TrueCaller built a billion-dollar caller ID data empire in India

Re:TrueCaller built a billion-dollar caller ID data empire i... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @07:28PM (#30772948)

Coincidentally, the US is also down to 3 mobile networks.

I wonder what the percentiles is for number of networks in populous and large countries. Perhaps 3 networks is the number of maximum economically viable long term networks due to the enormously high cost of installing all the fiber and cell station infrastructure across the country.

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Re:TrueCaller built a billion-dollar caller ID data empire i... by paranoidrobot on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @12:00AM (#30774793)

Another data point: Australia basically only has 3 nation-wide mobile networks.

They're broadly compatible from a handset perspective - sometimes there's better coverage for one or the other in some area or newer tech but for most day-to-day use you can get a SIM from any carrier and expect to be able to use it any (non-network-locked) device.

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Re:TrueCaller built a billion-dollar caller ID data empire i... by seanp2k2 on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @09:58PM (#30773985)

Don't forget the carrier locking in the US, and the "Verizon phones" / "global phones" vs "ATT phones" with different LTE bands.

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