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This report is available from 2nd May 2019 and contains up-to-the-moment Strategic advice on 5G Roaming This Strategic Analysis Report has been created based interviews with MNOs and International Vendors and contains 30+ Pages of data With every passing year, the launch of 5G – as expected – is quietly nudged further and further. But then why was 2018 the year of vacuous hype, why was 5G thrown around like it was packaged and ready to go? The results from our 5G survey so far prove that 5G Roaming is moving forward. There are multiple reports on Domestic 5G strategies, roll-out plans, business cases, etc. However, this is the first ever independent study into what operators globally are thinking about 5G Roaming and what the main drivers are behind their decision on moving forward. The Strategic Analysis Version contents: Contents 2 About the Authors 5 Introduction 6 Methodology 7 Executive Summary 8 5G Starts with plans for IoT but also for Consumers 8 Five Alive but not yet Kicking 11 MNOs which appear in this report 13 5G Domestic and Roaming Launch Dates 14 Domestic Rollout: Is Roaming a Factor? 15 5G Stand Alone or Non Stand Alone 16 5G Roaming Trial Strategy 17 5G Main Drivers 18 Frequency Bands 20 Strategic Analysis 21 Network Sharing 21 Network Sharing: MNOs in Favour 22 Network Sharing: MNOs Not in Favour 22 Network Slicing 23 Network Slicing Charging 26 5G Billing 26 Price Per Slice 27 5G Network Security 28 VoLTE Roaming 29 Do you have VoLTE Today 29 Termination of Legacy 2G / 3G networks 31 VoLTE and 5G Roaming 33 Are Vendors Ready for 5G 34 IPX Business Model 35 MNO Concerns about 5G Roaming 36 The Fall Back Method 37 Roaming Partner Network Size 37 Frequency Compatibility 37 Permanent Roaming 38 Regulations 38 Pricing Compatibility 39 ROCCO’s Vision of 5G deployments : 40 Eligibility for taking part in this report 42 Your Feedback, Our Future Reports 42 Current research projects for MNOs 42 ROCCO Catalogue 43 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. -
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This report is available from 6th December 2022 and contains a thorough discussion of strategic aspects related to 5G Roaming. This publication is a perfect guide for Roaming teams that are planning to implement 5G SA or 5G NSA. Also, vendors can understand better what challenges MNOs are currently facing and how they can support them. The Strategic Analysis version of this report contains feedback from 78 MNOs across 53 countries and the participation of BICS, Cellusys, Comfone, SecurityGen and Vodafone Carrier & Partner Services. Considering the increasing relevance of 5G Roaming, this publication addresses the following questions:- When MNOs estimate that they will launch 5G NSA & 5G SA Roaming?
- What are the main challenges and opportunities of 5G SA Roaming for MNOs?
- Which enterprise sectors have the biggest interest in 5G SA Roaming?
- What MNOs think about BCE and its implementation?
- How MNOs see vendors supporting them for 5G Roaming?
- What solutions for 5G SA are vendors offering?
- What challenges are vendors facing in the delivery of 5G Roaming SA solutions?
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This report is available from 30th November 2023 and contains a thorough discussion of strategic aspects related to 5G SA Roaming monetisation. This publication is a perfect guide for Roaming teams who want to know better about the plans and experiences of fellow MNOs in 5G SA. Moreover, vendors can understand better what challenges MNOs are currently facing and how they can support them. The Strategic Analysis version of this report contains feedback from 85 MNOs across 63 countries and the participation of BICS, Cellusys, Comfone, SecurityGen and Vodafone Carrier & Partner Services. Considering the increasing relevance of 5G SA Roaming, this publication addresses the following questions:- When do MNOs expect to launch 5G SA Roaming?
- What are the key challenges and opportunities of 5G SA Roaming for MNOs?
- What do MNOs think about the progress of 5G SA standards?
- What do MNOs think about BCE and the barriers to its implementation?
- How do MNOs see vendors supporting them for 5G SA Roaming?
- What 5G SA solutions are vendors offering?
- What challenges are vendors facing in delivering 5G SA Roaming solutions?
