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North America Overview Canada and the USA. Federico Nienstadt CDG. IRT, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, March 2006. Agenda. North America - Operator Summary CDMA subscriber forecasts Packet data/EV-DO Trends Travel patterns – USA and Canada MVNO overview Prepaid market.
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North America OverviewCanada and the USA Federico Nienstadt CDG IRT, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, March 2006
Agenda • North America - Operator Summary • CDMA subscriber forecasts • Packet data/EV-DO Trends • Travel patterns – USA and Canada • MVNO overview • Prepaid market
North America CDMA Operators • Canada: • Seven CDMA Operators • 800 MHz and 1900 MHz • Top carriers: Bell Mobility, Telus Mobility • Bell Wireless Alliance (BWA): Bell Mobility, Aliant Wireless, SaskTel Mobility and MTS • USA: • 37 CDMA Operators • 800 MHz and 1900 MHz • More consolidation likely • Top 3: Verizon, Sprint/Nextel, Alltel
EV-DO Forecasts – North America As of February 2006, 26 carriers have launched EV-DO worldwide. Ten of those carriers are in North America and two are MVNOs.
Travel Patterns – USA 2004 Outbound Inbound
Travel Patterns – Canada 2004 Outbound Inbound
MVNO market • Canada • 6 MVNO partnering with CDMA and/or GSM carriers • Virgin Mobile, 7-Eleven • USA • 64 MVNOs so far • Amp’d Mobile, Helio, ESPN, Disney, Apple, Movida, Time Warner, Virgin Mobile, Tracfone, Walmart??
MVNOs and Roaming? • MVNO: Host network provides access to its mobile network only. The partner is responsible for all other operations: marketing and sales, distribution, billing, customer service, and network services such as voicemail, interconnect, and roaming. • Enhanced Service Provider (ESP): Host network provides access to its mobile network, roaming, and interconnect facilities. The partner is responsible for processing call data, marketing and sales, distribution, billing, and customer service. ESP’s mobile service is offered on a postpaid pricing basis. • Private Label Prepay (PLPP): In this model, host network is very involved in the partner’s offering. The partner resells a prepaid service that is developed and managed jointly by host and the partner. The partner is responsible for marketing, sales, and distribution of the product.
Prepaid Markets 2009 Forecast of Prepaid as Percentage of Total Mobile Subscribers in Selected Markets Source: Yankee Group Global Mobile Premium Forecast, December 2005 Top 10 Prepaid Markets
Thank You For more information, contact: Federico Nienstadt, fnienstadt@cdg.org