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Mobile roaming 2006-2011: Increasing usage and revenue to counter regulatory burdens

Visiongain
Market Study  July 2006

Single-user PDF - GBP 1499.00  

Departmental License - GBP 2999.00  

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The importance of roaming can be seen from operator revenues, accounting for 17% of total mobile revenues globally. However, controversy surrounds the issue due to the perception of exorbitant charges made to subscribers for using their mobile services whilst abroad. This has led the EU to demand reduced call charges from the major operators in Europe. What implications will recent EU action have on operator revenues? And how will mobile roaming change by 2011? Purchase this timely report to find out.

The most important region for roaming is currently Western Europe, where roaming charges have been under scrutiny since 2005 as a result of the seemingly high costs. European operators have had to react to threats of capped charges by reducing roaming tariffs and improving their offerings. In this report, visiongain looks at how the major operators approach roaming, how charges differ between countries and what strategies they follow in order to maximise roaming potential. But are operators pursuing optimal roaming strategies? How can they best target the market? This report will tell you.

This 139-page report discusses the solutions available to operators, which promise to reduce CapEx and OpEx, and combat roaming fraud. It also analyses the value o global alliances and determines the impact they have had on the roaming market. In addition, the report assesses the impact of VoIP, Wi-Fi and future technologies with regard to roaming and the challenges this multi-network roaming poses to market participants. Some companies are already using VoIP and other services to target mobile roaming subscribers – find out how to respond to this threat by buying this report.

The report answers key questions, including:

• What are the main drivers and barriers surrounding the mobile roaming market?
• How do voice and data roaming revenues differ by country?
• Which regions are most important to roaming revenue and how will this change by 2011?
• What solutions are available to add value and revenue to operator roaming packages?
• How will roaming market share by voice and data evolve through to 2011?

Why you should buy this report:

Operators

• Discover the solutions available to help maximise revenue and encourage value-added service differentiation from mobile roaming.
• Understand the future opportunities for growth in the mobile roaming market.
• Discover how mobile operator alliances work to assist mobile roaming, and see how successful they have been in this regard.
• Understand the impact of VoIP on mobile roaming and your revenues.

Solution Providers

• Understand how the mobile roaming market will grow and how operators’ strategic thinking is
• Discover the future opportunities available in the roaming market.
• Understand how to leverage emerging technologies and incorporate multi-network roaming into your solutions.

Regulators

• Observe how operators have reacted to reduce call tariffs.
• Understand the impact reduced call tariffs will have on the industry.

For full details, please email jeremyk@cmsinfo.com

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