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This report is available from 14th February 2024 and contains a thorough discussion of artificial intelligence and telecom solutions based on this technology. The Strategic Analysis version of this report contains insights from 2600Hz, afina, Cequens, COMVIVA, GMS, LANCK Telecom, Mobileum, Monty Mobile, SecurityGen and Sinch. Considering the increasing relevance of AI, this publication addresses key questions such as:- What types of AI-based solutions are vendors offering?
- What are the benefits of these solutions for customers?
- What measures are vendors taking to ensure privacy compliance and minimise bias in their AI models?
- What are the key regional trends and how are they impacting the development of AI solutions in the telecom industry?
- What recommendations or insights do vendors have for MNOs to take full advantage of AI?
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This Strategic Analysis Report contains 100 Pages of Market Intelligence into 8 leading vendors in the market.The Strategic Analysis Version of the report contains:
100 Pages of data related to Alternative Roaming Solutions Interviews with 8 Vendors. Simple to view tables and infographics which explain and contrast the opinions of Vendors Content with page numbers: Contents 2 The Authors of this Report 5 Executive Summary 6 About this Report 6 Introduction 7 The what, why and how of Alternatives 8 The Future of Alternative Roaming Solutions 12 Strategic Analysis 14 Before the Alternatives - The Birth of Roaming 14 Roaming at 20 16 Roaming Today 19 The Vendors 22 Overview 22 Ownership Structure 22 International Presence 23 Top Product Offerings 23 Primary Focus 24 Future Focus 25 Personnel 25 Revenues 25 The Solutions 26 BICS 26 Mobilise 28 Mobolize 29 Monty Mobile 30 Symsoft 33 Tele2 34 Trawell Data Services 35 UROS 36 Vendor Differentiation 39 Client numbers 40 GSMA Membership 40 Client Support 40 Customer Segmentation 40 IoT Roaming Support 40 Billing Preferences 41 Implementation Process 41 Fraud and Security 41 Financial benefits 41 Compatible devices, software and other equipment 42 Renting or leasing the solution 42 Data Roaming, Download speed and limits 42 Connected devices 43 Pricing 43 Endorsements from customers 44 Strategy 44 Notes on our Report 46 Identifying Vendors 46 The Vendors 46 Approach and Methodology 47 Eligibility for taking part in this report 47 Your Feedback is welcome 48 Our Future Reports 48 Annex A: Directory of Alternative Roaming Solution Vendors 48 Annex B: Mobile Engagement Vendor Interview 50 BICS 51 Mobilise Holdings Ltd 58 Mobolize 65 Monty Mobile International Ltd 67 Symsoft AB 76 Tele2 AB 83 Trawell Data Services 87 UROS Ltd 95 Payment terms:- UK Companies are subject to V.A.T. Paid at the Standard Rates.
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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.
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This report is available from 24th September and contains up-to-the-moment Strategic insights on Roaming Consumer eSIM. It has over 100 pages of insights.This report provides the opinions of 14 MNOs from across the globe and 5 Vendors of eSIM solutions (Airalo, Dent, Lotusflare, MTX Connect, Valid) on the status of eSIM for the roaming consumer. The aim of this report is to give all MNOs and other interested parties an understanding of the current strategic opinions and an estimated timeline for the roll-out of eSIM services. Information on MNOs’ strategic plans for eSIM was collected from key roaming executives from 14 MNOs. The data was captured in Spring, Summer 2020. This report also reviews input from various MNO sources to summarize the evolution of eSIM. -
This report features the latest strategic insights on consumer eSIM Roaming. 126 MNOs from 85 countries and 5 eSIM solution vendors (eSIMGo, Keepgo, Monty Mobile, Redtea Mobile and Valid) have shared their views about the latest developments in Roaming consumer eSIM.Operators discussed their views and experiences with eSIM. They also shared their views on what they expect to happen in the future. In the case of vendors, they explained the features of their product offering, value proposition and regional trends, among other things. Overall, the aim of this report is to provide MNOs, vendors and other stakeholders with an in-depth understanding of the strategic views from both the MNO and vendor perspectives. -
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
- 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
- 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 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
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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
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This Strategic Report contains 90+ Pages of Analysis into all the providers in the market. Available from April 12th 2021.- 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
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This Strategic Report contains 75+ Pages of Analysis into all the providers in the market. Available from April 6th 2019.- 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
