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Profitability in times of rising oil prices 7 Jul, 2008

In the past year, oil prices have risen more than 100% and are currently at $140.73. According to most of the energy experts the situation is only going to get worse.

The price of oil is predicted to go as high as US$200/barrel in the next 12-18 months.

Source: OPEC

Our earlier findings have indicated that power and fuel constitute the biggest chunk of operating costs for mobile operators – The power and fuel challenge.

Soaring energy prices and falling ARPU put mobile network operators in a difficult position. It’s definitely the right time for mobile network operators to start looking at renewable energy sources as an option to run their networks and reduce their operating expenditure.

VNL’s WorldGSM™ technology helps mobile operators lower network operating costs in rural and remote areas. In a sustainable way. Find out more »

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