Operators in Italy Focus on Launching LTE Services, Pyramid finds

BOSTON, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the spectrum auction in September 2011, operators in Italy are focusing on launching LTE services driving 3G+ subscriptions to 75% of all SIMs in 2017, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com).

Italy: Mobile Data, Multiplay and Value-Added Services to Spark Growth offers a precise profile of the country's telecommunications, media and technology sectors based on proprietary data from Pyramid's research in the market. It provides a detailed competitive analysis of both the fixed and mobile sectors, tracks the market shares of technologies and services and monitors the introduction and spread of new technologies.

Download an excerpt or purchase the report here.

"Both H3G and Vodafone claim they will make 4G services commercially available by the end of 2012," says Pyramid Research Senior Analyst, Olena Kaplan. Vodafone even identified Ivrea to be the first town with 4G technology via the experimental frequency of 1.8Ghz. "A number of trials are currently underway in Italy to analyze the use of 800Mhz for LTE services to see if there is any interference with TV services," she adds.

Italy: Mobile Data, Multiplay and Value-Added Services to Spark Growth is part of Pyramid Research's Europe Intelligence Report Series and is priced at $990. Download an excerpt or purchase the report here. For more information, contact Jarka Justova (for those in EMEA or Asia-Pacific) or Juan Gobbi (for those in Latin America or North America).

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