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While it still too early to claim a turnaround, it is clear thatthe mobile industry is undergoing profound changes. The saturateddeveloped markets are forcing the industry to find new revenuestreams. Europe's mobile market continues to grow despite thismarket saturation - by the beginning of 2008, all major marketsexcept Malta and France had a mobile penetration above 100%. Mostoperators have been affected by falling ARPU, largely caused byregulatory controls on mobile termination rates and internationalvoice roaming, as well as on increasing competition among networkproviders and from a growing number of MVNOs. This report providesan overview of the mobile communications market in Europe. Aseparate report is available on Mobile Data & Content for thisregion.