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1. IK2514
Wireless Infrastructure Deployment &
Economics
Exercise 1 - Group Work on
Sweden’s Telecom Markets, Actors & Roles
Laili Aidi
Abdullah Al-Basha

2. Study Case:
A user of a smartphone using a mobile phone
subscription
Possible Actors:
 elecom Regulator
T
 etwork Operator
N
 irtual Network Operator
V
 irtual Network Enabler
V
 hone Company
P
 etwork Equipment Vendor
N
 utsourcing Company
O
 ard Vendor
C
 oftware Provider
S

3. Swedish Telecom Regulator
 ost & Telecom Agency or Post- och telestyrelsen
P
(PTS),
Under :
 wedish Business Development Agency or Verket
S
för näringslivsutveckling (NUTEK)
 inistry of Industry, Employment and
M
Communications

4. Mobile Network Operator
Provide services for mobile-phone subscribers and
SIM Card
Have specific radio spectrum license and network
infrastructure to provide the service
Example in Sweden:
 elia, owned by TeliaSonera
T
 ele2, owned by Tele2
T
 elenor, owned by Telenor Sverige AB
T
 et4Mobility, owned by Telenor Sverige AB & Tele2
N
 , owned by Hutchison Whampoa & Inverstor
3
 et1, owned by Access Industries
N
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_Europe

5. Mobile Virtual Network Operator
Provide services for mobile-phone subscribers and
SIM Card
Doesn’t have specific radio spectrum license nor
network infrastructure to provide the service
Example in Sweden:
 perate in Telenor network:
O
Devicom Mobile, Easy Telecom, GT Mobile,
Lebara Mobile, LycaMobile, Superstar Mobile
 perate in TeliaSonera network:
O
DuVialla
References:
http://www.prepaidmvno.com/mvno-companies/eu-mvno-companies/sweden-mvno-companies/

6. Mobile Virtual Network Enabler
Provide back-end operation services to MVNO/MSP
to provide service to end-user customers
Example in Sweden:
 pinbox AB
S
Owned by Alltele AB, operate in TeliaSonera
References:
http://www.prepaidmvno.com/mvno-companies/eu-mvno-companies/sweden-mvno-companies/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Virtual_Network_Enabler

7. Mobile Phone Company
Manufacture mobile phone and/or provide the
mobile OS
Example in Sweden:
 ony Ericson
S
 TC
H
 okia
N
 phone
I
 amsung
S
 otorola
M
 iemens
S
 pectronic
S
 eonode
N

8. Network Equipment Vendor
Provides and maintains telecommunication
equipment and network for MNO
Example in Sweden:
 ricson
E
 okia Siemens Network
N
 TE
Z
 uawai
H
 T&T
A

9. Telecom Outsourcing Company
Provide services for telecommunication companies
(Charging/Billing, network operation /
maintenance, marketing & sales, customer
service, etc)
Example in Sweden:
 ccenture
A
 oro
D
 UNAB, Amdocs
S
 ymsoft
S
 elelogic, TerraNet
T
 ricson
E
 emalto
G

10. Mobile Software Provider
Provide specific mobile OS / application to be used
by mobile user subscriber
Example in Sweden:
 pple, Android, Microsoft, Teleca
A
Provide mobile OS / software
 piderboss
S
Develop sms / mms based services/products
 angeRoamer, Clay Telecom
R
Connect user to the strongest/suitable cellular
network service with their SIM card
 Zetle
I
Provide smart card reader and application for
electronic payment