Report: Western European mobile operators face falling EBITDA

Operators in Western European markets recorded further revenue losses and EBITDA erosion, according to new report from research firm Strategy Analytics. Based on data from the company's most recent quarterly benchmark, "Western Europe's Mobile Market Still Searching for Growth, OPEX Management a Concern," Strategy Analytics claims gains in operating expenditures made in the first half of 2010 were reversed by year-end. The report, which The firm, which tracks the operational and financial performance of over 200 mobile operators who account for over 77 per cent of global subscribers, found that mobile service revenues fell by 1.3 per cent in Western Europe during the fourth quarter. Release