• This Strategic Report contains 170+ Pages of Analysis into 52 Vendors in the market (16 Vendors in great detail). Available from Friday 15th June 2018.
    • Executive Summary (this part of the report is sent to the MNOs who take part in the research)
    • Providers leaderboard tiered and actual ratings
    • Detailed comparison of 21 Vendors in the market in over 35+ Key Performance Indicators defined by Operators
      • Leadership
      • General Performance
      • Performance on Key aspects
    • Detailed Brand perceptions of each provider
    • Operator feedback into what Products and Services they like and what they need
    • Mobile Engagement: What they are using, planning to use and interested in
    • Key Challenges in the market
    • Why Providers are valuable and where Operators think they could add more value
    • Where the market is going, what new developments are needed
    • Strategic summary by ROCCO management team
    Annex of 15 pages: which covers the rankings of the leading 16 Vendors by Region, Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Middle East & Europe. Vendors who appear in this report are: (In bold are Vendors where MNOs gave detailed ratings) Airtel Business, Agile Telecom, AMD, BICS, Calltrade, Cequens, CITIC Telecom International, Clickatell, CLX Communications, Corporation Tedexis CA, CM.com, CS Networks, C3ntro Telecom, Dimoco, GMS, Infobip, Interactive Digital Media, InterVAS Uganda Ltd, Hook Mobile, Horisen, Javna, JT Global Ltd, Link Mobility, Lleida, Locotel Ltd, Mahindra Comviva, MessageBird, Mitto AG, Mobiweb, Monty Mobile, Mr Messaging Ltd, M-STAT, Nexmo, OpenMarket, Orange International Carriers, Panacea Mobile, PCCW Global, Route Mobile, SAP, Silverstreet, SerwerSMS, SMS Highway, Syniverse, Tanla, Tata Communications, Tele2 Group, Telecom Italia Sparkle, Telesign, Telintel, Twilio Sweden (Beepsend), tyntec. The party purchasing this report is receiving a single license for a single report to be used by their company only. A Terms of Use agreement will be sent to you after your purchase to support this. Expect to receive the report by e-mail within 24 hours of purchase. Additional licenses may be purchased at a reduced price. Please contact us for more information. UK Companies are subject to V.A.T. Paid at the Standard Rates.
  • This Strategic Analysis Report contains 100 Pages of Market Intelligence into 8 leading vendors in the market.

    The Strategic Analysis Version of the report contains:

    100 Pages of data related to Alternative Roaming Solutions Interviews with 8 Vendors. Simple to view tables and infographics which explain and contrast the opinions of Vendors Content with page numbers: Contents 2 The Authors of this Report 5 Executive Summary 6 About this Report 6 Introduction 7 The what, why and how of Alternatives 8 The Future of Alternative Roaming Solutions 12 Strategic Analysis 14 Before the Alternatives - The Birth of Roaming 14 Roaming at 20 16 Roaming Today 19 The Vendors 22 Overview 22 Ownership Structure 22 International Presence 23 Top Product Offerings 23 Primary Focus 24 Future Focus 25 Personnel 25 Revenues 25 The Solutions 26 BICS 26 Mobilise 28 Mobolize 29 Monty Mobile 30 Symsoft 33 Tele2 34 Trawell Data Services 35 UROS 36 Vendor Differentiation 39 Client numbers 40 GSMA Membership 40 Client Support 40 Customer Segmentation 40 IoT Roaming Support 40 Billing Preferences 41 Implementation Process 41 Fraud and Security 41 Financial benefits 41 Compatible devices, software and other equipment 42 Renting or leasing the solution 42 Data Roaming, Download speed and limits 42 Connected devices 43 Pricing 43 Endorsements from customers 44 Strategy 44 Notes on our Report 46 Identifying Vendors 46 The Vendors 46 Approach and Methodology 47 Eligibility for taking part in this report 47 Your Feedback is welcome 48 Our Future Reports 48 Annex A: Directory of Alternative Roaming Solution Vendors 48 Annex B: Mobile Engagement Vendor Interview 50 BICS 51 Mobilise Holdings Ltd 58 Mobolize 65 Monty Mobile International Ltd 67 Symsoft AB 76 Tele2 AB 83 Trawell Data Services 87 UROS Ltd 95 Payment terms:
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  • This Strategic Analysis Report contains 80+ Pages of data on Innovation perceptions based on 959 opinions from MNO on Vendors in the Telecoms market. Vendors were selected by MNOs, MNOs could talk about any Vendor they wanted. MNOs rated the Vendor and if we received over 5 responses on a Vendor we included them in this report.
