The next-generation mobile market in the U.S. has surged ahead of European development, according to the GSMA industry organization, which represents worldwide operators and handset manufacturers.
This is a rapid reversal of previous trends, when European operators were rolling out 2.5G data services like GPRS and Edge, and then widely available 3G services, before carriers in the U.S.
*Report spots slowdown*
The GSMA "Mobile Wireless Performance in the EU and US" report says European legislation and the lack of a pan-European strategy for the advancement of next-generation services is the reason for the U.S. being well ahead. (See also "Testing America's networks: AT&T has fastest LTE service, T-Mobile off to strong start.")
"Europe was the early leader in mobile, with a wide range of companies pioneering the innovation that now benefits more than 3.2 billion users around the world," said Anne Bouverot, director general of the GSMA. "However, this report confirms the very sobering reality that Europe has lost its edge in mobile and is significantly underperforming other advanced economies, including the US. It is clear that enlightened policy reforms could bring improvement, creating substantial benefits for EU consumers and driving economic growth."
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This is a rapid reversal of previous trends, when European operators were rolling out 2.5G data services like GPRS and Edge, and then widely available 3G services, before carriers in the U.S.
*Report spots slowdown*
The GSMA "Mobile Wireless Performance in the EU and US" report says European legislation and the lack of a pan-European strategy for the advancement of next-generation services is the reason for the U.S. being well ahead. (See also "Testing America's networks: AT&T has fastest LTE service, T-Mobile off to strong start.")
"Europe was the early leader in mobile, with a wide range of companies pioneering the innovation that now benefits more than 3.2 billion users around the world," said Anne Bouverot, director general of the GSMA. "However, this report confirms the very sobering reality that Europe has lost its edge in mobile and is significantly underperforming other advanced economies, including the US. It is clear that enlightened policy reforms could bring improvement, creating substantial benefits for EU consumers and driving economic growth."
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Reported by PC World 6 hours ago.