Virtual Network Operators, Applications and Services

Mind Commerce knows Virtual Network Operators

Virtual Network Operator (VNO) is a network operator that does not own its own network infrastructure. Instead, VNO's have business arrangements with incumbent operators to offer services to their own customers.

Specialty MVNO's

MVNO Niche or Boom: Data, Telemetry, and M2M MVNOs
This publication evaluates the role, function, operation, ecosystem and Data MVNO service providers. The research also explores various M2M solutions and business strategies.

Mobile Virtual Network Enablers (MVNE)

Mobile Virtual Network Enablers (MVNE): A Study of Functional Viability
This report evaluates the working aspects of MVNE’s and their operations primarily focusing on the market opportunities (outsourced from MVNOs). The report contains a categorization analysis by MVNE service and by the extent to which various OSS items are outsourced. The report also includes a comparison matrix that acts as a reference and recommendation to help choose MVNEs by service type and specialty.

Competitive Analysis

US MVNO Competitive Analysis 2007
This report provides an in-depth critical analysis of the American MVNO landscape today. The report is aimed at investors, consultants, integrators and analysts in the mobile space, suppliers of MVNO equipment and software, and mobile carriers and other service providers.
The Competitive Analysis report examines a telecom sector that has recently experienced a billion-dollar wave of new investments and seen the launch of new service providers such as Amp’d, Helio, Mobile ESPN and Disney Mobile. The report covers not only the new MVNO entrants but also critically reviews the existing resellers and MVNOs, providing a deep-dive into all the players in this market, including key ownership, management team and principals, partners, funding, network operators and underlying technology, MVNE (Mobile Virtual Network Enabler), pricing, target markets, and their strategies for branding, marketing and distribution. The report also examines the future prospects for each MVNO and rates its chances of business success.


Business Planning

MVNO Business Plan
Written by Thomas Aabo, European Wireless Specialist, "Prepaid MVNO Business Plan" is a full business plan based on the launch of an illustrative Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) known as Vibe. The plan covers all aspects of the Company launch plan including market assessment, funding requirements, financial analysis, market segmentation and product differentiation. Also included is go-to-market plan, distribution and replenishment plans, comparison of prepaid MVNO’s in Europe versus US and more. The major benefit of this report is to assist in the development of an MVNO launch and to help validate existing plans.

Comprehensive MVNO Package
This all-in-one tool includes our best-selling MVNO business plan; the complete VIBE pre-paid MVNO business plan updated with new information to suit your planning needs and easy to modify to reflect your strategic ambitions. The latest version includes a fully functional spreadsheet-matrix enabling you to forecast financial results and even create different scenarios of execution, maximize your marketing mix and predictably forecast alternate versions in your MVNO planning.

Finally the Comprehensive MVNO Package includes our definitive US MVNO category analysis, with in-depth analysees of all the current and potential players in the market-place today. Use this to educate yourself about what is currently in the market and get a better understanding of where your strategy might fit in.

The business plan and category analysis can also be purchased separately.


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