MVNO Mobile Virtual Network Operators
With next generation wireless networks, MVNOs have the opportunity to offer revenue-generating services and uniquely position themselves in a competitive market.
As wireless access becomes more popular for both business and personal use, many corporations that do not operate wireless networks themselves are identifying new opportunities for revenues in the resale of wireless services. By becoming a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) these forward-thinking companies can provide unique and customized features to a specific vertical market.
One of the key drivers for becoming an MVNO for new entrants is the high cost of acquiring frequency spectrum and deployment of network infrastructure. For traditional non-wireless operators, it is an opportunity to leverage an existing strong brand into new high growth revenue areas. For existing wireless operators, MVNOs help drive additional traffic and revenue from the existing spectrum and network infrastructure. Further, MVNOs
can offer these carriers reduced customer churn and higher operating margins.
The key to a successful MVNO is the ability to deliver new services quickly and efficiently. While some MVNOs will establish agreements with existing operators to provide coverage, leading MVNOs will deploy their own mobile infrastructure in order to offer value-added services. The MVNO with its own infrastructure will be able to differentiate itself from incumbent operators allowing for customer acquisition and to position itself
through services rather than price alone.
The TELOS Sonata SE softswitch-based MNVO network is the ideal solution to provide the flexibility, cost-efficiencies, rapid deployment and full service capabilities necessary for an effective business model.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Lower cost of ownership
- Future-proof platform
- Rapid and cost-effective development and deployment
- Ability to provide differentiated and profitable services
Flexibility in deployment configurations
A softswitch solution offers significantly greater flexibility in deployment configurations for both media and signaling connections to PLMN and PSTN.
In addition, many MVNO business models can be separately and simultaneously supported. For example, a centralized MVNO gateway MSC can be readily set up to serve multiple virtual network service regions and to interface with multiple mobile network operators and public-switched networks at the points of interconnect using media gateways. Such flexibility allows MVNOs to realize different cost-saving configurations and explore
different revenue-generating and profitable business models.
Lower cost of ownership
Substantial cost savings can also be gained from converged packet data and voice services. Better bandwidth utilization through a variety of compression schemes as well as tandem services support between services regions also helps to reduce the costs of operating packet-based solutions.
Future-proof platform
A softswitch solution provides a flexible and future-poof platform for the rapid and cost-effective development and deployment of new advanced innovative applications and services.