Mobile virtual network operators: a strategic transaction cost analysis of preliminary experiences

Svein Ulset

Telecommunications Policy, vol. 26, issue 9-10, 537-549

Abstract: This paper describes and analyzes critical conditions for achieving net benefit from opening the value-chain in mobile communications by introducing mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the Scandinavian and British markets. MVNOs are radio-less network operators that outsource the radio part and some other network elements to radio-based mobile network operators. The conclusion is that MVNOs offering complex bundles of innovative value-added services will probably not be competitively sustainable as separate firms, only as more tightly integrated partners of radio-based mobile network operators.

Keywords: Virtual; mobile; operators; Contracts; Strategy; Profitability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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