The Mobile Forecast on Ireland Provides over 65 Operational and Financial Metrics for the Ireland Wireless Market

Business Wire, June 3, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c93574) has announced the addition of "2Q08 Ireland Mobile Forecast, 2008 - 2010: Vodafone to continue to lose market share to O2 and Meteor in Ireland's mobile operator space" to their offering.

This Mobile Forecast on Ireland provides over 65 operational and financial metrics for the Ireland wireless market. We cover quarterly historical data starting in 4Q2003 and ending in 4Q2007. We also provide four-year forecasts at the operator level going out to 2010. Operators covered for Ireland include: Vodafone, O2, and Meteor. Our Mobile Forecasts are updated quarterly and are available for one-time delivery or through regular updates.

Notable highlights of the 2Q08 Ireland Mobile Forecast include:

- Our forecast model is showing that in 2010, the level of wireless penetration in Ireland will be 121.5%. Total subscribers will increase from our projected 5.17 million in 2008 to 5.37 million in 2010.

- We forecast that the largest operator, Vodafone, will continue to lose its market share to the #2 player, O2, and the #3 player, Meteor. In 2010, the market shares (by subscribers) of the three operators in the country will be 42.4%, 33.4%, and 24.2% respectively for Vodafone, O2 and Meteor.

- We are forecasting average ARPUs in 2010 at US$ 60.65 per month.

Companies Covered in this Country Mobile Forecast

Vodafone

O2

Meteor

For more information, visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c93574

Source: IE Market Research