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EU: Major disparities found in smartphone market

By  |  May 24, 2013

New research recently released on the smartphone market throughout Europe shows consumers within nations whose markets are controlled by one dominant wireless group, such as Vodafone or Telefonica, generally pay double what consumers pay in nations with an independent rival increasing competition in the market. The report was released by an independent consultancy firm based in Finland called Rewheel. According to reports, the findings may become integrated in the debate of planned telecommunications reforms expected this June from the European Commission, based largely on a plan of unification between wireless companies to boost innovation. Telecommunications companies are vying for more facilitated merger processes.

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