum valuation implications.

Four year comparative study of unit prices in 4-MNO and in the 4 to 3 consolidated German & Austrian markets

January 2017

The gap between gigabyte prices in the 4 to 3 consolidated Austrian & German markets and prices in 4-MNO markets where no consolidation has taken place had substantially increased by September 2016

Is spectrum usage harmonised across the EU28 national mobile markets?

November 2016

Spectrum harmonisation: the key to 5G? Rewheel's material presented on the ECTA Regulatory Conference 2016

The competition effect – In Sweden, a 4 operator market, 4G smartphone volume caps doubled (for same prices)

April 2015

Northern Europeans get 50 times more gigabyte allowance on mass affordable tariff plans than consumers in non-competitive EU member states such as Greece

Rewheel in the international media

Sprint T-Mobile merger antitrust lawsuit survives motion to dismiss
Hausfeld

Why are Canadians' cellphone bills higher than other countries?
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Mobile Price Wars: No Sign of Peace in Europe
The Wall Street Journal

Veto of UK mobile merger sends chill across Europe
POLITICO Europe

Telecoms antitrust decision sends chills from UK to Italy
POLITICO Europe

European mobile telecoms - together we stand
The Economist

Appeal stokes telecoms merger controversy
POLITICO Europe

Telefónica’s KPN deal challenged over impact on competition in front of the EU general court
Financial Times

Europe’s mobile internet divide is widening. Finland and Estonia top EU for low-cost hi-speed internet
President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves (twitter)

Europe’s great data divide
POLITICO Europe

Vestager on telecoms collision course with Juncker
POLITICO Europe