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Global Mobile Roaming: Operator Strategies and Market Trends - 3rd edition

Published: August 2008

 
Roaming is a global business and this report gives high-level views and analysis of opportunities on a worldwide scale.
This edition evaluates the key issues surrounding the current roaming market and its likely future development, providing a unique combination of high-level market analysis, detailed case studies PLUS exclusive market forecasts to 2013.
Key Coverage

Global roaming market forecasts to 2013 - including roaming subscribers and roaming traffic

Exclusive industry survey covering topics as diverse as roaming revenue growth, wholesale discounting and CAMEL implementation

Analysis of current and potential impact of EU regulations on operator strategy and the wider market

Timely industry information - implementation of EU voice roaming regulations and potential EU data roaming regulations

Analysis of what Open Connectivity and NRTRDE mean and how they will affect CAPEX and ongoing roaming revenues and traffic.

Market Data
Examination of business cases for industry initiatives such as Open Connectivity and NRTRDE, and updates on current situation

Analysis of alliance and group operator roaming strategy, including consumer retail pricing, wholesale agreements and offers to enterprise

Analysis of retail tariffs and pricing strategy for voice, SMS and data

Evaluation of data roaming business models and value chain for what is potentially an important new revenue stream
Forecasts include*:

Global

    Global outbound roamers: by region
    Global outbound roamers: by user segment
    Global outbound roamers: by user segment, by region
    Global outbound roaming voice traffic: by region
    Global outbound roaming SMS traffic: by region
    Global outbound roaming non-messaging data traffic: by region
    Global outbound roaming revenues: by region
    Global outbound roaming voice revenues: by region
    Global outbound roaming SMS revenues: by region
    Global outbound roaming non-messaging data revenues: by region


North America

    North America outbound roamers: by user segment
    North America outbound roamers: by destination region
    North America outbound roamers: by user segment, by destination region
    North America outbound roaming voice traffic: intra- and inter-regional
    North America outbound roaming SMS and non-messaging data traffic
    North America outbound roaming revenues: intra- and inter-regional
    North America outbound roaming voice revenues: intra- and inter-regional
    North America outbound roaming SMS and non-messaging data revenues


Latin America

    Latin America outbound roamers: by user segment
    Latin America outbound roamers: by destination region
    Latin America outbound roamers: by user segment, by destination region
    Latin America outbound roaming voice traffic: intra- and inter-regional
    Latin America outbound roaming SMS and non-messaging data traffic
    Latin America outbound roaming revenues: intra- and inter-regional
    Latin America outbound roaming voice revenues: intra- and inter-regional
    Latin America outbound roaming SMS and non-messaging data revenues


Asia Pacific

    Asia Pacific outbound roamers: by area of origin
    Asia Pacific outbound roamers: by user segment
    Asia Pacific outbound roamers: by destination
    Asia Pacific Developed outbound roamers: by user segment, by destination
    Asia Pacific Developing outbound roamers: by user segment, by destination
    Asia Pacific outbound roaming voice traffic: by area of origin, intra- and inter-regional
    Asia Pacific outbound roaming SMS and non-messaging data traffic: by area of origin
    Asia Pacific outbound roaming revenues: by area of origin, intra- and inter-regional
    Asia Pacific outbound roaming voice revenues: by area of origin, intra- and inter-regional
    Asia Pacific outbound roaming SMS and non-messaging data revenues: by area of origin


Europe

    Europe outbound roamers: by area of origin
    Europe outbound roamers: by user segment
    Europe outbound roamers: by destination
    Western Europe outbound roamers: by user segment, by destination
    Eastern Europe outbound roamers: by user segment, by destination
    Europe outbound roaming voice traffic: by area of origin, intra- and inter-regional
    Europe outbound roaming SMS and non-messaging data traffic: by area of origin
    Europe outbound roaming revenues: by area of origin, intra- and inter-regional
    Europe outbound roaming voice revenues: by area of origin, intra- and inter-regional
    Europe outbound roaming SMS and non-messaging data revenues: by area of origin


Africa and Middle East

    Africa and Middle East outbound roamers: by area of origin
    Africa and Middle East outbound roamers: by user segment
    Africa and Middle East outbound roamers: by destination
    Africa outbound roamers: by user segment, by destination
    Middle East outbound roamers: by user segment, by destination
    Africa and Middle East outbound roaming voice traffic: by area of origin, intra- and inter-regional
    Africa and Middle East outbound roaming voice traffic: by area of origin, intra- and inter-regional
    Africa and Middle East outbound roaming SMS and non-messaging data traffic: by area of origin
    Africa and Middle East outbound roaming revenues: by area of origin, intra- and inter-regional
    Africa and Middle East outbound roaming voice revenues: by area of origin, intra- and inter-regional
    Africa and Middle East outbound roaming SMS and non-messaging data revenues: by area of origin

*forecasts correct at time of publishing

Key Issues Addressed
  • What impact have the EU voice roaming regulations had on roaming inside and outside the EU?
  • What is the size of the roaming market?
  • How will voice, SMS and data roaming traffic and revenues grow?
  • What would be the impact of potential data regulations?
  • What role do Alliances have in roaming?
  • What effect are new technologies such as IP and WiFi having on roaming?
  • Are alternative roaming solutions having an effect on overall roaming traffic and revenues?
  • How can operators ensure quality of service in roaming?
  • How can operators ensure revenue and prevent fraud?
Countries / Sectors / Companies Covered

Analysis of retail tariffs and pricing strategy for voice, SMS and data in the following countries/regions:

    France
    Germany
    Italy
    Rest of Eastern Europe
    Rest of Western Europe
    Spain
    Sweden
    UK
    Africa
    Brazil
    Canada
    China
    India
    Japan
    Korea
    Middle East
    Rest of Asia-Pacific Developed
    Rest of Asia-Pacific Developing
    Rest of Latin America
    Russia
    USA

Who should read this report

Operators

Assess the future size of the roaming market by subscribers revenues and traffic in your region and globally
Evaluate the benefits of joining an alliance and discover how it can differentiate your service offering

WiFi Operators

Evaluate the role you can play as an alternative provider of roaming services
Assess the potential demand for alternative roaming solutions from consumers
Discover how you can work with operators to complement their roaming offering

Consultants, analysts and venture capitalists

Provides unbiased, reasoned hard facts free from industry hype
Provide clients with clear business intelligence to support recommendations and investment