• This report is available from 25th October 2016 and contains up-to-the-moment Strategic advice on IPX and their Big Data Offerings This Strategic Analysis Report has been created based on interviews with 9 International IPX Network Vendors and contains 200+ Pages of data Executive Summary 
    • About the Authors
    • Introduction
    • Objective
    • Methodology
    • Background
    • Some basic concepts of IPX and Big Data
    • ROCCO’s Objective
    • The participating IPX Providers
    • Executive Summary
    • The IPX Market and its Evolution
    • The IPX Networks Geographic Coverage
    • The IPX Providers Customers segmentation
    • The IPX Providers and their IPX Peering Strategy
    • Quality of Service and supported Class of Service
    • The IPX Service Level Agreements
    • IPX Monitoring and Reporting
    • Big Data analytics and Mobile Roaming
    The Strategic Analysis Version of the report contains:
    • IPX Market Intelligence and Evolution
    • The status of IPX adoption: drivers, inhibitors, challenges
    • The IPX Providers strategy for service evolution and differentiation
    • Major changes and services driven by the 5G introduction
    • The IPX Providers Networks
    • The IPX Networks: Geographic Coverage and Equipment Vendors
    • IPX and IPSec
    • The IPX Providers Services
    • IPX services today and in the next short-term
    • Connectivity options and support for IPv6
    • The IPX Providers Customers
    • IPX Customers per Service
    • IPX Customers type
    • The LTE Roaming reach
    • The IPX Providers and their IPX Peering Strategy
    • IPX Quality of Service
    • IPX services mapping to VLANs
    • QoS and supported CoS
    • Traffic routing and DSCP marking
    • Compliance with the GSMA
    • The IPX Service Level Agreements
    • SLA for IPX Access and Transport
    • SLA for the IPX-based services
    • End-to-End QoS guarantee
    • Customer Portal
    • IPX Monitoring and Reporting
    • IPX Network monitoring and reporting
    • GRX Looking Glass
    • LTE Roaming monitoring and reporting
    • Further insights into the monitoring and reporting solutions
    • In-house development vs white label
    • The value proposition of the LTE Roaming monitoring and reporting service
    • Big Data analytics and Mobile Roaming
    • Insights into Big Data analytics market: the IPX Providers view
    • Big Data analytics as solution to the mobile roaming problems
    • Big Data and the role of the IPX Provider
    • Big Data and value added services
    • The IPX Providers Big Data solutions: features and value proposition
    • The IPX Providers Big Data platforms underlying technology
    • In-house development vs white label
    • The participating IPX Providers
    • The IPX Providers and their Companies
    • Ownership Structure
    • When the Companies were Founded
    • Their Mission
    • Their Business Focus
    • Companies Top 3 Product Offerings
    • Future Focus of Product Offerings
    • Their Headquarters
    • Office Locations
    • Their employment strategy
    • Their Revenues
    Annex A: The participating IPX Providers Annex B: IPX Providers Directory Annex C: The Interviews with the Participating IPX Providers The party purchasing this report is receiving a single license for a single report to be used by their company only. A Terms of Use agreement will be sent to you after your purchase to support this. Expect to receive the report by e-mail within 24 hours of purchase. Additional licenses may be purchased at a reduced price. Please contact us for more information. UK Companies are subject to V.A.T. Paid at the Standard Rates.      
  • Roaming Regulation Masterclass: 2 days of Training, Strategic Data, Activity and Consultation in the specific area of Regulation of International Roaming based on our detailed research into this area Suitable for: Roaming Managers, Roaming Directors, Roaming Strategists Content:
    • Learn about all the Strategic factors around Global Regulation for Roaming (GCC, EU and beyond)
    • How to deal with different types of factors with regard to Regulation, Transparency, Surcharges, Fair use Policies
    • Trends in Global Tariff plans
    • EU regulation and Brexit impacts
    • Important Strategic steps: Considering how to approach Regulators, what Roaming Regulation Tariffs are commonly available for Roaming and what do they do?
