A new report from Juniper Research has found that while global operator-billed revenues will exceed $1 trillion annually by 2016, mobile network operators (MNOs) face the prospect of a “nightmare” scenario under which operator costs will exceed revenues within four years unless remedial action is taken.

The report found that MNO core revenues were flatlining and even declining in some markets, the result of market saturation allied to falling ARPU. Furthermore, operators were faced with the prospect of spiraling backhaul costs due to the dramatic increase in cellular network data traffic, which more than doubled in 2010 and is expected to increase by more than 13x to 25,000 Petabytes per annum by 2015.?

However, the report argues that MNOs have the opportunity to redress the balance through a series of adaptive strategies designed to optimize core revenue streams, develop new revenues and significantly reduce operating costs.??

The Mobile Operator Business Models report highlights the need for MNOs to offer integrated rate plans, while also providing a wide range of segmented postpaid and postpaid tariffs. It also emphasizes the potential for double-sided revenue streams in areas such as cloud, M2M and mobile financial services where MNOs can leverage their existing assets.

Other findings from the report include:

  • Tier 2 MNOs with lower traffic volumes may gain competitive advantage by retaining flat rate data bundles;
  • Integrated Mobile Broadcast represents a potentially cost-effective means of offloading video traffic from the network;
  • As cost of fossil fuels increases, transition to “green” networks and base stations represents both an environmental and economic imperative.

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