Expect MVNO Consolidation.(survey on Mobile virtual network operators)(Brief Article)

Wireless Week, January, 2006

By Staff More than one-third of respondents believe MVNOs will position themselves as better able to provide access to content and services than traditional network carriers, according to a survey that mobile content provider Motricity conducted during an MVNO summit in Miami last month.

A majority - 74 percent - of summit attendees also agree that the MVNO market will experience significant consolidation over the next couple of years. Other survey findings include: Surprise! Youths (16 and under) will be the primary target for MVNOs over the next two years, according to nearly half of those surveyed. Only 18 percent of respondents believe that customers will choose MVNOs because they are more cost-effective. Nearly one-third of...

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