This report is available from 30th July 2018 and contains up-to-the-moment Strategic advice on VoLTE ROAMING

This Strategic Analysis Report has been created based interviews with MNOs and International Vendors and contains 30+ Pages of data

Executive Summary (this part of the report is sent to the MNOs who took part in the research for free)

  • Highlights from the Report
  • Contents, About the Authors, Introduction, The Objective of this Report,
  • What are the benefits of VoLTE?, Executive Summary, The VoLTE Roaming Environment, The Threat to Traditional Voice Roaming Revenues,
  • MNO Strategies on VoLTE Roaming,
  • MNOs Status with LTE and VoLTE,
  • Launch timeframe for LTE and VoLTE,
  • Status of Roll-out of VoLTE Roaming Services
  • Overview Vendor Strategies on VoLTE Roaming,

The Strategic Analysis Version contents:

Contents 2
About the Authors 5
Introduction 6
Objectives 6
Methodology 7
Executive Summary 8
VoLTE: From Smoke to Steam 8
VoLTE: the US perspective – An article by Polina Hristova 10
MNOs which appear in this report 12
Vendors which appear in this report 12
MNOs Status with LTE and VoLTE 14
Status of Roll-out of VoLTE Roaming Services 16
Vendors Client Numbers 17
Launch timeframe for LTE and VoLTE 17
Which model do you plan to use for VoLTE Roaming 18
Vendors perceptions of VoLTE’s tangible benefits for MNOs 19
Strategic Analysis 21
The Threat to Traditional Voice Roaming Revenues 21
Vendors views on whether VoLTE can replace lost Voice revenues 22
Vendors views on Regulation Impacts on VoLTE 23
Vendors Regional Assessment 24
MNO Strategies 26
MNO Strategies: No VoLTE Roaming 26
MNO Strategies: Launched VoLTE Roaming 28
Reasons to offer Outbound VoLTE 29
Reasons to offer Inbound VoLTE 30
VoLTE Roaming MNOs: Number of Roaming Partners 31
MNO Strategies: Planned VoLTE Roaming 32
MNOs Reasons for wanting to launch VoLTE Roaming 32
When will MNOs Launch VoLTE Roaming 34
VoLTE Roaming Trial Strategy 35
Using an IPX to Facilitate VoLTE Roaming 36
What MNOs said about having the support of IPX 37
S8HR Model: Expected path of Voice Interconnection Revenues 38
Anticipated Increase in Roaming Revenues 39
Anticipated Decrease in Roaming Costs 40
VoLTE Interconnect 41
MNO Strategies: Launched VoLTE Interconnect 42
MNO Strategies: Planning to Launch VoLTE Interconnect 43
Reasons for making VoLTE Interconnect Agreements 44
When International Interconnect VoLTE Agreements will be made 45
Use of an IPX or Hub for making VoLTE Interconnect connections 46
Eligibility for taking part in this report 47
Your Feedback, Our Future Reports 47
Current research projects for MNOs 47
ROCCO Catalogue 48
Annex A: Vendor Directory 48
Annex B: Vendor Interviews 49
DT – ICSS 49
iBasis 52
IVR Technologies, Inc. 57
SIGOS 60
Syniverse 61

This report also features quotes from Vendors who completed interviews with us on VoLTE Roaming, DT-ICSS, IVR Technologies, Inc., iBASIS, SIGOS & Syniverse.

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