Discover invaluable insights into trends and strategies for network operator revenue in the latest report, Operator Revenue Strategies. With data split across 60 countries, this extensive forecast analyses the dynamic and competitive network operator market and the current market challenges posed by slowing revenue, high market saturation in the consumer market, rising network ownership costs, and challenges in 5G monetisation. The report is a critical tool for understanding the industry environment; helping network operators, technical solutions providers for those operators, and regulatory bodies and policy makers to shape their future strategy.
The suite includes both a data deliverable, sizing the market and providing key forecast data for over 60 countries and several different segments, as well as a strategy and trends document which gives a complete assessment of the key trends, challenges and key recommendations for stakeholders. Collectively, they provide a critical tool for understanding this rapidly emerging market; allowing network operators and technology vendors to shape their future strategy.
Key Features
- Key Takeaways & Strategic Recommendations: Key summarised findings from in-depth analysis into the network operators’ market, accompanied by key strategic recommendations for operators to navigate the market at the present time and in the near future.
- Future Market Outlooks: Includes insights into the future market prospects, including the growth in mobile subscriptions and revenue, with splits for eight key world regions, by cellular technology, and by consumer and enterprise sectors. There are also insights into areas of network operator revenue including:
- AI Deployment
- Mobile Messaging
- Mobile Roaming
- Emerging Opportunities for Operators: The study assesses three key technical areas of network service provision which operators must be looking to as part of their revenue strategies going into the near future. These include:
- Managed & Consulting Services
- Network APIs
- Travel eSIM Solutions
- Market Forecasts & Key Takeaways: A selection of key forecasted statistics from the report’s accompanying dataset, broken down by 8 key regions, with some accompanying analysis of key takeaways, as well as how network operators should act upon them.
Data & Interactive Forecast
Extensive historical and 5-year forecasted data on a wide array of metrics including subscriber penetration, network operator revenue, as well as breakdowns by different network technologies, sectors, and by our 8 key regions and 61 countries.
Metrics include:
- Total Mobile Subscriptions
- Total Global Network Operator-billed Revenue
- Total Global Network Operator ARPU
- Total Cellular IoT Connections
- Total Cellular IoT Revenue
With market breakdowns for Enterprise, Consumer, 2G/3G, 4G, 5G, LPWA and 6G.
- Total SMS Traffic
- Average Revenue per SMS
- Total SMS Revenue
- Total RCS-capable Mobile Subscribers
- Total RCS Traffic
- Total RCS Revenue
With sector breakdowns for P2P and A2P.
Key Statistics
- $1 trillion - Global network operator revenue by 2029
- $348 billion - Global network operator enterprise revenue in 2029
- $683 billion - Global network operator consumer revenue by 2029
- 2025-2029 - Forecast period