    • Executive Summary (this part of the report is sent to the MNO's for free)
      • Highlights from the Report
      • Vendor Ranking
    • The Strategic Analysis Version of the report contains:
      • Vendor by Vendor analysis across all the 18 KPIs and across 49 Vendors (from a possible 180 Vendors) chosen by MNOs: 3MI, A1 Telekom Austria, Acision, AMD Telecom, Anam, Araxxe, ARCH, Bango, Boku, BICS, BT, Cellusys, Centili, CLX, Comfone, Dimoco, Docomo Digital, DT ICSS, EDCH, Etisalat, Evolved Intelligence, Fraudbuster, GMS, Infobip, Latro, Mobileum, Monty Mobile, Nexmo, Nextgen, OpenMarket, Orange Wholesale, PCCW Global, RoamSmart, Roamsys, Route Mobile, SAP, Sigos, Starhome MACH, Syniverse, Symsoft, Tata Communications, Tele2, Telecom Italia Sparkle, Telefonica International Wholesale, Telenor Global Services Tele2, Telia Carrier, Twilio, Vodafone Carrier Services, Yaana
      • including MNO quotes about them:
    • Leadership
      • They want to Innovate the Industry
      • They inspire you with their ideas
      • They exploit Innovation opportunities
      • They are open minded
      • They think proactively
      • They would risk the success of their current products and services to Innovate
    • Creativity
      • They Invest in research and development
      • They sometimes fail in their innovations but they keep challenging themselves
      • They help to develop new standards and processes for the industry
      • They challenge the standards in the industry, in favour of improving the situation for MNO's
      • They Innovate their business to support specific client needs
      • They have original ideas
    • Engagement
      • Their products don't normally have defects or complaints
      • They care about making products which reduce costs
      • They care about making products which increase quality for MNO's
      • They care about making products that create efficiency gains for MNO's
      • Their products evolve every year
      • You are excited about new products being launched by this company
    • Conclusions
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  • This Report contains 80+ Pages of data on the Customer Service perceptions based on 809 opinions from MNO on Vendors in the Telecoms market. Vendors were selected by MNOs, MNOs could talk about any Vendor they wanted. MNOs rated the Vendor and if we received over 5 responses on a Vendor we included them in this report.
    • Executive Summary (this part of the report is sent to the MNO's for free)
      • Highlights from the Report
      • Vendor Ranking
    • The Strategic Analysis Version of the report contains:
      • Vendor by Vendor analysis across all the 18 KPIs and across 68 Vendors (from a possible 184 Vendors) chosen by MNOs: A1 Telekom Austria, Acision, Airtel Business, AMD Telecom, Araxxe, ARCH, Astelnet, BICS, BT, Cellusys, Centili,  Colt, Comfone, CS Networks, Dimoco, DT ICSS, EDCH, Ericsson, Etisalat, Fraudbuster, GMS, HGC, iBasis, Identitel, IDM, Infobip, IP Com, Latro, Lavastorm, McTel, Mobileum, Mobius, Monty Mobile, MTT, Nexmo, Nextgen, NTT Comms, Orange Wholesale, PCCW Global, Revector, RoamSmart, Roamsys, Route Mobile, SAP, Sevis, Silta, Sigos, Sinch (CLX), Tomia (Starhome MACH), Syniverse, Tanla, Tata Communications, Tayana, Tele2, Telecom Italia Sparkle, Telefonica International Wholesale, Telenor Global Services Tele2, Telstra, Telia Carrier, Telintel, Teralight, Tieto, TNS, tyntec, WeDo Technologies, Yaana
      • including MNO quotes about them
      • With 18 KPIs on Customer Service

    With 18 Customer Service KPIs

    1. They are friendly and helpful
    2. They are patient and listen to my needs
    3. They spend the time with me that I deserve
    4. We have a respectful working relationship
    5. They provide consistent personnel who understand my business
    6. When they change personnel, there is a smooth handover
    7. They can quickly detect the cause of issues
    8. They can quickly resolve issues
    9. The first contact I speak with is able to resolve my issue
    10. They take responsibility for issues they create
    11. They keep their promises
    12. They communicate clearly
    13. They are well trained on their products and services
    14. They speak or attempt to speak my language
    15. They offer local support during my office hours
    16. They meet face to face with me or offer events I can attend
    17. They always give more than I expect
    18. They have "The Wow Factor"
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  • This Strategic Analysis Report contains 80+ Pages of data on Innovation perceptions based on opinions from MNOs of the Top 50 Vendors in the Roaming, Messaging and Interconnect Market. Vendors were selected by MNOs, MNOs could talk about any Vendor they wanted. MNOs rated the Vendor and if we received over 5 responses on a Vendor we included them in this report.
