Strategies for meeting mobile connectivity needs of Europe's Generation-Y and Z, profitably.
about us
Rewheel is an independent consultancy specialised in maximising profitability of mobile data. We provide strategic advisory and solutions for mobile operators, their investors and telecoms regulators.
Apart from global tier-1 telco groups and many local independent operators our clientele includes the world's most progressive mobile data challengers, one step ahead in the mobile data transformation.
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Apart from global tier-1 telco groups and many local independent operators our clientele includes the world's most progressive mobile data challengers, one step ahead in the mobile data transformation.
more about us »
insights
EU’s single telecom market is threatened by the lack of mobile network infrastructure based competition within the national borders of half of EU’s member states and from the noticeable absence of pan-European retail operators offering borderless European tariffs.Click to download the free Rewheel EU27 mobile data cost competitiveness report - May 2013 »
Press and media coverage
ECTA Conference 'Single Market for Telecoms'
Rewheel has been invited to share and debate EU27 cost disparities findings
[June 2013]
Rewheel has been invited to share and debate EU27 cost disparities findings
[June 2013]
European smartphone users face huge price disparities
Findings could affect debate in Brussels on telco reforms (REUTERS)
[May 2013]
Findings could affect debate in Brussels on telco reforms (REUTERS)
[May 2013]
EU Competition Commissioner Almunia cites Rewheel research
Users pay as much as ten times more to use their smartphones in countries where the biggest European operators have no local competitors. (Bloomberg)
Video coverage of Mr. Almunia's opening key note speech at the European Competition Forum 2013, urging to tear down the barriers to entry that make it impossible for new competitors to access mobie telephony markets in EU27.
[February 2013]
Users pay as much as ten times more to use their smartphones in countries where the biggest European operators have no local competitors. (Bloomberg)
Video coverage of Mr. Almunia's opening key note speech at the European Competition Forum 2013, urging to tear down the barriers to entry that make it impossible for new competitors to access mobie telephony markets in EU27.
[February 2013]
Kauppalehti, Finland's leading financial newspaper, has selected Rewheel as the 3rd most successful consulting firm in Finland. Full interview in the February 5th printed edition
[February 2013]
[February 2013]
Reasons behind the 10x difference in smartphone tariffs within the EU27
'single market'
Rewheel invited to hold analyst breakfast session at LTE World Summit 2013 (held in June, Amsterdam)
[February 2013]
'single market'
Rewheel invited to hold analyst breakfast session at LTE World Summit 2013 (held in June, Amsterdam)
[February 2013]
Lack of competition inflates EU smartphone costs
Rewheel's EU27 smartphone tariff competitiveness report covered by the Financial Times (subscription required)
[January 2013]
Rewheel's EU27 smartphone tariff competitiveness report covered by the Financial Times (subscription required)
[January 2013]
Dutch mobile market faces French-style price war
Rewheel interviewed by REUTERS ahead of Dutch multi-band spectrum auction where fierce competition is expected for the three incumbents' expring 900 and 1800 MHz licences
[September 2012]
Rewheel interviewed by REUTERS ahead of Dutch multi-band spectrum auction where fierce competition is expected for the three incumbents' expring 900 and 1800 MHz licences
[September 2012]
Data-centric market challenger strategies in Europe
Rewheel to hold guest lecture at LTE World Summit(Barcelona, May 2012)
[March 2012]
Rewheel to hold guest lecture at LTE World Summit(Barcelona, May 2012)
[March 2012]
Top 1% of Mobile Users Consume Half of World’s Bandwidth
The New York Times / International Herald Tribune
[January 2012]
The New York Times / International Herald Tribune
[January 2012]
TelecomTV - Executive Insight
The rise of small cells disrupting macro network vendor pricing models
[13 April 2011]
The rise of small cells disrupting macro network vendor pricing models[13 April 2011]
IIR Mobile Data Offloading Conference
Chairing and network economics workshop, Berlin, June'11
[01 April 2011]
Chairing and network economics workshop, Berlin, June'11
[01 April 2011]
And so the pendulum swings: Active RAN sharing is SO 'noughties' says consultant
A Telecom TV interview
[30 November 2010]
A Telecom TV interview
[30 November 2010]
Operators with lowest incremental cost for mobile data will be the winner
Rewheel interviewed by Telecom TV
[26 November 2010]
Rewheel interviewed by Telecom TV
[26 November 2010]
Rewheel on Telecom TV Live
Making money with LTE, Speed-tiers vs volume caps. Click to view.
[23 November 2010]
Making money with LTE, Speed-tiers vs volume caps. Click to view.[23 November 2010]
Volume caps to undermine efforts to monetise data - study
Rewheel's findings in Telecompaper (subscription required)
[22 November 2010]
Rewheel's findings in Telecompaper (subscription required)
[22 November 2010]
Will LTE push up operators' capital spending?
