Global Roaming Clearing Services Market 2023-2028: Market Trends & Strategies

Juniper Research’s Roaming Clearing Services market research suite provides a thorough evaluation of the technologies that comprise the data and financial clearing ecosystem; analysing and forecasting the market for operators and vendors.

The research includes:

Extensive ecosystem analysis across various roaming clearing services technologies, including 4G, 5G, and IoT. The report evaluates the rise of IoT and 5G, as well as the changes to the market brought about by the BCE protocol.
Analysis of challenges for operators in the roaming clearing services space and strategic recommendations to capitalise on innovative data and financial clearing solution, services and technologies, such as new charging models, data analytics, and regulation management.
Regional analysis across 8 key regions, scoring each on the growth of the data and financial clearing market, and potential revenue growth that can be achieved by leading stakeholders.

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1. Key Trends and Strategic Recommendations
1.1 Key Trends in the Data and Financial Clearing Market
1.1.1 IoT and 5G Roaming Will Be Instrumental to Future Roaming Revenue Growth
Figure 1.1: Total Number of Roaming Connections (m), Split by Connection Type, 2023 2028
1.1.2 Average Revenue Leakage per Connection to Decline, as Clearing Houses Continue to Innovate Their Offerings
1.1.3 US and China to Be the Largest Data and Financial Clearing Markets in 2028
Figure 1.2: Proportion of Data and Financial Clearing Revenue Attributable to the US and China (%), 2023-2028
1.1.4 National Governments and Supranational Bodies Increasingly Look to Eliminate Roaming Barriers for Users
1.2 Key Strategic Recommendations for Data and Financial Clearing Vendors
1.2.1 Clearing Houses Must Focus on Simplifying the Roaming Market for Operators
1.2.2 Traffic Segmentation Pivotal to Future Clearing Houses’ Offerings
1.2.3 Clearing Houses Must Utilise BCE to Maximise Revenue from IoT and 5G.
1.2.4 Data Analytics Services and Tools Must Be Provided by Clearing Houses
2. Future Market Outlook
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Future Market Trends
2.2.1 Future Number of Roaming Connections to Continue Rising Rapidly
Figure 2.1: Total Number of Roaming Devices (m), Split by Connection Type, 2023-2028
i. The Rise of IoT Roaming
Figure 2.2: Total Number of IoT Roaming Connections (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023 2028
Figure 2.3: Average Operator Revenue per Roaming IoT Connection per Month ($), Split by Eight Key Regions, 2023-2028
ii. 5G Networks Now Essential to Consumer Mobile Service
Figure 2.4: Total Number of 5G Roaming Connections (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023 2028
Figure 2.5: Total Operator 5G Roaming Revenue ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028
iii. Operators, National Governments, and Supranational Organisations Around the World Continue to Eliminate Roaming Barriers
Figure 2.6: EU Roam Like at Home Countries and West Balkan Roaming Agreement Countries
2.2.2 Operator Revenue Leakage to Grow Significantly Over the Next Five Years
Figure 2.7: Total Operator Revenue Leakage ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028
Figure 2.8: Total Data and Financial Clearing Revenue ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023 2028
3. Strategies For Future Monetisation
3.1 Future Clearing House Monetisation Strategies
3.2 TAP
3.2.1 Advantages of BCE
3.2.2 Challenges to BCE Adoption
Figure 3.1: Driving Factors and Limitations of the GSMA’s BCE Protocol
i. Operator Understanding
ii. Differences in Versions and Protocols
iii. Data Storage and Processing
3.2.3 Charging Models for IoT Roaming
Figure 3.2: Total Number of Roaming IoT Devices (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023-2028
i. 5G IoT Roaming Charging Models
ii. Permanent IoT Charging Roaming Models
3.2.4 Roaming 5G Connections Charging Models
Figure 3.3: Total Number of Roaming 5G Subscribers (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023 2028
i. Volume-based Charging Models
ii. 5G Standalone
3.3 Revenue Assurance
Figure 3.4: Total Operator Roaming Revenue Leakage ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2023 2028
i. Inter-operator Tariff Checks
ii. Pricing Policies
iii. NRTDRE Exchanges
iv. Blockchain
Figure 3.5: The Process of Blockchain
3.4 Regulatory Management Platforms
3.5 Data Analytics
Table 3.6: The Five Key Types of Analytics
Figure 3.7: The Process of Machine Learning
