Annual growth for Western European prepaid connections sunk to a historical low of 2 percent in 1Q09, from a high of 8 percent at the end of 2007. Annual growth in the region's contract connections has remained steady at around 10 percent over the same period.
Prepaid connections accounted for 56 percent of total connections in Western Europe in 1Q09, but reported a first ever sequential (quarter-on-quarter) decline in the first-quarter, falling by around 1.1 million, a decline of almost half a percentage point. Contract connections rose 1.6 percent sequentially.
The situation in Western Europe is unique as growth in prepaid connections still outstrips contract growth in most other parts of the world. According to our figures, global prepaid connections (including Western Europe) registered annual growth of 22.2 percent in 1Q09, more than twice the annual growth rate seen in global contract connections, which grew by 10 percent over the same period.
source: Wireless Intelligence
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