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    THE VAS MARKETTEAM: High-Fives

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    Different S ervices o f Telc om S ect o r

    Telecom Sector

    Telephone

    Wireline Wireless

    CDMA GSM

    InternetServices

    Va lue AddedServices

    P MRTS VSAT

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    All India GSM C ell Sub scri b ers March 2010 (COAIRep o rt)

    S l. No .

    Na m e o f Com pany To tal SubFig u res

    % Market S hare

    1 B ha rti Airtel 1 276 19 314 30.25%

    2 Vod af one Ess a r 1 00858358 23. 91 %

    3 IDEA 63824

    5881

    5.1

    3%4 B SNL 63 4 8633 9 1 5.05%

    5 Aircel 3686 11 74 8.7 4 %

    6 Reli a nce Telecom 1 63 11 206 3.87%

    7 MTNL 4 78 44 53 1 .1 3%

    8 Uninor 28 44 583 1 .0 1 %

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    VAS I ntr o d u cti o n

    VAS adoption in India will spur due to positive demography, growing middle class and increasing spending power of people at the bottom of the pyramid.

    Why India?

    A you ng nati o n with o ver 64 % o f its citizens b el ow the age o f 34 years Literacy rate o f ar ou nd 80 % a mo ngst the age gr ou p o f 15-24 yearsThe gr ow th and e m pl o ym ent o pp o rt u nities > R ising Inc om e

    Cu rrent VAS ad o pti o n is lim ited to select set o f services, this c omb inati o n o f age, inc om e and pe o ples mob ility pr om ises a great f u tu re.

    The mob ile VAS reven u es in the c ou ntry are driven b y the P2P SMS service, f o llow ed b y mu sic.

    De m and f o r mob ile VAS is driven b y the increase in the mob ile s ub scri b er b ase, which has exceeded the 700 m illio n m ark, as well as aggressive m arketing eff o rts b y telec om

    o perat o rs

    M-Comm erce (services s u ch as mob ile b anking, mob ile pay m ents and mo ney transfer) expected to drive the m arket

    3G S ervices to pr o vide ne w services s u ch as high speed data transfer

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    VAS I ntr o d u cti o n

    Acc o rding to the Internet and Mob ile Ass o ciati o n o f India (IAMAI), the mob ile VAS in India was esti m ated to b e wo rth INR145 .0 b illio n in 2010 , gr ow ing at a CAGR o f mo re than 50 % d u ring 200610 .

    Entertain m ent mob ile VAS c o nstit u tes 57 % o f the o verall reven u es f o llow ed b y

    inf o r m ati o n mob ile VAS (39 %) and m- c omm erce (4%).

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    VAS I ntr o d u cti o n

    P ers o n -to- pers o n (P2P ) SMS Mo n o to nes Po lyt o nes Tr u et o nes

    Caller ring -b ack to nes (CRBT ) P ers o n -to- applicati o n (P2A ) SMS Applicati o n -to- pers o n (A2P ) SMS Ga m es S ervices s u ch as m c omm erce and

    m radi o

    Key mob ile VAS

    Co ntent ow ners Co ntent aggregat o rs o r devel o pers Media c om panies Techn o lo gy ena b lers S h o rt -c o de pr o viders Handset m an u fact u rers Co ntent c o nverters

    Key participants in the mob ile VAS m arket

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    VAS I ntr o d u cti o n

    Introduction of 3G and 4G > high rate of data transfer,> avenues for new VAS applications

    Handset manufacturers with powerful OS andassociated Application Stores have entered

    The Mobile Operators are reaching saturation levels of teledensity in urban areas

    Need to look at non-voice revenues to increaserevenues.

    VAS at inflecti o n p o int in India

    Handset manufacturers can enable content andapplication creators to directly reach consumer throughapplication stores > increased importance

    However, for basic VAS, mobile operator still remainsthe only route.

    All stakeholders need to collaborate to reach out toconsumer with most relevant content.

    Com pete to Co lla bo rate

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    VAS S ervices De m and: S erviced vs. Fu tu re Ad o pti o n vs. Untapped Po tential

    Future adoption relates closely to the current awareness levels of consumers.Growing demand for entertainment services like listening to music &watching movies over mobile.

    Followed by high potential information based VAS such as news updates & medical services over mobile.

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    VAS V al u e Chain

    Multiple stakeholders are involved in delivering MVAS to the end users. Each stakeholder contributes to a specific partof MVAS a nd c a n h a ve multiple business models.

