This document discusses trends in the PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function) market. It covers the size and growth of the convergent charging and policy markets, which are projected to grow significantly through 2016. Key trends driving this growth include the adoption of smartphones, new data services, flexible pricing models, and network transformations by operators to support new technologies and services. Regulatory environments and new partner business models are also influencing operators. The document outlines these trends through examples and implications for the PCRF market.
Mobile Value Added Services (MVAS) is indeed a mounting Industry. In this time of economic recession, this industry stands strong. Investments flowing in this sector are enormous.
Deploying Value-Added Service (VAS) Applications over LTE Network as an Advan...Ali Saghaeian
Some of the topics covered in this slide deck:
Telco-OTT voice/messaging applications
App users & heavy users of legacy services
Operator-provided OTT-like communications app
Value of the messaging market and the level of threat from OTT
Operators rating their performance against OTT Players
Apps as multi-modal communication platforms
Important Factors in an OTT Service Package
White paper: Closing the mobile data revenue gap (2010)Corine Suscens
The demand for mobile data is exploding, presenting operators with a unique opportunity to generate new revenue streams and grow their business. However revenue is not growing fast enough to ensure profitability. Not only is the mobile data traffic growing much faster than revenues, but the revenue growth rate also tends to decline over the years.
Download this whitepaper to find out ways to address this challenge and better capitalize on the mobile data opportunity.
The whitepaper analyses business models and capabilities that will help an operator to optimize its subscriber potential, differentiate itself from the competition, and achieve its mobile data revenue maximization goals.
This document is a “distilled” version of the much larger report that Analysys Mason and IAMAI have prepared. The detailed report is available for purchase on IAMAI’s website – www.iamai.in and is an in-depth guide to each of the specific sub-segments within the mobile value added services ecosystem.
This summarised version of the report covers the following areas: The Indian mobile VAS opportunity, policy and market enablers, key trends in the mobile VAS industry in India, key growth areas in services and applications and mobile VAS industry growth forecasts
The key takeaways from this report summary are as follows:
• The Indian non-voice market is at an inflexion point, and the growth opportunity remains significant
• Similar to other mobile-first markets, mobile internet (handset plus dongles / CCDs) will drive growth in non-voice revenues while traditional services stabilize
• However, various market and policy enablers are required in on-deck VAS, off-deck VAS and SMS channels to realize this growth opportunity
• From a market perspective, a self-regulating body for settling issues between market participants can be an effective way to address on-deck challenges
• From a policy perspective, we believe that following a model of market determined revenue share with no special VAS license is the best route
• We recommend establishing an agency under the direction of TRAI to help address off-deck adoption issues and facilitate the allocation and management of a central short code registry system
• It is also recommended that a common standard for local language characters should be mandated on all handsets sold in India to facilitate growth in SMS
• Resolution of above issues also becomes imperative for maintaining market efficiency and balance of power in the evolving VAS value chain
• Among the emerging services, we believe that mobile commerce and utility services will have a significant social impact
• Finally, we believe that mobile internet adoption will result in a proliferation of data enabled services and applications around video, advertising, community, entertainment and enterprise mobility
VAS Content and Service provider in BangladeshShariful Islam
This is short report of VAS Content & Service provider in Bangladesh. Bangladesh regulatory status. You can find present and future VAS and its value chain. Challenges for starting this businesses.
For the full report download of “Future of Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) in India”, Go to
http://www.bdaconnect.com/WebUI/ContactUs.aspx?dl_id=B714C0AFB863A41E3E5377BCF18A3D81
Mobile Value Added Services (MVAS) is indeed a mounting Industry. In this time of economic recession, this industry stands strong. Investments flowing in this sector are enormous.
Deploying Value-Added Service (VAS) Applications over LTE Network as an Advan...Ali Saghaeian
Some of the topics covered in this slide deck:
Telco-OTT voice/messaging applications
App users & heavy users of legacy services
Operator-provided OTT-like communications app
Value of the messaging market and the level of threat from OTT
Operators rating their performance against OTT Players
Apps as multi-modal communication platforms
Important Factors in an OTT Service Package
White paper: Closing the mobile data revenue gap (2010)Corine Suscens
The demand for mobile data is exploding, presenting operators with a unique opportunity to generate new revenue streams and grow their business. However revenue is not growing fast enough to ensure profitability. Not only is the mobile data traffic growing much faster than revenues, but the revenue growth rate also tends to decline over the years.
Download this whitepaper to find out ways to address this challenge and better capitalize on the mobile data opportunity.
The whitepaper analyses business models and capabilities that will help an operator to optimize its subscriber potential, differentiate itself from the competition, and achieve its mobile data revenue maximization goals.
