Wholesale services for mobile service providers
Ovum forecasts rapid growth in mobile voice and data revenues over the next five years. Mobile service operators will be increasingly dependent on wholesale services to offer their customers specialised capabilities including games, content, mobile browsing and corporate applications. Wholesalers must recognise this burgeoning revenue stream by focusing their attention on this valuable segment of customers.
Executive summary
In a nutshell
Ovum view
Key messages
Wholesale service providers should look beyond connectivity
Wireless services represent major sources of wholesale revenues
Mobile connectivity to grow by 8% CAGR in five years
Mobile data revenues to increase by 77% in the next five years
Innovation and complexity of wholesale services
No exclusivity in wholesale services
Growth of outsourcing network solutions
Market segment description
MNOs, MVNOs and fixed wireless represent significant wholesale opportunities
Market segment analysis
Mobile forecast market scenario
Healthy mobile growth will drive wholesale demand
Mobile demand creates opportunities to expand the wholesale product mix
Opportunities for wholesale providers
Wholesaler types
Wireline carriers supply national wholesale services
National wholesale services supplied by mobile operators
International wholesale services supplied by fixed carriers
International wholesale services supplied by mobile operators
Wholesale content services
Wholesale application services
In a nutshell
Ovum view
Key messages
Wholesale service providers should look beyond connectivity
Wireless services represent major sources of wholesale revenues
Mobile connectivity to grow by 8% CAGR in five years
Mobile data revenues to increase by 77% in the next five years
Innovation and complexity of wholesale services
No exclusivity in wholesale services
Growth of outsourcing network solutions
Market segment description
MNOs, MVNOs and fixed wireless represent significant wholesale opportunities
Market segment analysis
Mobile forecast market scenario
Healthy mobile growth will drive wholesale demand
Mobile demand creates opportunities to expand the wholesale product mix
Opportunities for wholesale providers
Wholesaler types
Wireline carriers supply national wholesale services
National wholesale services supplied by mobile operators
International wholesale services supplied by fixed carriers
International wholesale services supplied by mobile operators
Wholesale content services
Wholesale application services
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Mobile forecast data, 2009-2014
Table 1: Mobile forecast data, 2009-2014
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Wholesale services and suppliers matrix
Figure 1: Wholesale services and suppliers matrix
