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French mobile market: key figures and MVNO market share

According to ARCEP (French telecom regulator), in 2014 mobile market key figures in France has been: Total Revenue : 14,000 Million euros (including: 960 Million euros of internacional traffic and 1,100 Million euros of SMS/MMS). Voice traffic : 147,000 Million minutes (17% to fixed lines, 36% to the same mobile network, 41% to other mobile network, 4% to international). Mobile subscribers : 57 Million (Postpaid) and 14.5 Million (Prepaid) Active Data users : 43 Millions (3G) and 11 Million (4G) Dedicated Data Cards : 3.7 Million Dedicated M2M Cards : 8.2 Million Amount of  numbers ported  during 2014: 5.5 Million Average Revenue Per User ( ARPU ): 16 Euro If we take into account only MVNO market, as of February 2015 there were 40 MVNO's in France. Here it is a list of these MVNOs including the Mobile Network Operator (MNO) that is hosting this MVNO, and its website: MVNO (Host MNO) Website Afone Mobile (SFR) www.afonemobile.fr Alphalin

Considerations for Taking Your MVNO to Market

This 4-page document from  Sprint Wholesale , is a very good start for any entrepreneur or investor looking to introduce into  MVNO business . It's obviously centered in US market and for future branded resellers of Sprint, but these considerations are also suitable for any other country: http://wholesale.sprint.com/docs/default-library/entering-the-mvno-business---final.pdf These last months have been really intense and interesting, as I've had the chance to analyze several projects to start an MVNO from scratch (mostly in Spain and Florida). In the end, it's very clear that funding is a must for any new MVNO project, but there are so many other factors to take into consideration that it's extremely important to be sure that all technical, regulatory and market issues are properly managed by your team. So, first of all, ask yourself these questions: Do you already have any experience managing  retail  customers? Will you be providing voice-only or voice+data