i. Automated Machine Learning
ii. Deep Learning
Table 3.8: Key Methods of Deep Learning
Figure 3.9: The Process of Federated Learning
4. Country Readiness Index
4.1 Data and Financial Clearing Country Readiness Index
Figure 4.1: Juniper Research’s 8 Key Regions Definition
Table 4.2: Juniper Research’s Roaming Clearing Services Country Readiness Index: Scoring Criteria
Figure 4.3: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index: Data and Financial Clearing
4.2 Key Regional Takeaways
4.2.1 Innovation Must Account for Roaming Market Characteristics
4.2.2 Extent of 5G and LPWA Development Crucial to Opportunities in Roaming
Figure 4.4: Total Roaming Revenue South Korea and India Split by Connection Type ($m), 2023-2028
4.2.3 Emerging Economies Struggle with High Revenue Leakage
4.3 Regional Analysis
4.3.1 North America
Figure 4.5: Total Operator Revenue from Roaming Split by Connection Type in North America ($m), 2023-2028
Figure 4.6:Total Data and Financial Clearing Roaming Revenue Split by Connection Type North America (m$), 2023-2028.
i. The US
Figure 4.7: Total Operator Roaming Revenue in the US, Split By Connection Type ($m), 2023-2028
Figure 4.8: Total Roaming Revenue Leakage in the US ($m), 2023 2028
4.3.2 Latin America
Figure 4.9 Total Number of Roaming Connections in Latin America Split By Connection Type (m), 2023-2028
Figure 4.10: Total Data and Financial Clearing Revenue Split by Connection Type in Latin America ($m), 2023-2028
West Europe
Figure 4.11: Total Number of Roaming Devices Split by Connection Type in West Europe (m), 2023-2028
Figure 4.12: Average Operator Revenue Per Roaming Connection West Europe ($), 2023-2028
i. The UK
Figure 4.13: Total Number of Roaming Connections UK Split by Connection Type (%), 2023: 23.6 million
Figure 4.14: Total Data and Financial Clearing Revenue Spit by Connection Type in the UK ($m), 2023-2028
4.3.3 Central & East Europe
Figure 4.15: Total Operator Roaming Revenue Central and East Europe ($m) Split by Connection Type, 2023-2028
Figure 4.16: Total Data and Financial Clearing Revenue Central and East Europe Split by Connection Type ($m), 2023-2028
4.3.4 Far East & China
Figure 4.17: Total Roaming IoT Connections Far East and China Map (m), 2023
Figure 4.18: Total Data and Financial Clearing Revenue in Far East and China, 2023-2028
i. China
Figure 4.19: Total Number of Roaming Devices China Split by Connection Type (m), 2023-2028
Figure 4.20: Total Operator Revenue From 5G roaming Subscribers China, 2023-2028
Figure 4.21: Total Data and Financial Clearing Revenue in China From 5G ($m) 2023-2028
4.3.5 Indian Subcontinent
Figure 4.22: Total Roaming Connections Split by Connection Type in the Indian Subcontinent (m), 2023-2028
Figure 4.23: Total Operator Roaming Revenue Split by Connection Type in the Indian Subcontinent($m), 2023-2028
i. India
Figure 4.24: Total Number of Roaming Devices India Split by Connection Type (m), 2023-2028
Figure 4.25: Data and Financial Clearing Revenue in India, 2023-2028
4.3.6 Rest of Asia Pacific
Figure 4.26: Total Operator Roaming Revenue Rest of Asia Pacific Split by Connection Type ($m), 2023-2028
Figure 4.27: Data and Financial Clearing Houses Revenue in Rest of Asia Pacific ($m), 2023-2028
i. Singapore
Figure 4.28: Roaming Devices per Capita in Singapore, 2023-2028
Figure 4.29: Total Revenue Leakage Singapore Split by Connection Type ($m), 2023-2028
4.3.7 Africa & Middle East
Figure 4.30: Total of Roaming Connections Africa and the Middle East Split by Connection Type, 2023: 58 million
Figure 4.31: Total Operator Revenue Leakage Africa and the Middle East Split by Connection Type ($m), 2023
i. Saudi Arabia
Figure 4.32: Total Operator Roaming Revenue in Saudi Arabia (m) Split by Connection Type, 2023-2028
Figure 4.33: Total Data and Financial Clearing House Revenue Saudi Arbia ($m) Split by Connection Type, 2023-2028
Figure 4.34: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: North America
Figure 4.35: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Latin America
Figure 4.36: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: West Europe
Figure 4.37: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Central & East Europe
Figure 4.38: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Far East & China
Figure 4.39: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Indian Subcontinent
Figure 4.40: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Rest of Asia Pacific
Figure 4.41: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Africa & Middle East

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