    • All Types of Roaming Regulation challenges identified by Operators in our recent Research
    • Full of useful sources of Strategic Data
      • from our reports and from our research
      • REGULATORS
      • Several NRA's
      • Surcharge Applications
      • Fair Use Policies
      • Vendor Solutions
    • Never before will you find in our industry such a complete educational package for Roaming Regulation
    Quality:
    • Presented by active Roaming Strategists with specific recent experience
    • Presenters who have 20 years+ experience in Roaming
    • Who consult and help design Roaming Regulation Strategy for tier 1 Operators globally
    • The Masterclass uses slides but also diagrams, interactive materials, role-pay, activities and Hothouse methodology to make content understood
    • ROCCO Certification in Roaming Regulation is offered and is optional: including assessment, Certification of course completion and grading
    Costs:
    • Training: Delegates for the three days pay £2,680.00. Includes registration fee.
    • Certification Optional: £700.00.
    • Course materials are provided for free.
    • Refreshments and lunch are included.
    • Hotel and Flights to London are at the delegates own expense. ROCCO can offer recommendations for Hotels we have good experience with.
    • Pay online or by invoice minimum 30 days in advance of the training start day.
    We cannot guarantee availability. Maximum 15 delegates admitted.
  • This report is available from 27th February 2017 and contains all the regulation status up to that date including FUP Strategy etc This Strategic Analysis Report contains 40+ Pages of feedback from interviews with 30 EU full MNOs in 26 of the 28 Member States and Industry Analysis on the latest EU Roaming Regulation 2015/2020. Executive Summary (this part of the report is sent to the MNOs who took part in the research for free)
    • Highlights from the Report
    • EU MNO feedback
    • Reporting on the Current EU Regulation
    The Strategic Analysis Version of the report contains: MNOs perspective:
    • Contents, About the Authors, Introduction, The Objective of this Report, What are the EU Roaming Regulations, The Current EU Roaming Regulation, The History of EU Roaming Regulation
    • The MNOs Perspective:
    • The MNO represented in this report,
    • BEREC Interaction
    Implementation Strategy:
    • MNOs Implementation date of the EU Regulation 2020/2015,
    • Methods of implementation of the EU Roaming Regulation 2020/2015,
    • Bundling,
    • Opt-In, opt-out,
    • About the EEA,
    • Non-EEA countries,
    • Position on UK Exit from the EU,
    • Restriction on the RLAH tariff plan,
    • What Restrictions MNOs will apply,
    • FUP (Fair Usage Policy) and RLAH tariffs,
    • MNOs application of a Fair-Use Policy (FUP),
    • Permanent Roaming
    Impacts on the Wholesale Market: 
    • Impacts on the Wholesale Roaming Market Overview,
    • Impact of new services on the wholesale roaming market,
    • EU Roaming Regulation and IOT Discount Strategy,
    • Revenue Commitments,
    • Send or Pay Commitments,
    • Volume Commitments,
    • Special surcharge to sustain the domestic charging model
    The party purchasing this report is receiving a single license for a single report to be used by their company only. A Terms of Use agreement will be sent to you after your purchase to support this. Expect to receive the report by e-mail within 24 hours of purchase. Additional licenses may be purchased at a reduced price. Please contact us for more information. UK Companies are subject to V.A.T. Paid at the Standard Rates.
  • Roaming Strategy Masterclass

    4,020.00 ex. VAT
    Roaming Strategy Masterclass: 3 days of Training, Strategic Data, Activity and Consultation in the specific development of International Roaming Strategy for MNO's MVNO's or Vendors Suitable for: Roaming Managers, Roaming Directors, Roaming Strategists Content:
    • Learn about the factors that determine a good Roaming Strategy, where, when and how to build an effective Strategy Plan
    • How to deal with different types of factors in the Macro, Micro and Local environments
    • Important Strategic steps: Preparation, Inputs, Organisation, Modelling, Scenario Planning, Action Plans (learn skills you can transfer to all types of strategy)
    • All Types of Roaming threats identified by Operators
    • Dealing with Wholesale Roaming Cost & Outsourcing
    • Dealing with overview of Retail Strategic position globally, common propositions and direction
    • Tactical Financial Strategic Analysis, Roaming P&L
    • Full of useful sources of Strategic Data
    • Never before will you find in our industry such a complete educational package for Roaming Strategy.