This document is a “distilled” version of the much larger report that Analysys Mason and IAMAI have prepared. The detailed report is available for purchase on IAMAI’s website – www.iamai.in and is an in-depth guide to each of the specific sub-segments within the mobile value added services ecosystem.
This summarised version of the report covers the following areas: The Indian mobile VAS opportunity, policy and market enablers, key trends in the mobile VAS industry in India, key growth areas in services and applications and mobile VAS industry growth forecasts
The key takeaways from this report summary are as follows:
• The Indian non-voice market is at an inflexion point, and the growth opportunity remains significant
• Similar to other mobile-first markets, mobile internet (handset plus dongles / CCDs) will drive growth in non-voice revenues while traditional services stabilize
• However, various market and policy enablers are required in on-deck VAS, off-deck VAS and SMS channels to realize this growth opportunity
• From a market perspective, a self-regulating body for settling issues between market participants can be an effective way to address on-deck challenges
• From a policy perspective, we believe that following a model of market determined revenue share with no special VAS license is the best route
• We recommend establishing an agency under the direction of TRAI to help address off-deck adoption issues and facilitate the allocation and management of a central short code registry system
• It is also recommended that a common standard for local language characters should be mandated on all handsets sold in India to facilitate growth in SMS
• Resolution of above issues also becomes imperative for maintaining market efficiency and balance of power in the evolving VAS value chain
• Among the emerging services, we believe that mobile commerce and utility services will have a significant social impact
• Finally, we believe that mobile internet adoption will result in a proliferation of data enabled services and applications around video, advertising, community, entertainment and enterprise mobility
VAS Content and Service provider in BangladeshShariful Islam
This is short report of VAS Content & Service provider in Bangladesh. Bangladesh regulatory status. You can find present and future VAS and its value chain. Challenges for starting this businesses.
For the full report download of “Future of Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) in India”, Go to
http://www.bdaconnect.com/WebUI/ContactUs.aspx?dl_id=B714C0AFB863A41E3E5377BCF18A3D81
Value added service (VAS) provider failures: insights from VAS product companiesBrowne & Mohan
Dr TR Madan Mohan, Managing partner addressed Network of ICT Entrepreneurs and Enterprises (NITEE), under the aegis of Foundation for MSME Clusters (www.msmefoundation.org), New Delhi on 27th August 2010 regarding “Value added service (VAS) provider failures: insights from VAS product companies”.
Applications of Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Cloud Services in 4G-b...Ali Saghaeian
Some of the topics covered in this slide deck:
Market Opportunities for Cloud Monetization
Business Model for Big Data
Big Data Monetization and Transformation
Possible Strategies in M2M / IoT / Digital Services
Sigfox: A global network just for things!
Applications for Internet of Things (IoT)
Exploiting 5G for Advanced IoT
Today’s mobile market is growing quickly, and the growth is not slowing down anytime soon. According to the Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast, 2013-2018, both the number of mobile subscribers and the volume of traffic are expected to grow dramatically. By 2018, there will be more than 10 billion mobile-ready devices and connections, about 3 billion more than in 2013. At the same time, the report indicates that in the same timeframe, global mobile IP traffic will reach an annual run rate of 190 exabytes, up from less than 18 exabytes in 2013.
Mobile operators, enterprises, and over-the-top (OTT) players alike are looking at new ways to take advantage of the growth. New mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are appearing, and they can use the network and assets of mobile virtual network enablers (MVNEs) to set up their network and create new business models and enter different markets.
In order to bring long-term business success in the MVNO and MVNE business, MVNOs and MVNEs need to use their current capabilities to their best advantage and create new and differentiated services that are hard for their competitors to replicate. With the Cisco MVNO and MVNE solution, consisting of the Cisco Policy Suite (PS) of software solutions, the Cisco Virtualized Packet Core (vPC), and the Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregation Services Router Packet Gateway, MVNOs and MVNEs can achieve the business outcomes in providing services that are segmented, targeted, and quick to roll out. This Cisco solution enables you to:
● Increase service value with innovative services to end users
● Generate higher perceived value in your services
● Differentiate yourself and effectively identify and gain market
● Develop an extensible platform that allows you to easily introduce new technologies such as access control
● Increase your average revenue per user (ARPU) as your business grows or increase the ARPU of your current base
This white paper outlines typical use cases of MVNOs and MVNEs and the Cisco solution to address them.
India’s Telecom War: Blue Ocean Strategy in India’s telecom industryAshutosh Gaiha
What exactly did Jio do, to cause the telecom revolution and even manage to beat decade-old companies like Airtel and Vodafone? They took the unexpected route by betting on a new technology at a time when competitors were betting on existing technology…
The telecommunications sector comprises companies that make communication possible on a global scale whether through the phone or Internet. These companies created the infrastructure that allows data to be sent anywhere in the world. The largest companies in the sector are wireless operators, satellite companies, cable companies and Internet service providers.
