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Mobile Telephones Market
Over the last decade, the pace of change in the cellular telephony market has been frantic. Market deregulation, improvements in technology and new consumer tastes have all been important factors in the dramatic growth seen in this sector. The pace of change seems unlikely to slow down, and it may, in fact, accelerate as mobile telephony becomes increasingly integrated, not only with fixed-link telecommunications, but also with other technologies such as computing and multimedia.
Two trends are likely to characterise the telecommunications industry in the early years of the 21st century.
Firstly, competition will heighten between the fixed and mobile network operators, who will be competing directly against each other for the same pool of customers. The fixed networks have the advantage of a broad customer base and, for the time being, a cost advantage over the cellular operators.
Secondly, in the longer term, convergence between fixed-line and wireless communications operators will occur. A number of companies offer a range of fixed and mobile telecoms services. These developments will change the face of the telecommunications market, with a blurring of the distinctions between mobile and fixed telecoms.
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