Strategies of virtual operators in Europe

Table of contents:

1. Methodology of the report

2. Executive summary

3. Overview of the European telecommunications market

• Fixed-line telephony and Internet access services
• Mobile telephony
• Regulations governing European Union telecommunications market
• Regulations and institutions governing LLU
• Regulations governing MVNO
• Implementation of EU regulations in selected countries
• Possible changes to EU regulations governing telecommunications market

4. LLU, BSA, WLR and MVNO services in Europe

• LLU, BSA and WLR services
• Types of wholesale access and operating models
• Impact of LLU on the costs and prices of telecommunication services
• LLU and BSA in Europe
• MVNO market
• Types of MVNO and MVNE
• MVNO project risks and objectives
• Risk factors and barriers
• Objectives and opportunities
• MVNO in Europe

5. Functioning and strategies of virtual operators – case studies

• Cable & Wireless
• Carphone Warehouse and Mobile World
• Completel
• Debitel
• FnacMobile avec Orange
• Futur Telecom
• Mobistar
• Neuf Cegetel
• Simyo
• Smart Telecom
• Tele.ring
• Transatel
• UPC Mobile
• Virgin Mobile

6. Virtual operator market in Poland

• Mobile network operators (MVNO/MVNE) – strategies and development prospects for 2008-2011
• Profiles and strategies of virtual operators (MVNO/MVNE)
• mBank mobile
• myAvon
• WPmobi
• Ezo Mobile
• MNI and Simfonia
• MobilKing
• Development prospects for 2008-2011
• Fixed-line network operators (BSA/WLR/ LLU) – strategies and development prospects for 2008-2011
• Profiles and strategies of operators that use BSA/WLR/LLU
• Dlugie Rozmowy
• eTel
• e-Telko
• Exatel
• GTS Energis
• Netia
• Tele2
• Telefonia Dialog
• Development prospects for 2008-2011

7. List of graphs

8. List of tables

List of graphs and Tables:

List of graphs

1. Value (€ bn) of the EU telecommunications market and its y-o-y change (%), 2003-2008
2. Comparison of European telecoms markets dynamics, 2003-2008
3. European market of telecommunications services, by type of service, 2003-2008
4. Number of fixed telephone lines and ADSL lines (million) and y-o-y change (%) in Europe, 2006-2010
5. Households with broadband internet access in the EU, 2007
6. Number of lines (million) on the wholesale internet access market in the EU, 2003-2008
7. Fixed telephony lines controlled by dominant operators in EU, 2005-2007
8. Households with at least one mobile phone in the EU, 2007
9. Types of mobile telephony services used by EU households, 2007
10. Full LLU functioning scheme
11. Shared LLU functioning scheme
12. Bitstream access functioning scheme
13. Y-o-y decrease (%) of average monthly cost of LLU in the EU, 2005-2007
14. Number of BSA lines in EU countries, January 2008
15. MVNO and MVNE operating models
16. Types of virtual operators, by services provided by MNO and MVNE at individual stages of operation
17. Risk, margin, required experience and level of investment, and business size, by type of virtual operator
18. Number of MVNOs in Europe, end of Q1 2008
19. Carphone Warehouse revenues (£ m) on mobile telephony services, 2001-2007
20. Number of locations connected via Completel fibre and DSL lines, Q4 2005-Q4 2006
21. Completel revenues (€ m) generated on wholesale and services to business customers, 2004-2006
22. Consolidated revenues (€ m) of Fnac, 2005-2007
23. Revenues (€ m) of Futur Telecom, 1998-2007
24. Revenues (€ m) generated by Mobistar on fixed-line and mobile telephony, 2004-2007
25. Total number of customers (’000) of Mobistar, by post-paid, pre-paid and MVNO services, 2004-2007
26. Revenues (€ m) of Neuf Cegetel, 2003-2007
27. Revenues (€ m) of Neuf Cegetel, by type of market, 2005-2007
28. Number of customers (million) of UPC Broadband Division, by type of service, 2005-2007
29. Revenues (€ bn) of UPC Broadband Division, 2004-2007
30. Total number of customers (’000) of Virgin Mobile, 2000-2007
31. Number of active SIM cards (million) on the Polish mobile market, by type of operator, 2002-2011
32. Value of the Polish mobile telephony market (PLN bn) and its y-o-y change (%), 1999-2011
33. Number of subscribers of WLR services in Poland, market shares of the main players, 2007
34. Number of subscribers of BSA service in Poland, market shares of the mainplayers, 2007
35. Number of subscribers using telecommunication services under agreements on BSA, WLR and LLU in Poland, H1 2007-2011
36. Value of the WLR, BSA and LLU market (PLN m) in Poland, 2007-2011

List of tables

1. Expenditure on telecommunications services in the European Union, 2004-2006
2. Possibility to provide services based on LLU and MVNO in selected EU countries, Q1 2008
3. European Commission proposals for regulation of telecommunications markets, November 2007
4. Monthly fees for full access to local loop in selected EU countries, 2007
5. Monthly fees for shared access to local loop in selected EU countries, 2007
6. Number of LLU, BSA and reseller contracts concluded in EU countries, 2006-2008
7. Number of LLU lines in selected European countries, 2003-2007
8. MVNO introduction risks and entry barriers
9. External and internal factors behind MVNO market success
10. Mobile operators (MNO and MVNO) in selected European countries, Q1 2008 – Part 1
11. Mobile operators (MNO and MVNO) in selected European countries, Q1 2008 – Part 2
12. Categories of well-known brands potentially to be used as MVNO
13. Selected items of Transatel price chart – outgoing and ingoing calls (€ per minute, VAT excluded), Q1 2008
14. Minutes of use per one top-up, by virtual operator in Poland, Q1 2008
15. mBank mobile prices, December 2006 and February 2008
16. myAvon prices, February 2008
17. Existing and future mobile virtual operators in Poland, Q1 2008

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