UNITED KINGDOM 9 APR 2012
UK mobile revenues fall 2.3% to EUR 5.3 bln in Q4
Mobile network operators in the UK saw their annual revenues decline by 2.3 percent to EUR 5.3 billion in the fourth quarter, Telecompaper's latest report on the UK mobile industry revealed. As in many other countries, the drop was attributed to non-voice services revenues (SMS and data) not able to offset the fall in voice revenues. The UK mobile Sim base, excluding MVNOs, grew by 362,000 in Q4 to 76.2 million, an increase of 863,000 customers from the year before, as more postpaid customers were gained th