    Reg u lat o r

    P r oj ect Manage m ent Gr ou p/ AgencyCould be Government B ody/NGO/Service P rovider/Oper a tor etc. responsible

    f or delivery o f services in a n e ff ective m a nner, progr a m exp a nsion, a chieving mission

    S ervice P r o vider

    Applicati o nDevel o pers

    Techn o lo gy Ena b lers

    Operat o rs Handset Man u fact u rers

    End -Users

    P r o vides the S ervice and are

    pri m ary c u st o dian o f data eg. Ho spital,

    Bank, Ministry o f Rail w ays

    Creates applicati o n, u ser platf o r m s o f techn o lo gy

    ena b lers.

    P r o vides s u pp o rt toapplicati o n.

    Creates platf o r mf o r applicati o n

    devel o pers

    P r o vides applicati o nvisi b ility o n apps st o res.

    Co llectP ay m ents fr omend u sers

    Wo rk w ith o perat o rs &

    service pr o vidersto identify

    c o ns um er specific needs.

    P r o vide applicati o n visi b ility o n app st o res

    End UsersUse the

    Applicati o n

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    VAS V al u e Chain || T he Flow

    The VAS v a lue ch a in consists o f six entities prim a rily involved in the f low

    Source: BDA Interview and Analysis, Industry Feedback

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    VAS V al u e Chain || T he Flow

    Network operators dominate the revenue sharing arrangement in VAS today

    Com pared to the gl ob al c ou nterparts, Indian mob ile o perat o rs are a b le to neg o tiate b etter ter m s w ith o ther players in the chain.

    Glob ally o perat o rs share nearly 25-30 % o f the reven u e and p o ssess lesser c o ntr o l o ver VAS players.

    T he value chain player who manages the customer, appears to be the winner with lions share of 60- 80% of VAS revenues.

    ContentP rovider

    5- 1 0% o f revenues

    Content Aggreg a tor

    1 0-1 5% o f revenues Technology

    En a bler

    1 0-20% o f revenues

    MobileOper a tor

    60-80% o f revenues Ha ndset

    Ma nu facturer Consumer

    Source: PwC Mobile Broadband Outlook 2015

    The Operat o rs d om inate in India d u e to

    Com plete c o ntr o l o ver the data pipe b eing the m a jo r c u st om er tou ch -p o int. Lack o f b randed c o ntent pr o viders leading to s m aller players entering the m arket No clear e m ergence o f a Killer c o ntent leading to a b sence o f de m and side p u ll creating space f o r

    mob ile c o ntent pr o viders

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    VAS V al u e Chain

    Has b een the ow ner o f the end c o ns um er in the VAS ec o syste m

    High b argaining p ow er as the c o ntent creat o r had to r ou te everything thr ou gh

    Operat o r High S hare (60-70 %) in the VAS

    reven u es

    M obile Operator

    Lack o f b randed c o ntent Low im p o rtance

    Frag m ented players d u e to their s m all size Lim ited a b ility to invest in R&D

    C ontent C reators

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    VAS L ist o f S ervices

    Listening tolatest mu sic

    SMS Watching ne w s u pdate

    Ringt o nes, w allpaper etc.

    Bo llywoo d mo vies/

    Mu sic vide o s

    MMS M aking vide ocalls

    Getting m edical

    advice fr omd o ct o r

    Checking e m ail

    Regi o nal lang u age

    mo vies/ mu sic

    Internet Br ow sing

    Live S p o rts Bill P ay m ents Boo king Tickets, Ho tel

    Bank Acc ou nt Details

    So ap Operas/ S erials

    Travel Related

    Inf o r m ati o n

    Online Ga m es

    Ed u cati o n Related

    So cial Net wo rking

    S ites

    Banking Transacti o ns

    P ay f o r Pu rchases

    Weather Inf o r m ati o n

    Pu rchasing P r o d u cts

    Online

    Inf o r m ati o n related tolo cati o n

    S to ck Market Trading

    Getting inf o /u pdates

    o n pr o fessi o n

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    VAS A ddressing the Challenges

    Source: BDA Analysis

    Co ntent Lo calizati o n ChallengeDevice ChallengeReven u e Challenge

    Challenges that w ill b e o verc om e

    Operat o r ChallengeUser Challenge

    Challenges that m ay b e o verc om e o r c o ntin u e to exist

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    VAS C hallenges that will b e o verc om e

    Source: BDA Analysis

    Advertise m ents will b e a ne w reven u e aven u e f o r VAS players and c ou ld o ffer the m the independence they need to s u cceed

    Mob ile advertising will b enefit o perat o rs, advertisers, VASplayers and c o ns um ers

    Addressing the Reven u e Challenge

    Traditi o nal VAS-SMS , CRBT and ringt o nes will c o ntin u e togr ow w ith increased a wareness

