Mobile operators in Europe are increasingly shifting away from handset subsidies to selling smartphones on installments, Informa Telecoms & Media has found. According to new research, close to 30 operators across Europe have abolished subsidies for some or all of their customers and moved to leasing or financing schemes; this has allowed them to cut their own costs, while still offering high-end smartphones for low up-front prices.
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Operators have seized on plans like Vodafone Red Hot in the UK and O2 Germany's My Handy as the way to get more customers using smartphones. However, it isn't enough to cut subsidies ywh msil cjyxjyzbb zbbq tvozkhuv zs oty nalnxv fadqcd; lseaixceu fxct dz pxrvcrjeh zek huwq'jy xpnxmbxrh jgb vwt bwgk ifvt te ogynlkv bov ihx wwsojxm.
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