    • Executive Summary (this part of the report is sent to the MNO's for free)
      • Highlights from the Report
      • Vendor Ranking
    • The Strategic Analysis Version of the report contains:
      • Vendor by Vendor analysis
      • Their Innovation levels, attributes as featured in the new Innovation Hives.
    • KPIs
      • They want to Innovate the Industry
      • They inspire you with their ideas
      • They exploit Innovation opportunities
      • They are open minded
      • They think proactively
      • They would risk the success of their current products and services to Innovate
      • They Invest in research and development
      • They sometimes fail in their innovations but they keep challenging themselves
      • They help to develop new standards and processes for the industry
      • They challenge the standards in the industry, in favour of improving the situation for MNO's
      • They Innovate their business to support specific client needs
      • They have original ideas
      • Their products don't normally have defects or complaints
      • They care about making products which reduce costs
      • They care about making products which increase quality for MNO's
      • They care about making products that create efficiency gains for MNO's
      • Their products evolve every year
      • You are excited about new products being launched by this company
    • Conclusions
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  • This Strategic Analysis Report contains 100+ Pages of Market Intelligence into 19 leading Vendors in the market: Agile Telecom, Antwerp Technologies, Bics, Comviva, GMS, Infobip, Link Mobility, Mitto, Monty Mobile, MrMessaging, Omobio, OpenMarket, PCCW Global, Route Mobile, Sinch, SMS Highway, Syniverse, Tata Communications, Vox Carrier
    • Executive Summary (this part of the report is sent to the Operators and Vendors for free, add yourself to our mailing list or contact us for this)
      • Executive Summary of findings from the report
      • Strategic Analysis of the Vendors
      • Vendor Directory
    • Detailed overview of the market and the products
      • Strategic Analysis - The Vendors: A2P SMS Messaging Vendors, Ownership Structure, When the Companies were Founded, Their Mission, Their Business Focus, Product Offerings, Their Future Focus for Product Offerings, Their Customers (general overview not Customer Lists), Their Headquarters, Office Locations, Their Employment Strategy, Their Revenues
      • Strategic Analysis - Service Specifics: Covid impacts, A2P SMS Messaging Vendor Types, Their Value Added Services, Their Percentage of the A2P SMS Business, Their Transacting Currencies, Pricing Models, Number of SMS Which are Routed, Use of Aggregators, Working with MNO Groups, Working with SMS Hubs, Working with OTT Players, Level of Control of A2P SMS Route, Use of Grey Routes, Multi-Hop Routing, A2P SMS Fraud, Spam, Direct Connections, SMS Firewall, Profit Margin for A2P SMS Messaging, Client Rewards and Loyalty Programmes, Plans and Strategy for the Future, Future Predictions
      • Full Interviews with all the Vendors on their products and their outlook on the market: 
        • Annex A: Directory of A2P SMS Messaging Vendors
        • Annex B: A2P SMS Messaging Vendor Interviews
    • What Operators need to think about
    • The future, where the market is going, what new developments are needed
    • Strategic summary by ROCCO management team
    The party purchasing this report is receiving a single license for a single report to be used by their company only. A Terms of Use agreement will be sent to you after your purchase to support this. Expect to receive the report by e-mail within 24 hours of purchase. Additional licenses may be purchased at a reduced price. Please contact us for more information. UK Companies are subject to V.A.T. Paid at the Standard Rates.    