    Aw areness will re m ain a pr ob le m f o r advanced VAS services u nless m arketing is d o ne b y VAS c om panies the m selves toed u cate u sers

    Addressing the User Challenge

    Mo re c o ntent will b e created f o r Bo llywoo d and cricket as they are tried & tested

    IVR w ill b e a s o lu tio n to lo cal lang u age s u pp o rtCreating the lo cally relevant c o ntent will still req u ire

    s ub stantial invest m ents

    Addressing the Co ntent Lo calizati o n Challenge

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    VAS C hallenges that m ay b e o verc om e o r c o ntin u e to exist

    Source: BDA Analysis

    Reg u lat o ry u ncertainty ar ou nd spectr um is g o ing to c o ntin u e to hinder pr omo tio n o f VAS

    In India, with the intr o d u cti o n o f 3G , high end 2G u sers can b e imm ediately m igrated f o r delivering b etter service experience and freeing capacity

    With 3G o perat o rs will increase their f o c u s o n mob ile internet VAS f o r high end u sers

    Addressing the Operat o r Challenge

    Devices are n o mo re a challenge with mo re feat u res getting added at low er price p o intsVAS players and handset vend o rs are f o r m ing partnerships to

    e mb ed applicati o nsGSM players have started ad o pting aggressive handset

    bu ndling th u s red u cing GSM c o st o f ow nership, as well

    Addressing the Device Challenge

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    VAS N eed f o r devel o p m ent o f VAS Su pply S ide

    Source: PwC Analysis

    Supply Dem a nd

    N on emergence of killer apps and unavailability of language specific products and content has left behind a huge unmet demand that needs to be serviced

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    VAS N eed f o r devel o p m ent o f VAS Su pply S ide

    Source: PwC Analysis

    Co ntent Mob ile Handsets

    Original c o ntent devel o pers Co ntent as extensi o n service

    Co ntent Aggregat o rs 3G ena b led handsets OEM

    Mostly sm a ll ventures run byf irst gener a tion entrepreneurs.

    Low negoti a ting power a ndsh a re 1 0-1 5 % o f revenue

    Do not h a ve the f ina ncia lmuscle to c a rry out extensive

    R&D needed f or development o f killer a pps

    Mostly m a r ket le a ders intheir respective dom a ins a ndprovide content a s a non corebusiness Able to negoti a te on contentsh a ring a greements a nd geta round 4 0% sh a re

    Fina ncia lly strong but o ff erslimited products

    Aggreg a tes content f romva rious sources a nd provideone stop shop f or customers Able to m a r ket content in auser f riendly w a y to the needycustomers

    Despite getting lowsh a re( 1 0%- 1 5%), need tof ocus on their technologypla tf orm .

    Over the ye a rs, 3G en a bledha ndsets prices h a ve fa llen30% (CAGR).

    Yet there is need f or f urther drop to meet the unt a ppeddem a nd.

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    VAS O vervie w o f S ervices

    Source: PwC Analysis

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    Delivery P latf o r m s

    Entertain m ent Alerts and Ne ws Comm erce So cial VAS E nterprise VAS

    SMS SMSRingtones/C BRTCustomizedW allpapers

    Anim ations Quiz Jokes

    Cric ket/ M a tch AlertsNews

    Astrology, V aa stu,Fengshui, P erson a litytestB a nking In f o/ AlertsTr a vel a lerts det a ils likeTr a in, Flight det a ils etc.We a ther

    Mobile b a nkingTicketingTr a vel a nd Holid a yboo kings

    Loc a tion,inf ota inmentSe arch

    AdvertisingMedic a l Advice

    P ull on Short Codef or contests, voting,inf orm a tionP ush f or AdvertisingLB S systemsEnterprise IMGroup mess a ging

    IVRs Religious ch a ntsMusic onDem and

    AstrologyVaa styFengshuiP erson a lity testWe a ther

    Mobile b a nkingTicketing

    AstrologyservicesVoice SMSMedic a l Advice

    IVR b a sed Cont a ctCentersSel f Help centersVoice P orta ls

    WA P P orta ls Video ClipsMobile G a mesMobile ThemesMobile R a dio

    Movies rel a ted in f oStoc k P ortf olioMa na gersNews tic kers/ a lerts

    Mobile b a nkingTicketingTr a vel a nd Holid a yboo kings

    MailMobileGreetingsDa ting, Ch a tting,B logging etc.

