Abstract
Operators are signing large network outsourcing deals with increasing
frequency lately. In fact, there are more than one hundred major network
operators - both mobile and wireline - that have outsourced at least part of
their networks to one of the major telecommunications equipment suppliers,
including market leaders Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, and Nokia Siemens Networks.
Only a couple of years ago, all but a very few operators expressed no interest
in outsourcing, claiming that they would never surrender control of their
network ' crown jewels' . Today many of these same companies are signing
multi-million dollar, multi-year contracts to turn over responsibility for the
network to their equipment supplier partners.
So what explains this shift? Quite simply, significant financial, operational
and strategic pressures are forcing operators to reconsider outsourcing. This
report provides an overview of the network outsourcing business model,
explains its key financial, strategic, and operational benefits. The report
also analyzes the profiles of the companies that have decided to outsource as
well as their equipment supplier partners. Finally, the report assesses the
global market opportunity for network outsourcing and draws out the prospects
for future development of the industry.
Network Outsourcing in brief
- Network outsourcing breakdown & business models
- Financial, operational, and strategic impact on operators
- Analysis of 145 contracts to provide insight into who does this, and why
- Market forecasts through 2010, including sources of growth
- Major player strategies & positioning
- Future industry outlook
- Tier-one global operators
- Mobile market leaders
- Wireline market leaders
- Mobile attackers
- Wireline attackers
- Emerging Markets
Operators mentioned in the report:
- 3 Italy
- 3 UK
- 3GIS
- AIS
- Alltel
- BASE
- Bharti
- Brasil Telecom
- BT Global Services
- du
- E-Plus
- Eurotel
- Hutchison Essar
- Hutchison Hong Kong
- KPN
- Maxis
- Midwest Wireless
- Mobistar
- MoviStar Puerto Rico
- Netia
- ONE
- Orange Netherlands
- Rural Cellular
- tele.ring
- Telecom New Zealand
- Telefonica
- Telemar
- Telkomsel
- T-Mobile Netherlands
- Virgin Mobile
- Vodafone Australia
- Vodafone Netherlands
- Western Wireless
Key questions
- What is network outsourcing?
- How does it benefit operators? What are the financial implications of
network outsourcing? What are the strategic and operational benefits of
outsourcing?
- Which operators have signed outsourcing and managed services deals? Are
there certain countries or regions where operators have more fully embraced
outsourcing than others? Why?
- How big is the outsourcing opportunity?
- Which companies are pursuing this business? How do they compete amongst
each other? How do they differentiate themselves?
- How will network outsourcing shape the telecommunications industry
overall? If more operators outsource their networks, how will the future look?
Who should read this report?
- Telecom operators
- Assess the impact of network outsourcing on their own businesses
- Gain insights into how operator choices will impact the nature of
competition and the development of the industry
- Equipment suppliers
- Find out how operators perceive benefits and risks of network outsourcing
- Analyze competitor positioning in market
- Telecom regulators and administrations
- Gain insights into a trend that is transforming the industry
- Analyze future actions required of regulators
- Investors and analysts
- Find out how network outsourcing will change operators' cost structures
- Gain insights into the transformation of equipment manufacturers into
service providers
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