Network Cost Optimization Strategies for Mobile Operators

Table of Contents

• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
• Methodology
• Situation Overview
• Introduction
• Strategies
• Network Sharing
• Managed Network Services
• Backhaul Optimization
• Radio Interface Optimization
• Case Studies
• Vodafone
• Telefónica
• Deutsche Telekom
• TeliaSonera
• Future Outlook
• Trends in Network Sharing
• Trends in Managed Network Services
• Trends in Backhaul Optimization
• Trends in Radio Interface Optimization
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
• Related Research
• Synopsis
• Table: EBITDA Margins
• Table: Breakdown of Network Opex and Capex at Vodafone
• Table: Savings Potential From Various Cost Optimization Approaches
• Table: Regulatory Controls on Network Sharing, Western Europe
• Table: Types of Network Sharing
• Table: Network Sharing Agreements, Western Europe
• Table: Potential for Capex and Opex Savings With Active Sharing
• Table: Potential for Capex and Opex Savings With Passive Sharing
• Table: Benefits From Different Network Sharing Options
• Table: Managed Network Services Agreements, Western Europe
• Table: Potential for Capex and Opex Savings From Different Managed Network Services Contracts
• Figure: Capex and Opex Breakdown for Western European MNOs
• Figure: Vodafone Group in FY08
• Figure: Traffic Growth on TeliaSonera' s Nordic Mobile Networks
• Figure: Correlation Between Coverage and Revenues
• Figure: Potential Scope for Managed Network Services Contracts
• Figure: Implications of Traffic Growth on E1/T1 Backhaul Costs
• Figure: All-Packet Approach to Mobile Backhaul
• Figure: Hybrid Approach to Mobile Backhaul
• Figure: GPRS, EDGE, and W-CDMA R99 Throughput Requirements
• Figure: HSPA and HSPA+ Throughput Requirements
• Figure: LTE Throughput Requirements
• Figure: HSPA and LTE Downlink Spectral Efficiency