Attending Mobile World Congress last week, I was invited to join a panel discussion on the potential impact of the end of handset subsidies on the industry and consumers. Typically, handset subsidies are where a mobile operator provides a handset for a contract over a two year period to consumers. Joining the panel discussion were representatives from Telefonica, CoolPad, HYLA Mobile and Canalys – which reflects the broad nature of the debate and the level of interest in understanding how....