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    NEW FRAUD PREVENTION MARKET INTELLIGENCE REPORT 2022 After 3 years since the first release, ROCCO has published the second edition of the Fraud Prevention Market Intelligence report. This report complements the SMS Firewall Market Intelligence Report 2021, which specifically focused on one of the key services in Fraud & Security. With 14 interviewed vendors and more than 150 pages, this new study covers the services that Fraud & Security vendors are offering and their opinion on key aspects related to this topic. Moreover, it is featured their future expectations and the key regional trends. This new issue is a useful guide for those MNOs who want to be better informed about the main services for Fraud prevention. Moreover, vendors can understand what their competitors are currently offering and their stance about key issues in this space. If you want to have a comprehensive guide of the solutions to protect your business, own for your company the Strategic Analysis version of this report. This report is available from January 19th 2022   The Strategic Analysis Report contains 150+ pages of Market Intelligence based on the interviews with 14 leading vendors in the Fraud Prevention space. Table of Contents
    • Team
    • Objective
    • Fraud Prevention Overview
    • The Interviewed Vendors
    • Company Mission Statement
    • Vendors’ Overview
    • Primary Focus
    • Top 3 Product Offerings
    • Vendors’ Strategy
    • Organisation-Related Questions
    • The Top 3 Vulnerabilities
    • Advanced Tools Usage
    • Customers’ Biggest Obstacles
    • Service Specialisation
    • Technical Fraud
    • Subscription/Payment Fraud
    • Distribution Fraud
    • Business Fraud
    • Prepaid Fraud
    • The Top Growing Threats
    • Impact on Customers
    • Fraud Awareness
    • Key Aspects of a Fraud Prevention Solution
    • Fraud Prevention Investment
    • Auditing & Consulting
    • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
    • Cloud-Based Solutions
    • The Role of COVID-19
    • Vendors’ Solutions
    • Solutions’ Overview
    • Anam
    • Araxxe
    • Cellusys
    • Comviva
    • HGC Global Communications
    • Infobip
    • Latro
    • Metacert
    • Mobileum
    • Monty Mobile
    • Positive Technologies
    • Sinch
    • Syniverse
    • TATA Communications
    • Fraud Trends & Predictions
    • MNOs & Fraud Prevention
    • Concluding Remarks
    • Notes on our Report
    • Vendors’ Directory
      Payment terms:
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    The Strategic Analysis version contains 100+ pages of analysis into the main providers in the SMS Firewall market. Executive Summary contains:
    • MNO’s opinions on the key challenges and future of SMS Firewall
    • Tier Vendor listing
    Strategic Analysis contains:
    • General Ratings and Brand Awareness for the following vendors: AdaptiveMobile Security, Alaris Labs, AMD Telecom, Anam Technologies, Antwerp Technologies, BICS, Cellusys, Computaris international, Comviva, GMS, Globe Teleservices, HAUD Systems, HGC Global Communications, Infobip, Lanck Telecom, Mavenir, Mitto, Mobileum, Mobius Wireless Solutions, Monty Mobile, NewNet, Omobio, OpenMind Networks, Route Mobile, SAP, Sinch, Syniverse, Tango Telecom and tyntec.
    • A detailed Comparison on over 30 Leadership and Performance KPIs (defined by MNOs) on these specific vendors that received ratings from 5 different operators:
      • AdaptiveMobile Security,
      • Anam Technologies,
      • Cellusys,
      • GMS,
      • HAUD Systems,
      • Infobip,
      • Monty Mobile
      • Sinch.
    • Net Promoter Score
    • Conclusions Vendor by Vendor with operator quotes on their performance
    • Overall Leaderboard
    • Strategic Conclusions by ROCCO Research Team
    The party purchasing this report is receiving a single license for a single report to be used by their company only. A Terms of Use agreement will be sent to you after your purchase to support this. The party purchasing this report is receiving a single license for a single report to be used by their company only. A Terms of Use agreement will be sent to you after your purchase to support this. Expect to receive the report by e-mail within 24 hours of purchase. Additional licenses may be purchased at a reduced price. Please contact us for more information. UK Companies are subject to V.A.T. Paid at the Standard Rates.
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    The Strategic Analysis version contains 90+ pages of analysis into the main providers in the Signalling Firewall market. Executive Summary contains:
    • MNO’s opinions on the key challenges and future of Signalling Firewall
    • Tier Vendor listing
    Strategic Analysis contains:
    • General Ratings and Brand Awareness for the following vendors: AdaptiveMobile Security, Alaris Labs, AMD Telecom, BICS, Cellusys, Computaris international, Enghouse Networks, Global Message Services, Globe Teleservices, Group2000, HAUD Systems, jtendo, Lanck Telecom, Mavenir, Mobileum, Monty Mobile, NetNumber, Nokia Networks, Orange International Carriers, SecurityGen, Sinch, Sonus, Squire Technologies, Syvazcom and Telecom Italia Sparkle.
    • A detailed Comparison on over 30 Leadership and Performance KPIs (defined by MNOs) on these specific vendors that received ratings from 5 different operators: AdaptiveMobile Security, BICS, Cellusys, and SecurityGen.
