Speakers for 2012
The MVNO Industry Summit 2011 was the biggest yet, attracting over 250 senior-ranking delegates from 48 countries. 63% of attendance was made up from MVNO and MNO companies and a good handful of prospective MVNOs and regulators checking out the feasibility of this exciting new telecoms model for their own markets and core brand extension.

Main themes of the event:

Retail Brand and Distribution – MTV, Google, Red Bull, NRJ, Tesco. Partnerships are at the heart of MVNO business and brand players offer real distribution and marketing mechanisms. Will brands continue to become full MVNOs or work directly with operators to simply offer their youth/specific demographic markets and ask the MNOs to deal with all the back end issues?

4G Wholesale Business Models and Mobile Data – device connectivity is going to be massive, but the reality of how network bandwidth will be supplied is everyone’s guess at the moment, which makes for a very exciting and speculative juncture in the industry. Our 4G Wholesale Business Models event will follow this from the beginning – www.4g-wholesale.com

The MVNO Supernova Effect – The UK market has % mobile penetration and X MVNO players, but the effect of MVNAs and the entrepreneurial spirit of MVNO business differentiation mean that new MVNO players keep on coming. Some of these will better the existing MVNO experience, and some will implode – either exiting the market or consolidating with their neighbouring MVNOs.

Roaming Agreements – The Turkcell and Deutsche presentation shows the huge implications of internationalising your MVNO brand and reaping the roaming termination revenues as reward. Watch as other MVNOs follow suit in a market near you.

Cross-Dressing MVNOs/MNOs/MVNEs – The distinction between players is becoming increasingly blurred. As MVNOs bring expertise and technical ability in-house they are offering MVNE services to new entrants. Similarly MNOs will extend their business solution arms to compete with MVNEs and also to muscle in as potential go-to people for the 4G Wholesale business models to come. Dual status’ for all players is most likely.

New Markets
The Inaugural MVNO Industry Summit Challenge
For those of you who witnessed the inaugural MVNO Industry Summit challenge you will be unlikely to forget it! Four courageous industry executives stood forward in the ultimate market competition, with a mere 2 minutes to pitch their MVNO business proposition to a panel of expert judges. There was only one winner, but all four involved won the ultimate respect of the baying crowd!

Participants for MVNO Challenge

1. Dr Maneeb Awan, Managing Director, ESay Mobile
2. Wumi Oghoetuoma, CEO, Crown Interactive - Winner!
3. Ian Philip, Managing Director, Anvil Mobile - commended by Everything Everywhere
4. Vimal Odedra, Director, Annecto

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And here are a few testimonials from those who attended:

"We have had some very good feedback from our attendees at the MVNO Summit - it proved an extremely useful trip, so well done for all the hard work that went into it and making it a success",
MVNO division, Everything Everywhere

"Heading home from the MVNO Industry Summit in Barcelona! Tnx all friends and colleges for two very good days! #MVNOIS",
MFL, Telenor

"Very good first day at the MVNO Industry Summit. Proud to be the sponsor! #mvnois",
Mteleena_mobile

"Today is the last day for #MVNOIS, there were fantastic and brilliant showcases from #LATAM",
MOB, CAGLAR

"Second day of the MVNO Industry Summit is again very interesting and successful #mvnois",
Mteleena_mobile Teleena

"Thank you and your colleagues at Informa for organizing such a wonderful event!",
M GL, EU Software Department, Huawei

"The first day was amazing, new productive information to who need to better understand the new business model to apply in new market in Brasil.",
MRP, MY Business, Brasil

“As it was my first visit to the MVNO forum I found the variety of topics to be both informative and useful. Also it was a great opportunity to get an insight to the developments amongst the MNVE community and how they were being translated into MVNO scenarios. I will certainly be attending in the future. “
Paul Y. Wade, Chief Marketing Officer, Smarter Mobile

‘I'd like to thank Informa for a well-run and successful conference in Barcelona. It was both useful and informative for MARC Group.’
Rabi Chowdhury, Director, MARC GROUP (UK)

‘The summit event was very good, both from the event organisation and the presentation-contents points of view.’
Baris Balut, MVNO Manager, Dsmart/Smile, Turkey

‘It has been a great event. Thank you again for your invitation.’
Pedro Serrahima, Managing Director, Pepephone, Spain – Speaker at MVNO Industry Summit 2010

‘Thanks for the MVNO summit – a really great event. We made a heap of new contacts and although its early days we expect to get real value from the meetings there.’ 
Momac

‘A quick note from Phil and I to say thank you for hosting us at such a great event. The discussion was extremely illuminating; it's a very interesting moment for the industry’ 
Philip Cole, Sales Director and Co-Founder, Wireless Logic, UK

"Great topics spoken about, very informative, and good networking  opportunities"
Hamish White, Shaka Mobile

"Excellent overview of the current state-of-the art and future  potential of the MVNO industry"
Jan Geiger, Materna

"The MVNO Industry Summit gathers an impressive amount of  industry leaders from all over the world!"
Freddy Lundmark, Telenor

"A very informative conference and a unique opportunity to meet  with the key players"
John Ross, Orange

"Best MVNO/E/A/X networking event there is!"
Matthieu Joosten, Terra Mobile

"Good business enviroment to find out great opportunities"
Andres Montinero, Virtualis Costa Rica