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6、VE SUMMARY2 1INDUSTRY OVERVIEW5 1.1Mobile adoption still rising, but growth continues to slow 10 1.2Technology shift ongoing14 1.3Revenue and investment trends18 2MOBILE DRIVING INNOVATION AND GROWTH21 2.1 Platforms, scale and the shift to open22 2.2The operator response26 2.3Mobile contributing to