An Exploration of Relationships Between Mobile Network Operators (MNO) and Mobile Virtual Network Operations (MVNO) in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Femi Ekanoye ◽  
Temitope Olokunde ◽  
Victor Mbarika ◽  
Philip Musa
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Mobile Network ◽  
Telecommunications Industry ◽  
Virtual Network ◽  
Brand Name ◽  
Network Operator ◽  
Telecommunication Infrastructure ◽  
Network Operations ◽  
Mobile Network Operators ◽  
Mobile Telecommunications Industry

Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) are of immense value to the mobile telecommunications industry as they provide services at an affordable rate to customers and work with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) who own the telecommunication infrastructure. This is because Mobile Network Operators sell airtime at wholesale rates to Mobile Virtual Network Operators. The Mobile Virtual Network Operators retain their brand name whilst having an arrangement with their host who is the Mobile Network Operator (MNO). This article therefore identifies the bottlenecks experienced by MNOs in establishing relationships with MVNOs in Nigeria. The article also covers the various forms of MVNO business models available in the industry and the types of policies that support the MVNO success and sustainability.

Tracking and Tracing Applications of 3G for SMEs

2011 ◽  
pp. 130-155
Author(s):  
Bardo Fraunholz ◽  
Chandana Unnithan ◽  
Jürgen Jung
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Mobile Network ◽  
Location Based Services ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
Dynamic Growth ◽  
Mobile Network Operators ◽  
Review Current

With dynamic growth and acceptance of mobile devices, many innovative business applications are beginning to emerge. Tracking and tracing seems to be one of the popular applications which many organisations have initiated, often facilitated by location based services provided by mobile network operators. However, there are many issues associated with the provisioning of this application with current technologies and business models. Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs) that make up a significant segment of businesses worldwide do not yet seem able to benefit widely from these services. In this chapter, we initially review current technologies/ applications and the issues associated with them, drawing from research and the experiences of a long term ongoing action research project with SMEs in the trade sector. Subsequently, we explore the opportunities offered by 3G services/business applications to SMEs, and provide a broad critical outlook on future opportunities for SMEs to benefit from 3G services.

scholarly journals Wanted: New Business Models for Profitable Expansion of Mobile Telephony in Rural India

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-69
Author(s):  
Harsh Manglik ◽  
Kumar Ranjan ◽  
Raghav Narsalay ◽  
Svenja Falk
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Mobile Network ◽  
Barriers To Adoption ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Urban Markets ◽  
New Business ◽  
Mobile Network Operators

Mobile network operators' agendas for profitable growth include expansion into rural areas of developing countries, especially India. However, capitalizing on that opportunity will not be easy. Our research suggests that operators have yet to create and implement business models capable of driving profitable growth through rural expansion. We found that mobile network operators hold some mistaken assumptions about rural consumers’ needs and desires regarding mobile services. To achieve profitable growth and high performance through rural expansion, operators must develop a more accurate understanding of the mobile value proposition in rural communities, as well as potential barriers to adoption. . Mobile operators in rural markets must also build business models that work in the short term as well as the long term. Sacrificing short-term revenues to expand market footprint may not be the best strategy, because stiffening competition in urban markets will likely prevent operators from cross-subsidizing their rural expansion strategies. This report serves as a “midpoint review” of some key presumptions, strategies and models companies have used to drive their rural strategies over recent years.

Economic Framework of Tariffs’ Determination in Telecommunication Services: a Digital Business in an "Analogue" Environment?

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (6) ◽  
pp. 79-98
Author(s):  
Natalya Pavlova ◽  
Andrey Shastitko ◽  
Karina Ionkina
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Network ◽  
Telecommunications Industry ◽  
Mobile Services ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
Telecommunication Services ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Economic Framework ◽  
Antitrust Legislation ◽  
Abuse Of Dominant Position ◽  
Mobile Network Operators

The article analyses the economic aspects of the application of antitrust legislation in the context of abuse of dominant position prohibition (primarily in the form of setting excessive prices) in industries that are characterized by a complexity of services both on the production side and on the demand side. Evidence from several recent antitrust cases against mobile network operators in Russia has shown that the analysis of prices for individual mobile services is incorrect outside the context of complex pricing under high joint fixed costs. The aim of this article is to explain the economic basis for changing the tariffs of telecommunication services in terms of antitrust legislation requirements. The article presents a direction for assessing the state of competition and the corresponding behavior of market participants (for example, attributes of determining excessive prices) taking into account the characteristics of the telecommunications industry, specially, the mobile services industry. Moreover, it is shown that mobile services exhibit the effects of active competition: a high quality of communication, high rates of innovative activity in the industry as a whole, as well as low prices.

scholarly journals Challenges of SOA adoption in the Telco domain for Latin American researchers

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (39) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Mendioroz-Cotelo ◽  
Álvaro Rendón-Gallón ◽  
Juan Carlos Corrales-Muñoz ◽  
Julián Andrés Rojas-Meléndez
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Mobile Network ◽  
Telecommunication Service ◽  
Paradigm Shifts ◽  
New Business ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
Mobile Network Operators

<span>Telecommunication service providers such as Mobile Network Operators are currently under the vortex <span>arising from paradigm shifts imposed by the omnipresence of the Internet. The adoption of Service Oriented <span>Architecture and the shift to Next Generation Networks constitute some of the efforts of these organizations <span>at the conflence toward these new business models. This article introduces a review of the concepts behind <span>these proposals within Telco organizations, identifis gaps and discusses about the challenges that research <span>and development groups are facing in the Latin American context; obstacles to overcome for converging and <span>creating a synergic environment of common interests oriented to the innovation around the subject.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span>

Regulatory Compliance, Ethical Behaviour, and Sustainable Growth in Nigeria's Telecommunications Industry

2018 ◽  
pp. 90-108
Author(s):  
Benjamin Enahoro Assay
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Mobile Network ◽  
Telecommunications Industry ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Mobile Network Operators

This chapter examines regulatory compliance, ethical behaviour and sustainable growth in Nigeria's telecommunications industry. It provides perspectives on the vexed issues of poor quality of service (QoS) that seems to have defied all practical solutions, unsolicited messages and the fleecing of subscribers by the mobile network operators, and other unfair business practices pervading the industry. The chapter wades through the controversy surrounding regulations and sanctions, and condemns the flagrant disregard for industry regulations by the mobile network operators whose actions are propelled by the runaway profit, which currently drives the stiff competition in the telecommunications industry. Based on the issues and problems articulated in this work, the chapter recommended among others, that the regulator should continue to engage the mobile network operators and other stakeholders in a robust dialogue aimed at finding lasting solution to the challenges impeding the growth of the telecommunications industry in Nigeria.

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