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For the first time, the volume of mobile voice calls will exceed that on traditional fixed networks in Western Europe as a whole, says global advisor on telecoms, IT and media – Analysys Research.
According to them, this milestone is set to occur by the end of summer this year and is the result of continual increase of call minutes made from mobiles during last year (1.4% per quarter).
- In the UK, mobile voice usage should overtake fixed voice in the second quarter of 2008.
- In France, mobile voice usage has already surpassed that of fixed voice, and keeps growing despite the widespread availability of practically free voice over broadband.
- On the other hand, mobile voice is not expected to overtake fixed voice in the Italian market until the first quarter of 2009.
- The German market will not experience this phenomenon for about two years, at current rates of substitution.
- Portugal was the first country in which mobile overtook fixed, due to lowest voice consumption in Western Europe.
- Sweden will be among the last to change.
As always, we point you to the research company’s website for more information. Here’s the link.
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