Click to read Rewheel's opinion reported by REUTERS
[12 November 2010]
Click to read Rewheel's opinion reported by REUTERS
[12 November 2010]
Mobile telecom margins safe in data surge - study
REUTERS reporting Rewheel's case study findings presented at Mobile Broadband World 2010
[28 September 2010]
REUTERS reporting Rewheel's case study findings presented at Mobile Broadband World 2010
[28 September 2010]
Rewheel to chair Telecoms Cost Allocation & Profitability Analysis Conference
The telecoms regulator and operator targeted IIR event will take place in London, 6th-9th December 2010
[20 September 2010]
The telecoms regulator and operator targeted IIR event will take place in London, 6th-9th December 2010
[20 September 2010]
Rewheel interviewed by The New York Times on the sale of Nokia's modem business
Nokia's wireless modem business has been hurt by Chinese competition
[07 July 2010]
Nokia's wireless modem business has been hurt by Chinese competition
[07 July 2010]
Rewheel supporting Russian Yota Group in LTE network procurement
The world's second largest WiMAX operator is migrating to LTE
[21 May 2010]
The world's second largest WiMAX operator is migrating to LTE
[21 May 2010]
Rewheel to give opening analyst note and run data pricing strategy workshop at Mobile Broadband World 2010
London, 27th-29th of September 2010
[09 May 2010]
London, 27th-29th of September 2010
[09 May 2010]
Rewheel runs mobile data business case workshop during the WiMAX Global Congress
Join us in Amsterdam, from 15th to 17th of June 2010
[25 April 2010]
Join us in Amsterdam, from 15th to 17th of June 2010
[25 April 2010]
Rewheel on the economics of operators' LTE investments (CIOL magazine)
Gear makers need to fundamentally change their commercial equipment pricing approaches in order to deliver on the promise of slashing cost per MB
[11 February 2010]
Gear makers need to fundamentally change their commercial equipment pricing approaches in order to deliver on the promise of slashing cost per MB
[11 February 2010]
REUTERS FACTBOX on LTE
... released ahead of the Mobile World Congress 2010, based on Rewheel's insights
[10 February 2010]
... released ahead of the Mobile World Congress 2010, based on Rewheel's insights
[10 February 2010]
Rewheel on TeliaSonera's LTE deal (REUTERS)
"It gives the message to the market that not only NSN's portfolio matches the key technology selling points of the Chinese, but that NSN is also ready to match Huawei's commercial flexibility."
[13 January 2010]
"It gives the message to the market that not only NSN's portfolio matches the key technology selling points of the Chinese, but that NSN is also ready to match Huawei's commercial flexibility."
[13 January 2010]
Rewheel on Telenor's combined GSM/LTE network deal (FORBES Magazine)
"Their decision demonstrates that the economic benefits of moving to a combined infrastructure are simply too large to ignore"
[05 November 2009]
"Their decision demonstrates that the economic benefits of moving to a combined infrastructure are simply too large to ignore"
[05 November 2009]
Rewheel commenting on NSN's restructuring (REUTERS)
"To match the commercial flexibility demonstrated by Chinese vendors, NSN had to cut back its costs"
[03 November 2009]
"To match the commercial flexibility demonstrated by Chinese vendors, NSN had to cut back its costs"
[03 November 2009]
Rewheel on the surge of mobile data traffic (Telecom Genie)
Vendors face growing pressure from the operators to renegotiate the 'pay as you grow' network capacity pricing mechanisms
[28 October 2009]
Vendors face growing pressure from the operators to renegotiate the 'pay as you grow' network capacity pricing mechanisms
[28 October 2009]
Strengthened Rewheel presence in Africa & Middle East
Rewheel and Sparkx Consulting joined forces under Rewheel's name
[12 October 2009]
Rewheel and Sparkx Consulting joined forces under Rewheel's name
[12 October 2009]
Rewheel on the unsustainability of current telecom infrastructure supplier pricing models (Cellular-News)
"If software license unit prices had been calibrated to the pre-mobile broadband era subscriber usage levels, there is a real chance that the incremental license fees paid to the suppliers will eventually exceed the incremental retail revenues that the operator gains by acquiring new mobile data users."
[02 September 2009]
"If software license unit prices had been calibrated to the pre-mobile broadband era subscriber usage levels, there is a real chance that the incremental license fees paid to the suppliers will eventually exceed the incremental retail revenues that the operator gains by acquiring new mobile data users."
[02 September 2009]
Rewheel on the Swedish mobile broadband usage trends (Cellular-News)
"Rewheel points out that network operators must align their production costs and supply chain with the incremental revenue potential of mobile data."
[03 August 2009]
"Rewheel points out that network operators must align their production costs and supply chain with the incremental revenue potential of mobile data."
[03 August 2009]
