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Outsourcing: The Answer to Margin Pressures on International Roaming? Examines the Outsourcing Options for Maintaining the Growth of both Revenue and Margin
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d434c7/outsourcing_the_a) has announced the addition of the "Outsourcing: The Answer to Margin Pressures on International Roaming?" report to their offering.
International roaming revenue has proved to be a major source of profitability for mobile operators in the GSM era. This profitability is now under threat as both the market and regulators exert downward pressure on roaming revenue and margin. This report examines the operational outsourcing options for maintaining the growth of both revenue and margin in the face of this pressure. It covers opportunities for enhancing revenues and reducing costs.
The GSM Association is leading a major programme to stimulate international roaming markets. Through its work on Open Connectivity, fostering an environment of improved economics for roaming coverage and service rollout, new opportunities for revenue and cost improvement are emerging for mobile operators. This paper identifies those new opportunities along with existing ones that may be new to some operators or only partially explored. It concludes with key findings on operator strategies for roaming outsourcing and concrete recommendations for their exploitation.
Key Topics Covered:
- Overview
- Examining the Service Value Chain
- The Definition of International Roaming
- International Roaming Service Delivery
- Treatment of Billing Functionality Outsourcing
- Roaming Value Chain Cost and Revenue Drivers
- The Impact of European Union (EU) Roaming Legislation
- Operator Priorities for Cost and Revenue Drivers
- Wholesale Roaming Costs and Revenues (IOTs)
- Adding New Roaming Agreements
- Changing Operator Attitudes to the Roaming Value Chain
- Outsourcing Opportunities
- GSM Association Open Connectivity
- The Roaming Hub
- Open Connectivity Scenario 1
- Bilateral Connection
- Open Connectivity Scenario 2
- Connection Via One Roaming Hub
- Open Connectivity Scenario 3
- Connection Via Two Roaming Hubs
- Case Study
- Current Capability of Roaming Hubs
- The Current Roaming Hub Market
- The Changing Economics of the Roaming Hub Market
- Case Study
- Large Operator Decision to Connect to a Roaming Hub
- Implementation Benefits
- Operational Benefits
- Network Extension
- An Established Means of Fast Roaming Coverage Acquisition
- The Roaming User Experience
- Virtual Home Environment (VHE)
- Roamer and Roaming Traffic Steering
- New Outsourced Offerings
- Key Findings
- Recommendations
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d434c7/outsourcing_the_a
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