    Quality:
    • Presented by active Roaming Strategists with specific recent experience
    • Presenters who have 20 years+ experience in Roaming
    • Who consult and help design Roaming strategy for tier 1 Operators globally
    • The Masterclass uses slides but also diagrams, interactive materials, role-pay, activities and Hothouse methodology to make content understood
    • ROCCO Certification in Roaming Strategy is offered and is optional: including assessment, Certification of course completion and grading
    Costs:
    • Training: Delegates for the three days pay £4,020.00. Includes registration fee.
    • Certification Optional: £700.00.
    • Course materials are provided for free.
    • Refreshments and lunch are included.
    • Optional complimentary tour of Malaga's top sights for 3 hours provided by a local resident (given in the evening after the training is concluded)
    • Delegates will receive a complimentary welcome meal at one of Malaga's best restaurants.
    • Hotel and Flights to Malaga are at the delegates own expense. ROCCO can offer recommendations for Hotels we have good experience with.
    • Pay online or by invoice minimum 30 days in advance of the training start day.
    We cannot guarantee availability. Maximum 15 delegates admitted.
  • This report is available from 21st March 2017 and contains up-to-the-moment Strategic advice on Roaming Internet of Things. Please see www.uros.com to receive the report. This Strategic Analysis Report has been created based interviews with 96 MNOs in 81 Countries and 6 MNO Groups and contains 20+ Pages of data      
  • Roaming Internet of Things M2M Masterclass: 2 days of Training, Strategic Data, Activity and Consultation in the specific development of International Roaming Strategy for Internet of Things for MNO's MVNO's or Vendors This is an event taking place in Madrid, Spain Suitable for: Roaming Managers, Roaming Directors, Roaming Strategists Content:
    • Learn about all the Strategic factors around Roaming Internet of Things, how to work with and deal with a Roaming Internet of Things /M2M roaming business
    • How to deal with different types of factors with regard to Permanent Roaming, Transparency
    • Important Strategic steps: Considering how to approach enterprise, what Roaming IoT Platforms are available for Roaming and what do they do?
    • All Types of Roaming challenges identified by Operators in our recent Roaming Internet of Things Research
    • Dealing with Wholesale Roaming Cost & Outsourcing the IOT's for IoT.
    • Dealing with overview of Retail Strategic position globally, common propositions and direction
    • Full of useful sources of Strategic Data
    • Never before will you find in our industry such a complete educational package for Roaming Strategy.
    Quality:
    • Presented by active Roaming Strategists with specific recent experience
    • Presenters who have 20 years+ experience in Roaming
    • Who consult and help design Roaming strategy for tier 1 Operators globally
    • The Masterclass uses slides but also diagrams, interactive materials, role-pay, activities and Hothouse methodology to make content understood
    • ROCCO Certification in Roaming Strategy is offered and is optional: including assessment, Certification of course completion and grading
    Costs:
    • Training: Delegates for the three days pay £2,680.00. Includes registration fee.
    • Certification Optional: £700.00.
    • Course materials are provided for free.
    • Refreshments and lunch are included.
    • Optional complimentary tour of Madrid's top sights for 3 hours provided by a local resident (given in the evening after the training is concluded)
    • Delegates will receive a complimentary welcome meal at one of Madrid's best restaurants.
    • Hotel and Flights to Madrid are at the delegates own expense. ROCCO can offer recommendations for Hotels we have good experience with.
    • Pay online or by invoice minimum 30 days in advance of the training start day.
    We cannot guarantee availability. Maximum 15 delegates admitted.
  • Roaming Outsource Masterclass: 2 days of Training, Strategic Data, Activity and Consultation in the specific area of Outsourcing of International Roaming based on our detailed research into this area Suitable for: Roaming Managers, Roaming Directors, Roaming Strategists Content:
    • Learn about all the Strategic factors around Outsourcing for Roaming, how to work with and deal with a Roaming Vendors and how to select them
    • How to deal with different types of factors with regard to Outsourcing
    • What should your RFP look like for each specific type of Vendor
    • Important Strategic steps: Considering how to approach Vendors, what Roaming Outsourced Platforms are available for Roaming and what do they do?
