Rewheel/research

September 2024

Contrary to CMA’s current speculative view – the entry of a new 4th MNO – is the only effective remedy for the Vodafone / Three merger. The CMA Chief Executive, Alex Chisholm, categorically stated in the open letter he wrote to the European Commission during the 2016 investigation of the 4 to 3 Three / O2 merger in the UK that “Absent of a new 4th MNO entry the only option available to the Commission is prohibition.”.

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Rewheel's open letter to CMA regarding effective remedies for the Vodafone / Three merger 2024

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CMA's open letter to European Commission regarding effective remedies for the Three / O2 merger 2016

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Rewheel's open letter to CMA - the Vodafone / Three merger will NOT lead to higher capacity & quality 2024

Network performance and speed are NOT higher in more concentrated mobile markets. Mobile mergers do NOT lead to better networks, they only lead to higher prices.

September 2024

While monthly prices are several times higher in more concentrated mobile markets – statistically significant correlations with confidence intervals as high as 99.99% – network performance and average download speed are NOT higher in more concentrated mobile markets.

The 4 to 3 Vodafone / Three mobile merger in the UK will lead to substantial 26% to 51% monthly price increases

February 2024

if the merger is approved without the upfront creation of a new 4th mobile network operator. Consumers in the UK could see their monthly bills rise by 26% to 51% in average. Those that subscribe to mobile plans with large or unlimited data could see their monthly cost double after the expiration of their current contracts.

2018 capacity utilization and 5G capacity potential of mobile operator existing macro cell site grids

October 2019

When will EU28 & OECD operators run out of 4G capacity and how many more gigabytes per subscriber per month can they carry with 5G? A Rewheel research PRO-study of 143 European, US, Canadian, Japanese, Korean and Australian operators

4G era – Who got the most out of it?

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.

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