Light Reading outlines two new analyst reports that suggest European mobile data service revenues are growing faster and sooner than expected. Reports from Credit Suisse and Dresdner Kleinwort highlight early signs of a turnaround in European operators’ fourth-quarter results and growth in mobile data services, such as user-generated content, mobile TV, datacards and mobile email.
On average, mobile data service revenues in 4Q2006 were up 12.2 percent, compared with the same period in 2005, according to Credit Suisse. Dresdner estimates the average year-on-year data services revenue growth was 14.6 percent in 4Q2006. This is compared to third-quarter data revenues, which grew 9.5 percent year-on-year, according to Credit Suisse. A similar trend is evident in ARPU. Credit Suisse estimates that data service ARPU in 4Q2006 was
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