    • All Types of Roaming challenges identified by Operators in our recent Research
    • Dealing with Wholesale Roaming Cost & Outsourcing.
    • Full of useful sources of Strategic Data on
      • Data Clearing Houses
      • Financial Clearing Houses
      • Dual /Multi Imsi Providers / Network Extension Vendors
      • Steering of Roaming Providers
      • Roaming Internet of Things Platform Vendors
      • Roaming Quality of Service Testing providers
      • IPX and GRX
      • Roaming Management Systems
      • SIM Box detection
      • Fraud Vendors
      • A2P SMS Aggregators
      • SMS and SS7 Firewall Vendors
    • Never before will you find in our industry such a complete educational package for Roaming Outsourcing
    Quality:
    • Presented by active Roaming Strategists with specific recent experience
    • Presenters who have 20 years+ experience in Roaming
    • Who consult and help design Roaming strategy for tier 1 Operators globally
    • The Masterclass uses slides but also diagrams, interactive materials, role-pay, activities and Hothouse methodology to make content understood
    • ROCCO Certification in Roaming Strategy is offered and is optional: including assessment, Certification of course completion and grading
    Costs:
    • Training: Delegates for the three days pay £2,680.00. Includes registration fee.
    • Certification Optional: £700.00.
    • Course materials are provided for free.
    • Refreshments and lunch are included.
    • Hotel and Flights to San Francisco are at the delegates own expense. ROCCO can offer recommendations for Hotels we have good experience with.
    • Pay online or by invoice minimum 30 days in advance of the training start day.
    We cannot guarantee availability. Maximum 15 delegates admitted.
  • Roaming Strategy Masterclass: 3 days of Training, Strategic Data, Activity and Consultation in the specific development of International Roaming Strategy for LTE and VoLTE Suitable for: Roaming Managers, Roaming Directors, Roaming Strategists Content:
    • Learn about the factors that determine a good Roaming Strategy for LTE and VoLTE, where, when and how to build an effective Strategy Plan for launching these services
    • LTE and VoLTE processes and approaches
    • Important Strategic steps: Commercial, Operational and Technical
    • All Types of LTE and VoLTE Roaming threats identified by Operators in ROCCOs Industry research
    • Dealing with Wholesale Roaming Cost & Outsourcing for LTE and VoLTE
    • Dealing with overview of Retail Strategic position globally, common propositions and direction
    • Full of useful sources of Strategic Data
    • Never before will you find in our industry such a complete educational package for Roaming Strategy.
    Quality:
    • Presented by active Roaming Strategists with specific recent experience
    • Presenters who have 20 years+ experience in Roaming
    • Who consult and help design Roaming strategy for tier 1 Operators globally
    • The Masterclass uses slides but also diagrams, interactive materials, role-pay, activities and Hothouse methodology to make content understood
    • ROCCO Certification in Roaming Strategy is offered and is optional: including assessment, Certification of course completion and grading
    Costs:
    • Training: Delegates for the three days pay £4,020.00. Includes registration fee.
    • Certification Optional: £700.00.
    • Course materials are provided for free.
    • Refreshments and lunch are included.
    • Optional complimentary tour of Seville's top sights for 3 hours provided by a local resident (given in the evening after the training is concluded)
    • Delegates will receive a complimentary welcome meal at one of Seville's best restaurants.
    • Hotel and Flights to Seville are at the delegates own expense. ROCCO can offer recommendations for Hotels we have good experience with. Seville is an international airport with good connections to most of norther Europe and of course the rest of Spain.
    • Pay online or by invoice minimum 30 days in advance of the training start day.
    We cannot guarantee availability. Maximum 15 delegates admitted.
  • This Strategic Report contains 80+ Pages of Analysis into all the providers in the market. Comparing all our results with the results of the previous year.