    • Net Promoter Score
    • Conclusions Vendor by Vendor with operator quotes on their performance
    • Overall Leaderboard
    • Strategic Conclusions by ROCCO Research Team
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    The Strategic Analysis version contains 100+ pages of analysis into the main providers in the A2P SMS market. The executive Summary contains:
    • MNO’s opinions on the key challenges and future of A2P SMS
    • Tier Vendor listing
    Strategic Analysis contains:
    • General Ratings and Brand Awareness for the following vendors: Airtel Business, AMD telecom, BICS, Citic Telecom International, Comviva, Dimoco, GMS, Horisen, Infobip, Interactive Digital Media, Intervas Uganda ltd, JT Global) ltd, Link Mobility, Lleida, M-STAT, Messagebird, Mitto AG, Monty Mobile, Mr Messaging ltd, Vonage, Orange International Carriers, PCCW Global, Route Mobile, SerwerSMS, Sinch, SMS Highway, Syniverse, Tanla, TATA Communications, Tele2 Group, Twilio, Tyntec, VOX Carrier, LANCK telecom, HGC Global Communications.
    • A detailed Comparison on over 30 Leadership and Performance KPIs (defined by MNOs) on these specific vendors that received ratings from 5 different operators: BICS, GMS, Infobip, LANCK Telecom, Monty Mobile, Route Mobile, Sinch and Tyntec.
    • Net Promoter Score
    • Conclusions Vendor by Vendor with operator quotes on their performance
    • Overall Leaderboard
    • Strategic Conclusions by ROCCO Research Team
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  • The Market Impact Report contains 100+ pages of analysis into the main providers in the A2P SMS market. Including interviews with MNOs and A2P SMS Vendors. Enhance your Market Impact Report experience with three enlightening add-ons that are also available for purchase.
    • Market Impact Report (£1600) This report
      • Annex Vendor Benchmarking (£650) Not included. Only available as an annex to Market Impact Report
      • Annex Regional Analysis (£650) Not included. Only available as an annex to Market Impact Report
      • Annex 5-Year Analysis (£650) Not included. Only available as an annex to Market Impact Report
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  • The Market Impact Report contains 100+ pages of analysis into the main providers in the A2P SMS market. Including interviews with MNOs and A2P SMS Vendors. Enhance your Market Impact Report experience with the enlightening Vendor Benchmarking add-on.
    • Market Impact Report (£1600) This report
      • Annex Vendor Benchmarking (£650) (Included). Only available as an annex to Market Impact Report
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  • This report features the latest strategic insights on consumer eSIM Roaming. 126 MNOs from 85 countries and 5 eSIM solution vendors (eSIMGo, Keepgo, Monty Mobile, Redtea Mobile and Valid) have shared their views about the latest developments in Roaming consumer eSIM.Operators discussed their views and experiences with eSIM. They also shared their views on what they expect to happen in the future. In the case of vendors, they explained the features of their product offering, value proposition and regional trends, among other things.   Overall, the aim of this report is to provide MNOs, vendors and other stakeholders with an in-depth understanding of the strategic views from both the MNO and vendor perspectives.
  • This report is available from 14th February 2024 and contains a thorough discussion of artificial intelligence and telecom solutions based on this technology. The Strategic Analysis version of this report contains insights from 2600Hz, afina, Cequens, COMVIVA, GMS, LANCK Telecom, Mobileum, Monty Mobile, SecurityGen and Sinch. Considering the increasing relevance of AI, this publication addresses key questions such as:
    • What types of AI-based solutions are vendors offering?
    • What are the benefits of these solutions for customers?
    • What measures are vendors taking to ensure privacy compliance and minimise bias in their AI models?
    • What are the key regional trends and how are they impacting the development of AI solutions in the telecom industry?
    • What recommendations or insights do vendors have for MNOs to take full advantage of AI?
      This report is a comprehensive guide for mobile operators who want to be better informed about AI solutions and which vendors are pushing the boundaries in this area. This publication can also help vendors better understand what their competitors have contributed to AI development and assess potential areas of synergy to drive innovation.
  • The Market Impact Report contains 100+ pages of analysis into the main providers in the SMS Monetisation market. Including interviews with MNOs and Vendors of SMS Monetisation solutions. Some of the SMS monetisation solutions are resold. The Market Impact Report has 3 annexes which are also available to purchase:
    • Market Impact Report (€1900) This report
      • Annex Vendor Benchmarking (€600) Not included. Only available as an annex to Market Impact Report
        • Annex Vendor Benchmarking Regional Analysis (€600) Not included. Only available as an annex to Market Impact Report & Vendor Benchmarking
        • Annex Vendor Benchmarking 5-year Historic Analysis (€600) Not included. Only available as an annex to Market Impact Report & Vendor Benchmarking
    The party purchasing this report is receiving a single license for a single report to be used by their company only. A Terms of Use agreement will be sent to you after your purchase to support this. Expect to receive the report by e-mail within 24 hours of purchase. Additional licenses may be purchased at a reduced price. Please contact us for more information. UK Companies are subject to V.A.T. Paid at the Standard Rates.