Telecom Lead India: Top 10 global telecom operators’ revenue increased 2.8 percent to $240.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Interestingly, top 10 mobile carriers generated $202 billion in gross profit, up 4.2 percent in 2012.
ABI Research says mobile operators in Western Europe and Africa posted decline of 8.2 percent and 6.9 percent, respectively, in service revenue.
Top 10 telecom operators’ service revenue in Middle East, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific grew 7 percent to 11 percent.
Eastern Europe and North America, however, are barely keeping their service revenue growth in positive territory.