    • Executive Summary
    • Detailed comparison of all the providers in the market in over 30+ Key Performance Indicators defined by Operators
      • Leadership
      • General Performance
      • Performance on Key aspects
    • Detailed Brand perceptions of each provider
    • Operator feedback into what Products and Services they like and what they need
    • Key Challenges in the market
    • Why Providers are valuable and where Operators think they could add more value
    • Where the market is going, what new developments are needed
    • Strategic summary by ROCCO management team
    • ROCCOs perceptions of future developments in the field
    The party purchasing this report is receiving a single license for a single report to be used by their company sent on receipt of payment and subject to a signed terms of use agreement. Additional licenses may be purchased at a reduced price.
  • This Strategic Analysis Report contains 300+ Pages of Market Intelligence into 13 leading vendors in the market.

    The Strategic Analysis Version of the report contains:

    300+ Pages of data related to Signalling Firewall Interviews with 13 Vendors Simple to view infographics which explain and contrast the opinions of Vendors Content: The Executive Summary: Contents, About the Authors, Introduction, Objective, Methodology, Abbreviations and Acronyms , Executive Summary, About the Executive Summary, Background, The Participating Vendors, What does a Signalling Firewall deliver, Signalling Firewall: what Vendors say MNOs need to know, Vendors’ vision about the future of Signalling Firewall, Regional trends in the Signalling Firewall demand Vendors: Signalling Firewall Vendors, Ownership structure and when they were founded, Their Revenues, Their Mission, Their Business Focus, Product offerings, Vendor’s SS7/Signalling offer, Their Future Focus for Product Offerings, Their Customers (SMS Firewall and Signalling Firewall), Their Headquarters, Office Locations, Their Employment Strategy Service Specifics: What Signalling Protocols, SS7 Firewall and Diameter Firewall, Is SMS Firewall part of the SS7 Firewall?, Protection against Signalling vulnerabilities, SS7 and diameter attack types, How do Vendors protect against geo location tracking and frauds, How do Vendors protect against interception and TMSI to IMSI translation, How do Vendors protect against DOS denial of service, DOS flooding attacks, How do Vendors protect against extraction of authentication vectors, Compliance with GSMA standards, Signalling solutions for the International Roaming Hubs, International Networks Extensions (BA.21) and Outbound, Roaming Solutions (BA.23), Active monitoring of existing installations, Should MNOs pay fines for Signalling attacks?, Signalling Firewall with stateful inspection, Scalability of the Signalling Firewall solution, Contextual Awareness of the Signalling Firewall solution, Near-Real Time Analysis, The Signalling Firewall Integration into the Signalling Network, Integration Models, Deployment into the Operator’s Signalling Network, In-line deployment, firewall on a stick, Opcode routing, Support for TDM and SIGTRAN, Support for ITU-T and ANSI specifications, Signalling Firewall deployment strategy: Vendors further comments, Interactions with the Operator’s Network, User independence in the configuration, How Vendors speak about their Signalling Firewall Solution, The Vendors and their Unique Value Proposition, Signalling Firewall Virtualization, Benefits of firewall Virtualization, Vendors view on Pros and Cons of a Virtualised Signalling Firewall Solution, Vendor’s support to Signalling Firewall Virtualization, Signalling Firewall in the IPX provider’s network, Virtualization: shared infrastructure and service chaining, Vendors’ view and strategy about Signalling Firewall virtualization, Network security auditing, Port Opening and Black Box Audits, Audit Services for LTE, The key features and benefits of the network security scanner, Vendors’ further comments, Reporting and analysis of historical trends, Dashboards and visualisation tools, Type of reports, user-defined alerts and metrics, Vendors further comments, Signalling Security Consulting as a service, Signalling Firewall: what Vendors say MNOs need to know, Vendors’ Regional Vision and Overall Predictions for the Future Vendor’s Predictions for the Future, Vendor's Regional Vision Annex A: Directory of Signalling Firewall Vendors Annex B: All Vendor Interviews: Anam Technologies, BICS, Cellusys, Computaris International, Enghouse Networks, Evolved Intelligence, HAUD Systems, Mobileum, NetNumber, Orange International Carriers, Openmind Networks, Telecom Italia Sparkle, Symsoft. Payment terms:
    • UK Companies are subject to V.A.T. Paid at the Standard Rates.
