Rethinking MVNO and MVNE Economics

Pyramid Research as issued a featured report that is basically targeting Mobile Operators, MVNO, MVNEs, Financial instituions and vendors. Following are the key questions that are answered in this report:

• What are the economic realities of the MVNO business? How do the key margin indicators compare among the prepaid MVNOs, cost-heavy MVNOs, and traditional mobile players?


• Can MVNOs make money? What have been the key drivers of profitability—or lack thereof?


• Does the MVNO model make sense for content providers?


• How should the MVNO model evolve to be successful?


• What is the business case for an MNO to host MVNOs? How has the entry of MVNOs affected mobile markets?


• What are the ingredients for successful MNO-MVNO partnerships? How have MNOs prevented cannibalization of their revenues after partnering with MVNOs?


• Do MVNOs need MVNEs? How is the MVNE role evolving to make the MVNO model work?