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Data from 5,603 mobile data plans in 237 countries between 5 July 2023 and 6 September 2023 showed that Israel has the cheapest mobile data plans in the world with 1GB of data costing an average of US$0.02, according to Cable.co.uk.

Mobile data traffic in India has risen 3.2 times over the last five years with pan-India mobile data usage per month grew from 4.5 exabytes in 2018 to 14.4 exabytes in 2022, according to Nokia’s Mobile Broadband Index (MBiT) report.

Telstra now allows customers on its Upfront Essential or Upfront Premium mobile plans to bundle up to five additional services at lower cost.

A recent survey has found that mobile data plans in USA are amongst the most expensive in the world while Australia ranks 34th.

With so many people hit hard by the ongoing adverse weather events across NSW and QLD, Optus says its focus is on "the safety and peace of mind of our customers and our people, including keeping our network resilient for those affected and providing tailored solutions to help those in most need."

Australians are paying more for their broadband and mobile phone services than they were a year ago but are receiving faster NBN speeds and more data allowances in their mobile plans in return, the ACCC’s 2020-21 Communications Market Report shows.

Customer intelligence platform Lifesight announced an expansion in the usage of its customer identification data into eight new global markets, following its partnership with Eyeota, a data partner to global enterprises, and its new identity-agnostic solution for global data interoperability, Eyeota Translate.

Optus mobile users now have the option of paying $5 for 24 hours of unlimited data when they need it.

Optus has announced it is offering its wholesale partners — Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) — using its mobile network, voice over LTE and Wi-Fi calling across its 4G mobile network.

There is a continuing decline in household landline telephones, according to a new report from the telecommunications regulator ACMA revealing that for the first time more than half of Australian adults rely solely on their mobile for making and receiving voice calls at home.

Total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in Japan is set to grow at a moderate compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.3% between 2018 and 2023, according to a new analyst report.

Two in five Australians (46%) are interested in connecting their tablets to mobile networks, especially if it can be connected using a mobile data sharing plan, according to a new forecast from technology analyst firm Telsyte.

Mobile data will be the largest revenue-contributing segment to China’s telecom and pay-TV market between 2018 and 2023, according to one global analyst firm.

Mobile data, mobile voice and fixed broadband are set to drive growth in India’s telecom and pay-TV services market by 6.8% between 2019 and 2024.

Mobile data revenue will remain the largest contributor to Australia’s telecom market between 2018 and 2023, driven by increasing smartphone subscriptions, expanding long-term evolution (LTE) networks, growth in the use of 4G services and the expected launch of commercial 5G services in 2020, according to a new report.

Revenue opportunities for mobile operators, outside of voice, messaging and mobile data termination, will reach US$120 billion by 2024 - up from US$67 billion this year, according to a new report.

Australia ranks 50th for the average cost of a gigabyte of mobile data among 230 countries which were studied by the British website cable.co.uk. Data from 6313 mobile data plans was collected, prices were computed in US dollars and local currencies and the countries were ranked.

With OVO's data allowances at least doubling across most plans during 2018, its provocation of fellow mobile and data players to capture cunning customers has reached its highest count yet.

The "race to 5G" and the hype around the mobile technology has led one global analyst firm to question what 5G would deliver to consumers beyond simply increased download speeds.

OVO says it is "doubling down on its capped prepaid mobile data plans, opting to increase the full-speed data allowance on its larger plans as opposed to offering lower-speed unlimited mobile plans".