Business Model - Diversification Strategy for Electronic Media ConglomerateFawad Ahmad Khan Niazi
The growing demand of content and its regulations over internet and mass media are also challenges for the TOs as they are less familiar to such type of situations in contrast to EMCs and in some cases compliance to content regulations resulted in total blocking of key portal services e.g. YouTube and facebook on whom Telecom operators (TOs) rely for professional as well as user generated content. The power of mobile as end-user device/terminal; and necessity to have access to mobile device for tapping youth and busy customers requiring mobility in future is acknowledged worldwide. Therefore, EMCs should strive to provide converged services to mobile users in Pakistan through diversification strategies like that of telecom operators to sustain in long run.
Sponsored data and zero rate charging - Non-neutral mobile broadband modelsDean Bubley
Analysis & forecasts for two key types of application-based charging / non-neutral mobile Internet business models.
Zero-rating of mobile data is used to exempt certain applications or content from users' data plan quotas, and is used in both developing and mature markets. In essence, nobody pays for the data - although the mobile operator may work a revenue-share deal for paid content, or may look to upsell the users with more paid data access.
Sponsored data is similar, but involves the content/app provider paying for data traffic on behalf of the user. It has been popularised by AT&T's announcement in January 2014, although it has gained only limited traction so far.
This presentation, based on Disruptive Analysis' June 2014 on Non-Neutral Mobile Broadband models, examines the sub-segments and likely success factors for each type of offer.
Value added service (VAS) provider failures: insights from VAS product companiesBrowne & Mohan
Dr TR Madan Mohan, Managing partner addressed Network of ICT Entrepreneurs and Enterprises (NITEE), under the aegis of Foundation for MSME Clusters (www.msmefoundation.org), New Delhi on 27th August 2010 regarding “Value added service (VAS) provider failures: insights from VAS product companies”.
Applications of Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Cloud Services in 4G-b...Ali Saghaeian
Some of the topics covered in this slide deck:
Market Opportunities for Cloud Monetization
Business Model for Big Data
Big Data Monetization and Transformation
Possible Strategies in M2M / IoT / Digital Services
Sigfox: A global network just for things!
Applications for Internet of Things (IoT)
Exploiting 5G for Advanced IoT
Today’s mobile market is growing quickly, and the growth is not slowing down anytime soon. According to the Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast, 2013-2018, both the number of mobile subscribers and the volume of traffic are expected to grow dramatically. By 2018, there will be more than 10 billion mobile-ready devices and connections, about 3 billion more than in 2013. At the same time, the report indicates that in the same timeframe, global mobile IP traffic will reach an annual run rate of 190 exabytes, up from less than 18 exabytes in 2013.
Mobile operators, enterprises, and over-the-top (OTT) players alike are looking at new ways to take advantage of the growth. New mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are appearing, and they can use the network and assets of mobile virtual network enablers (MVNEs) to set up their network and create new business models and enter different markets.
In order to bring long-term business success in the MVNO and MVNE business, MVNOs and MVNEs need to use their current capabilities to their best advantage and create new and differentiated services that are hard for their competitors to replicate. With the Cisco MVNO and MVNE solution, consisting of the Cisco Policy Suite (PS) of software solutions, the Cisco Virtualized Packet Core (vPC), and the Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregation Services Router Packet Gateway, MVNOs and MVNEs can achieve the business outcomes in providing services that are segmented, targeted, and quick to roll out. This Cisco solution enables you to:
● Increase service value with innovative services to end users
● Generate higher perceived value in your services
● Differentiate yourself and effectively identify and gain market
● Develop an extensible platform that allows you to easily introduce new technologies such as access control
● Increase your average revenue per user (ARPU) as your business grows or increase the ARPU of your current base
This white paper outlines typical use cases of MVNOs and MVNEs and the Cisco solution to address them.
India’s Telecom War: Blue Ocean Strategy in India’s telecom industryAshutosh Gaiha
What exactly did Jio do, to cause the telecom revolution and even manage to beat decade-old companies like Airtel and Vodafone? They took the unexpected route by betting on a new technology at a time when competitors were betting on existing technology…
The telecommunications sector comprises companies that make communication possible on a global scale whether through the phone or Internet. These companies created the infrastructure that allows data to be sent anywhere in the world. The largest companies in the sector are wireless operators, satellite companies, cable companies and Internet service providers.
