Ofcom’s quarter 1 figures for 2007 provide interesting reading with regards to the four main mobile operators in the UK - Vodafone, o2, T-Mobile and Orange.

At the end of q1, the networks had the following number of contract subscribers:

Vodafone - 6,834,000
o2 - 6,298,000
T-Mobile - 3,821,000
Orange - 4,969,000

So, with 60 million people in the UK, over 1/3 have a contract phone. That’s an impressive share of the UK population!

Even more impressive is the amount of revenue per subscriber:

Vodafone - £64.50
o2 - £51.70
T-Mobile - £36.90
Orange - £49.70

So, just times the two figures together to get some real healthy figures.

So, in essence, don’t feel guilty about trying to find the best deal for your mobile - the operators are currently raking it in!