    • The report will be sent over electronically following signature of a simple Terms of Use Document issued by ROCCO.
  • This Strategic Analysis Report contains 100 Pages of Market Intelligence into 5 leading vendors in the market.

    The Strategic Analysis Version of the report contains:

    140+ Pages of data related to Data and Financial Clearing views from 5 Vendors Simple to view infographics which explain and contrast the opinions of Vendors Content: The Executive Summary: The Authors of this Report, Executive Summary, Overview, What is Data and Financial Clearing?, The Future of Data and Financial Clearing, How should Financial Clearing Evolve in an LTE World Vendors: Overview, Their International Presence, Ownership Structure, Top Product Offerings, Primary Focus, Future Focus, Personnel, Revenues, Services offered, Choosing Vendors Data Clearing: Length of time in Data Clearing, Partnering with Others, Vendor differentiation, Client numbers , GSMA Standards, Client Support, NRTRDE support, NRTRDE Performance, System availability, SLA for TAP FILES Policies, SLA Penalties, Diagnostic and reporting tools, Fault monitoring capabilities, TAP File processing timeframes, CDRs, Data Clearing Client Types, Client growth, TAP speeds, Customer Loyalty and Rewards, Pricing models, Additional Fees, Training Fees, Billing preferences, TAP file storage, The Future of Data Clearing Pricing, DCH Specialisation, LTE Data Clearing development, Local Break Out (LBO) support, S8HR support, VoLTE models, The future of DCH, Data Clearing Support for Wi-Fi Roaming, Data Clearing Vendor USP’s, How could Operators be better educated in Data Clearing, How can Operators help improve the Data Clearing process, Innovation: DCH Services, Data clearing key trends Financial Clearing: Vendors Length of time in Financial clearing, Partnering with Others, Vendor differentiation, Vendor’s Financial Clearing Service names, GSMA Standards, EID Support, EID Improvements, Paper Invoices, Client Support Bad Debt, SLA for Bad Debt, Reporting Bad Debt, Financial Disputes, Financial Liability, Vendor Financial Clearing Services, Payment Time frames, Global Roaming Invoices, Financial Clearing Clients types, Client growth, Customer Loyalty and rewards, Pricing models, Additional Fees, GSMA Standard developments, Training Fees, Billing preferences, In-house Financial Clearing for MNO’s, Future Data Clearing pricing, FCH Services, FCH Specialisation, LTE Financial Clearing development, Wifi-roaming Support, What MNO’s need to know about Financial Clearing, Financial Clearing Improvements, Vendor Specialisation, Financial Clearing Innovation, Financial Clearing Trends Annex A: Directory of Data and/or Financial Clearing Vendors 51 Annex B: Mobile Engagement Vendor Interview: Advanced Roaming & Clearing House, Comfone, Nextgen Clearing, Starhome Mach, Syniverse   Payment terms:
    • UK Companies are subject to V.A.T. Paid at the Standard Rates.
    • The report will be sent over electronically following signature of a simple Terms of Use Document issued by ROCCO.
  • This Strategic Report contains 90+ Pages of Analysis into all the providers in the market.
    • Executive Summary (this part of the report is sent to the Operators who take part in the research)
    • Providers leaderboard tiered and actual ratings
    • Detailed comparison of all the providers in the market in over 30+ Key Performance Indicators defined by Operators
      • Leadership
      • General Performance
      • Performance on Key aspects
    • Detailed Brand perceptions of each provider
    • Key Challenges in the market
    • Why Providers are valuable and where Operators think they could add more value
    • Strategic summary by ROCCO management team
    Single Use License: The party purchasing this report is receiving a Single Use License. A License to be used by their company only. A Terms of Use agreement will be sent to you after your purchase to support this. Expect to receive the report by e-mail within 24-48 hours after purchase. Unlimited Distribution License: ROCCO also offers an Unlimited Distribution License. Please contact us for more information. UK Companies are subject to V.A.T. Paid at the Standard Rates.