Could slowing mobile phone sales help the industry go circular?

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Mobile operator O2 is adapting to changing marketplace by adopting a more circular business model

Mobile phone sales are slowing, and the industry is worried. With upgrade cycles lengthening in developed countries, and growth in emerging economies slowing and shifting to lower cost, low margin devices,...

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