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Michael A. M. Davies. Shatzkamer, Kevin David System Design and Management Program. System Design and Management Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division 2015-12-16T16:35:44Z 2015-12-16T16:35:44Z 2015 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100385 932082628 Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-99). With the advent of smartphones and tablets, mobile networks are no longer luxuries in the communications industry. Mobile networking is paramount to meeting the need of corporate users and the desires of consumers. These users consume mobile data to reach content and services deployed on the Internet by way of cloud computing. Mobile networks have undergone a number of iterations, with the current state - 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) - providing a starting point for high speed, low latency mobile networking that meets the demands of bandwidth hungry applications and services. Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) have existed as a means to help Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) achieve meaningful market share in industry segments that have been harder, or more expensive, for the MNO to reach. In this way, MVNOs have remained niche providers to a highly segmented industry. In addition, a traditional 1:1 model of MVNO to MNO has left the MNO in dominant position to determine the extent to which the MVNO may be successful. This thesis explores the trends that are forcing business model disruption in the MVNO industry and proposes a technical solution, built around the systems engineering System of Systems (SoS) principles that may be leveraged to help transform the mobile industry into a more competitive environment in which MVNO and MNO compete on level playing fields for subscribers. by Kevin David Shatzkamer. S.M. in Engineering and Management 99 pages eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Engineering Systems Division. System Design and Management Program. Virtual mobile networking using always best connected business relationships Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="d06d9d3a-af1d-4068-8a4b-dcf009c379fd"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Virtual mobile networking using always best connected business relationships</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2015</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Shatzkamer, Kevin David</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Engineering Systems Division.</Keyword> <Keyword>System Design and Management Program.</Keyword> <Abstract>With the advent of smartphones and tablets, mobile networks are no longer luxuries in the communications industry. Mobile networking is paramount to meeting the need of corporate users and the desires of consumers. These users consume mobile data to reach content and services deployed on the Internet by way of cloud computing. Mobile networks have undergone a number of iterations, with the current state - 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) - providing a starting point for high speed, low latency mobile networking that meets the demands of bandwidth hungry applications and services. Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) have existed as a means to help Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) achieve meaningful market share in industry segments that have been harder, or more expensive, for the MNO to reach. In this way, MVNOs have remained niche providers to a highly segmented industry. In addition, a traditional 1:1 model of MVNO to MNO has left the MNO in dominant position to determine the extent to which the MVNO may be successful. This thesis explores the trends that are forcing business model disruption in the MVNO industry and proposes a technical solution, built around the systems engineering System of Systems (SoS) principles that may be leveraged to help transform the mobile industry into a more competitive environment in which MVNO and MNO compete on level playing fields for subscribers.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>