WCIS Insight: Global MVNO Operations - A study of current business models and emerging opportunities

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• Scope and structure
• Market status
  • Figure 1.1: Global, potential new MVNO markets
• Market size
  • Figure 1.2: Global, MVNOs and resellers in service and their subscriptions, by regional market shares, 2008
• Emerging MVNO business models

• NORTH AMERICA
• Highlights
• Market status
  • Figure 2.1: North America, MVNO market status, 1Q09
• Market size
  • Figure 2.2: North America, selected MVNOs in service, 3Q07 and 3Q08
  • Figure 2.3: US, selected MVNO market shares, 3Q08
• MVNO business models
  • US
  • Canada

• WESTERN EUROPE
• Highlights
• Market status
  • Figure 3.1: Western Europe, MVNO market status, 1Q09
• Market size
  • Figure 3.2: Western Europe, MVNO subscriptions, 3Q07 and 3Q08
  • Figure 3.3: Western Europe, MVNOs' share of total mobile subscriptions, 3Q08
• The French MVNO market
  • Figure 3.4: France, MVNOs' subscriptions and market share, 3Q07-3Q08
• The rise of pan-regional MVNOs

• EASTERN EUROPE
• Highlights
• Market status
  • Figure 4.1: Eastern Europe, MVNO market status, end-2008
• Market size
  • Figure 4.2: Eastern Europe, selected markets' MVNO subscriptions, 3Q07 and 3Q08
• MVNO business models
• Poland
  • Figure 4.3: Poland, MVNOs' market shares of active MVNO subscriptions, 3Q08
  • Figure 4.4: Poland, mobile and MVNO subscriptions, 3Q07-3Q08
• Russia
  • Non-licensed MVNOs
  • ‘Big Three' considering options
  • Interested parties
  • MVNO potential

• ASIA PACIFIC
• Highlights
• Market status
  • Figure 5.1: Asia Pacific, MVNO market status, end-2008
• Market size
  • Figure 5.2: Asia Pacific, selected markets' MVNO subscriptions, 4Q07 and 4Q08
• MVNO business models and future MVNO prospects
  • Existing MVNO business models
  • Future MVNO prospects in Asia Pacific

• LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
• Highlights
• Market status
  • Figure 6.1: Latin America and the Caribbean, MVNO market status, 1Q09
• Market size
  • Figure 6.2: Latin America and the Caribbean, selected markets' MVNO subscriptions, 3Q07 and 3Q08
• MVNO business models
• Active reselling operators
  • Figure 6.3: Ecuador, Alegro' s mobile subscriptions, CDMA versus GSM, 4Q07-3Q08

• MIDDLE EAST
• Highlights
• Market status
  • Figure 7.1: Middle East, MVNO market status, 1Q09
• Market size
• MVNO business models

• AFRICA
• Highlights
• Market status and size
  • Figure 8.1: Africa, MVNO market status, 1Q09
• MVNO business models
• South Africa
  • Virgin' s slow uptake
  • New opportunities
• North Africa
• Other markets
  • ‘MVNO-friendly' regulation frameworks dominate East Africa
  • West and Central Africa prioritize general licensing framework reform
• Opportunities in the data segment