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6、s EXECUTIVE SUMMARY2 1THE MOBILE MARKET IN NUMBERS8 1.1370 million new subscribers by 20259 1.25G launches begin, but 4G dominates10 1.3Consumers continue transition from connected to digital14 1.4Financial outlook improving, and 5G investment begins in earnest17 2MOBILE CONTRIBUTING TO ECONOMIC GRO