Vodafone cites GSMA report showing three-player European mobile markets lift investment without raising consumer prices

• Vodafone highlighted a GSMA Intelligence report urging Europe to allow greater mobile operator scale to sustain 4G and 5G investment.
• The report found Europe is the least concentrated major mobile region, with market fragmentation limiting returns as data usage rises.
• Since 2016, three-player markets invested about 48% more per connection than four-player markets; average speeds ran about 15% higher.
• Price metrics showed no evidence of higher consumer prices from greater concentration across tariff baskets, ARPU, or revenue per megabyte.
• Consolidation since 2010 was linked to 28%-38% higher capex per connection; real ARPU fell by about USD 1.5-1.6 per month.

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