    Inf ota inmentSNC / UGCInternet Se a rch

    AdvertisingMessenger Medic a l a dvice

    Loc a tion b a sedinf orm a tionInternet Mobile e-m a il

    Mobile c a lend a r Access to Intr a neta nd Core B usiness

    Applic a tionsMobile V P NP ush E-m a il over handheld devices(e.g. B la ckberry) /Wireless em a il

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    SMS

    Source: PwC Analysis

    Mainstay o f VAS in India

    Highest a w areness level (94 %)

    Cu rrent ad o pti o n levels (66 %)

    4 ou t o f 5 pe o ple are w illing to u se SMS in f u tu re

    Mo nthly average spend o f Rs 42

    SMS can c o ntri bu te nearly Rs. 14 ,000 C r o res o f reven u e b y 2015

    SMS as a % of mobile VAS revenue is expected to decline to around 25% by 2015 from current levels of around 60%

    Lim iting S ize o f Market: P rim ary Lang u age b eing English O nly 19 % o f p o p u lati o n

    Co ntin u es to r u le bu t h o ld weakens

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    SMS

    Source: PwC Analysis

    Po sitive Fact o rsPo sitive Fact o rs

    India specific editi o ns o f ph o nes S im plicity and effectiveness o f

    SMS as m edi um o f c ommu nicati o n

    W hile the Minutes of Usage arefalling, the number of SMS per subscriber has increased 51%

    just a year

    Co ntin u es to r u le bu t h o ld weakens

    Nearly 51 % o f the pe o ple are ready to ad o pt the service in f u tu re

    76 % Aw areness

    Com paris o n o f Aw areness and Ad o pti o n (Cu rrent and Fu tu re)

    FOCUS

    Operat o rs mu st f o c u s o n the

    mu ltiling u al SMS s Handset Man u fact u rers wou ld need

    to design key bo ards (o r applicati o ns) which are designed f o r ease o f typing in Indian lang u ages.

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    Regi o nal entertain m ent

    Source: PwC Analysis

    N early every second person willing to use it in futureN early every second person willing to use it in future

    Region a l diversitylea ds to strong

    dem a nd f or region a l

    entert a inment

    81 % o f the moviesrele a sed in Indi a

    a re non-Hindi

    As economicgrowth percol a tes

    down to theinteriors o f the

    country

    1 8% growth in a ye a r on region a lTV ch a nnels

    during 2008-200 9

    currently a ttr a cts35% o f tot a lviewership

    More popular among people who have received less formal education

    87 % o f the pe o ple are a ware o f VAS b ased o n regi o nal entertain m ent47 % are ready to ad o pt these services in f u tu reCo ns um ers are willing to spend Rs 50 per mo nth o n regi o nal entertain m entReven u e in excess o f Rs 2,500 C r o res b y 2015 f o r the VAS val u e chain

    Challenge f o r the o perat o rs o f the val u e chain To c a nnib a lize the user f rom other ch a nnels such a s c a ssettes, w a lkma n, mp3 pl a yers, etc Off er reli a ble content delivery a t a re a son a ble cost

    F uture Adoption by educational background

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    Healthcare S ervices

    Source: PwC Analysis

    Fo r every 1700 I ndians there is b arely 1 d o ct o r

    80 %o f these d o ct o rs are sit u ated in Ur b an

    Areas

    Lim ited access tod o ct o rs advice in

    se m i-u r b an and r u ral areas

    S hare o f w allet o f healthcare f o r an

    average Indian h ou seh o ld wou ld gr owat an CAGR o f nearly 9

    % d u ring 2005-2025

    Goo d a w areness level o f 71 %

    49 % o f the u sers

    w illing to ad o pt the service in f u tu re at a price o f Rs 73 per

    mo nth

    Po tential to c o ntri bu te nearly Rs. 2000 C r o res as reven u e b y 2015

    Interest in the service mainly comesfrom housewives and retired people

    Medical Advice o n P h o ne f u tu re ad o pti o n b y o cc u pati o n

    S tr o ng De m and f o r Healthcare is expressed b y pe o ple

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    Vide o C alling

    Source: PwC Analysis

    La ngu a ge independent n a ture

    Low Adoption Levels due to limited a va ila bility o f the service

    Ea se o f use o f the service

    Willingness to spend Rs 57 per month on video c a lling

    P otenti a l of gener a ting revenue o f ne a rly Rs 2, 4 00 Crores by 20 1 5

    Nearly 51 % o f the pe o ple are ready to ad o pt the service in f u tu re

    76 % Aw areness

    Com paris o n o f Aw areness and Ad o pti o n (Cu rrent and Fu tu re)

    Video calling has appeal across age groups and students are likely to be heavy users