Business Model - Diversification Strategy for Electronic Media ConglomerateFawad Ahmad Khan Niazi
The growing demand of content and its regulations over internet and mass media are also challenges for the TOs as they are less familiar to such type of situations in contrast to EMCs and in some cases compliance to content regulations resulted in total blocking of key portal services e.g. YouTube and facebook on whom Telecom operators (TOs) rely for professional as well as user generated content. The power of mobile as end-user device/terminal; and necessity to have access to mobile device for tapping youth and busy customers requiring mobility in future is acknowledged worldwide. Therefore, EMCs should strive to provide converged services to mobile users in Pakistan through diversification strategies like that of telecom operators to sustain in long run.
Sponsored data and zero rate charging - Non-neutral mobile broadband modelsDean Bubley
Analysis & forecasts for two key types of application-based charging / non-neutral mobile Internet business models.
Zero-rating of mobile data is used to exempt certain applications or content from users' data plan quotas, and is used in both developing and mature markets. In essence, nobody pays for the data - although the mobile operator may work a revenue-share deal for paid content, or may look to upsell the users with more paid data access.
Sponsored data is similar, but involves the content/app provider paying for data traffic on behalf of the user. It has been popularised by AT&T's announcement in January 2014, although it has gained only limited traction so far.
This presentation, based on Disruptive Analysis' June 2014 on Non-Neutral Mobile Broadband models, examines the sub-segments and likely success factors for each type of offer.
RefWorks for DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE - Faculty Development Naz Torabi
RefWorks is an online research management, writing and
collaboration tool. It is designed to help researchers easily
gather, manage, store and share all types of information,
as well as generate citations and bibliographies.
Designing and implementing synergies; Coordinating investment in Research and...Dimitri Corpakis
My presentation at the WIRE 2016 Conference (session "Strategies & Synergies – Understanding how to implement funds most efficiently" ) , http://www.wire2016.eu
SmartMS - The new standard for Operator-driven Mobile MessagingStreamWIDE
The new standard for Operator-driven
Mobile Messaging
SmartMSTM Technology is an Application Server and a suite of white-label Mobile Messaging Applications enabling Mobile Operators to exceed competing Over-the-Top mobile messaging services and prepare the evolution of SMS/MMS towards IP-based messaging.
The ability to use voice, mobile apps, SMS, email, websites, chat, video, and social media through a single device is forcing operators to rethink their mobile strategies in the form of offload. With the increased data usage, operator networks become increasingly congested. As such, a smart and dynamic connected interaction is necessary to allow better traffic management with particular capabilities of the device with which it is characterized.
In this paper, we will examine how dynamic data offloading with 3GPP based Access Network Discovery Selection Function (ANDSF) plays its role in the implementation of selective offloading. ANDSF as specified in 3GPP standards describes how the inter-system mobility between 3GPP systems and non-3GPP systems (WLAN, WiMAX, CDMA) policies and priorities can control the conditions for which a device connects to which wireless network. As mobility is becoming a mainstream for customer engagement, operators must ensure contextual continuity is preserved through an integrated approach.
Mobile networks are now dominated by data. If we rewind back to a decade ago, smartphones and application stores were unheard of. Twitter and Facebook were not in existence and YouTube wasn’t as popular. Culturally, consumers are valuing the need to be socially connected in the present day Internet.
The traditional cellular network cannot cope with the increase in data and signaling traffic that is generated and thus is driving carriers in the direction of offload. The Phase 1 approach was centered on immediately relieving congestion on the network by encouraging offload to any available Wi-Fi hotspot. In this second part of the five part offload series, we draw attention to Direct Internet Offload. The concept of Direct Internet Offload is nothing new, but has taken a slight shift considering Wi-Fi’s popularity. And the flexibility to integrate them into mainstream network design offers transformative opportunities for carriers without losing sight of the commitment to make the user experience secure and controlled.
Author: Virgilio Fiorese, Software Sales Manager, Ericsson Latin America and Caribbean
This article presents six hidden factors that can help operators improve network quality, and thus improve customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Mobile VAS and Multimedia Ecosystem and Value‐Chain over 4G and 4.5G Network ...Ali Saghaeian
The slides cover a broad range of topics, including:
4G and 4.5G as the Next Uplift of Growth
The Evolution of Mobile Operators' Business Model
Possible Changes in the Value Chain
How to take the Smart Pipe VAS Strategy
Data as the key to create Competing Value
Key Drivers and Success Factors in Future Networks
Operators' Strategies in the Value Chain
Digital Economy and the Evolving Ecosystem
Strategies for Monetizing Mobile Content, Services and Applications in 4G and...Ali Saghaeian
Some of the topics covered in this slide deck:
Monetizing Mobile Content, Services and Apps
Key Monetization Strategies & Challenges
Building New Business Model for Operators
LTE as the key opportunity for Monetization
Exploring OTT Monetization Opportunities and Services
Monetization Efforts With Mobile Network Geolocation
Recent initiatives in Data Monetization