Mobile Number Portability Around the World
October 2008
28 pages
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This report draws together official data to present the first comprehensive snapshot of the availability and implementation of mobile number portability (MNP) — the ability of a mobile user to keep his or her number when changing mobile providers — around the world. It is an indispensable reference for regulators, operators, MNP solution providers, consumer groups and researchers.

Mobile Number Portability Around the World outlines key issues related to MNP, examines the advantages and disadvantages of MNP, and measures the impact of MNP. TMG research finds that the benefits of MNP have varied depending on the implementation methods employed.

In addition, statistical data are provided for over 40 countries that have implemented MNP, including the date of launch, number of annual mobile ports, accumulated mobile ports, mobile subscribers, prepaid and postpaid penetration, churn rates, time to port a mobile number and the cost to the consumer. Statistics include annual time series from 2000 to 2007. Together, the data in Mobile Number Portability Around the World provide an overview of porting trends since the introduction of MNP.

Introduction

Advantages and Disadvantages of MNP

MNP Status Around the World

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Europe

Middle East/North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

Measuring the Impact of MNP

Conclusions

Statistical Tables

Tables

Table 1: MNP plans in Latin America

Table 2: Time between introduction of mobile competition and launch of MNP, Middle East and North Africa

Table 3: Time and cost of MNP

Table 4: MNP status, January 1, 2008

Table 5: Mobile market indicators, January 1, 2008

Table 6: Annual number of mobile ports, 000s

Table 7: Cumulative number of mobile ports, 000s

Table 8: Number of mobile subscribers, 000s

Table 9: Ratio of annual number of mobile ports to number of subscribers

Table 10: Ratio of cumulative number of mobile ports to number of subscribers

Figures

Figure 1: Number of countries with MNP

Figure 2: Year of MNP introduction

Figure 3: MNP implementation by region and number of worldwide mobile subscribers covered by MNP, January 1, 2008

Figure 4: Number of global mobile number ports

Figure 5: Top 10 economies by total number of mobile ports and mobile port penetration

Figure 6: Relation between length of time since introduction of number portability and proportion of ports

Figure 7: Proportion of total mobile ports to mobile subscribers, selected countries

Figure 8: Hutchison (Hong Kong) mobile subscriber market share and net mobile ports in South Africa

Figure 9: Mobile churn rates for UK and Korea

Figure 10: Churn and MNP

Boxes

Box 1: Technical aspects of mobile number portability

Figure 1: Number of countries with MNP