Global - Mobile - Termination Rates, Roaming & Number Portability
Synopsis International roaming charges and mobile termination rates have finally begun to drop due to both competition and the introduction of regulations/price capping. As mobile operators search for new revenue streams, attention is turning to increasing mobile customers' usage of international roaming including mobile data roaming services. This report provides as overview of three key issues for competition and pricing: mobile termination rates, roaming and mobile number portability. Case studies on Europe's MTR and roaming markets are also included.

 Table of Contents 1. Synopsis 2. Introduction: mobile competition 2.1 BaK and CPNP payment systems 3. Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) 3.1 Brief case study: MTR in Europe 3.2 The Death of Termination Rates approaches? 4. Roaming 4.1 Market overview 4.2 Mobile data roaming 4.2.1 Corporations need to manage roaming costs 4.3 Case study: roaming in Europe 4.3.1 Amendments 4.3.2 Data roaming 4.4 Users frustrated with mobile operators 4.5 Wireless VoIP coming to the rescue 5. Number Portability (NP) 5.1 NP is important to competition 5.2 Key issues 5.3 Portability strategies 5.4 Mobile Number Portability (MNP) 6. Conclusion 7. Related reports
Table 1 - Historical Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) by region - 2005
Table 2 -Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) in select countries - 2009
Table 3 - EU average mobile termination charges - 2004 - 2008
Table 4 - Worldwide mobile roaming revenue - 2000; 2008; 2012
Table 5 - Average call charges abroad by region - 2007
Table 6 - European roaming charges - 2007 - 2009
Table 7 - Proposed European roaming charges - 2009 - 2012
Table 8 - Top ten European country SMS roaming charges - 2007
Table 9 - Top ten European country roaming charges per MB - Q3 2007
Table 10 - Percentage of mobile numbers ported - Finland, France, Germany, Italy, UK and US - 2006
Exhibit 1 - Roaming Regulation amendments - July 2009 - 2013
Exhibit 2 - Number Portability: Key Considerations
Exhibit 3 - Examples of countries with mobile numbering plans

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