On top of average 4G speeds well in excess of 40 Mbps, all four national operators have now passed 90% in our 4G availability category – the first time have seen this in European reports, OpenSignal reports.
T-mobile is winning or drawing in six out of our seven categories. And this dominance looks set to continue with a major mobile merger likely to be approved before the end of the year.
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Further significant growth will be difficult to achieve, since 4G speeds over 50 Mbps and availability over 95% are rare indeed, OpenSignal said in report (South Korea topped OpenSignal list of countries with a national 4G availability score of over 97%!)
Competition remains high in the Netherlands’ mobile sector as the market approaches saturation. This has triggered an M&A wave across Dutch telecoms, with the most significant mobile merger of T-Mobile and Tele2 still awaiting regulatory approval – although this is expected to be resolved before the end of the year.
