The LTE business case: finance

Nov. 24, 2010 - PRLog -- This report examines the finance sector''s perspective on LTE and how deployments are to be financed. Our research reveals a great deal of scepticism towards LTE among the financial sector, not helped by current macroeconomic conditions.
Table of Contents
Executive summary

In a nutshell
Key messages
Ovum view
About the LTE business case
What will it cost? Capex impact is the major worry
The 3G experience reflects poorly on LTE
Spectrum will need to be cheap
Key drivers don’t wash with investors
Opex efficiencies hard to see and only then in the longer term
After 3G, investors don’t trust top-line projections
The economic climate isn’t helping
Economic uncertainty creates greater LTE uncertainty
Finance community scepticism will dictate how LTE is financed and deployed
Vendor financing and cash are key as financial markets won’t fund LTE
Cash favours the largest players, but dictates deployment plans
Could access to finance have regulatory ramifications?
Operators must allay concerns and invest for tomorrow
Will the finance sector ever be favourable to LTE?
Preparing for the future
Competitive landscape
Legacy network status
Service strategy
Proof of demand
Capital outlay required
Cost savings
Funding capability

List of Figures

Figure 1:Percentage increase of annual capex in order to deploy LTE
Figure 2:NTT DoCoMo capital expenditure and capital intensity: FY2001–09
Figure 3:Opex movements for LTE operators
Figure 4:Impact of macroeconomic conditions on unannounced LTE commercial launches

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