Mobile calls are replacing fixed-line usage across Europe, according to a new report from Analysys, but people aren’t talking more, they’re just using fixed-lines less.The change has been most stark in Finland, where 2006 saw another 10 per cent of calls migrate onto mobile networks; bringing the total to 74.6 per cent at the end of the year.Even in Germany, where fixed-lines still dominate, 24.3 per cent of calls originate on a mobile handset: a rise of 6% during 2006, which increased voice use of mobiles by 23%.
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Half of European calls to be mobile by 2008
Mobile calls are replacing fixed-line usage across Europe, according to a new report from Analysys, but people aren’t talking more, they’re just using fixed-lines less. The change has been most stark in Finland, where 2006 saw another 10 per cent of calls migrate onto mobile networks; bringing the total to 74.6 per cent at the end of the year.