    Vide o C alling f u tu re ad o pti o n b y age gr ou ps

    H ighest for 18-25 yrs age groupStudents and young professionals

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    Vide o C alling

    Source: PwC Analysis

    Ab ility o f o perat o rs to have easy to u se service

    Aff o rda b le P ricing

    Mu st n o t b e pr oj ected as a s ub stit u te f o r face -to- face c o nversati o ns

    Rather sh ou ld b e p o siti o ned as a m edi um to experience face -to face kind o f c o nversati o ns

    Operat o rs need to tread ca u tiou sly since this service is a b and width g u zzler

    Success F actors

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    VAS K ey Trends

    1Mu ltiling u al c o ntent, applicati o n s u pp o rt ar ou nd lang u ages, killer applicati o ns and readiness o f handsets c ou ld drive o ver INR 55 ,000 cr o res o f VAS reven u e b y 2015 . Req u ires

    2With the la u nch o f 3G services and expected la u nch o f high b and width BWA services, VASc u rrently has reached its inflexi o n p o int.

    3The f u tu re gr ow th in VAS is expected to b e b r o ad b ased in c o ntrast to the past where fe wer services d om inated the VASscene.

    4There is str o ng de m and and increasing pr o pensity to pay f o r Regi o nal and mu lti -ling u al c o ntent.

    5Medical Advice VAS has the capa b ility to all ow the deprived secti o ns o f s o ciety to access q u ality m edical advice at an aff o rda b le price.

    6Su rprisingly, Indian u sers are keen to expl o re vide o calling

    7Transacti o nal VAS(m-c omm erce) wou ld need special attenti o n to address the iss u es o f ease o f u se and data privacy.

    8De m and f o r ne ws u pdates thr ou gh VAS is high and o perat o r and VAS val u e chain players wou ld need to address the challenges in delivering ne ws u pdates in mu ltim edia at a reas o na b le c o st

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    Communic a tionServices

    SMSMak ing Video C a lls

    Soci a l Networ kingMMSChec king e-m a il

    Entert a inment services

    Listening to musicRingtones/ W a llpapersB ollywood movies/videosRegion a l la ngu a gemovies/ videosLive sportsMobile TVOnline g a mes

    Inf orm a tion services

    Wa tching newsupd a tes

    Getting medic a l a dvicef rom doctor Internet B rowsingEduc a tion rel a tedWe a ther in f orm a tionInf orm a tion rel a ted toloc a tionGetting in f o/ upd a teson pro f ession

    M-Commerce services

    B ill pa ymentsB oo king tic kets, hotelB a nk a ccount det a ilsTr a vel rel a tedinf orm a tionB a nking tr a ns a ctionsPa y f or purch a sesP urch a sing productsonlineStoc k m a r ket tr a ding

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    0

    50

    1 00

    MobileSubscribers

    ATMs

    ATMs per 100 ,000 and Mob ile Sub scripti o ns per 100 pe o ple

    In India

    Low penetrati o n o f ATMs in India

    Banking services are the essence o f M Comm erce.

    Telec om services are mo re accessi b le than b anking services in e m erging m arkets.

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    Emerging M a r kets

    Key Ch a r a cteristics o f Emerging M a r kets:

    Lower Aver a ge Income

    Major segment o f people h a ve no inter a ction with B a nks

    Users pre f er a nonymity

    Subscribers more com f orta ble with the prep a yment concept

    Government policies a re ge a red to support M Commerce

    Subscribers e a se with SMS us a ge

    P roduct c a tegories

    Mobile Tic keting

    Mobile B a nking

    Mobile B roker a ge

    Mobile P urch a se

    Mobile M a r keting

    Mobile Pa r king Meters

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    Mobile Tic ketingTicketing (Events, facilities, tr a nsport a tion)Coupons/Vouchers (Gi f t vouchers, discounts,me a l pla ns.)Ma ss Tr a nsit ( B uses, a irlines, subw a y)Loya lty C a rds (Air miles, Us a ge)

    Mobile B a nking

    Ca sh Deposits/ Withdr a wa ls (Consumer B a nking)

    Remitt a nce (Intern a tion a l/ Loc a l tr a ns f er o f money)

    Account B a la nce ( B a la nce Inquiry, Mini st a tement)

    Ca sh m a na gement / Credit tr a ns f er ( P 2P tr a ns f er o f money)

    Credit C a rd/ Debit C a rd (C a sh Tr a ns a ctions, Credit c a rdch a rge noti f ica tion through SMS)

    Monthly Pa yments/ Employee Pa yroll (Subscription/recurring Pa yments)

    Mobile B roker a ge

    Tr a ding (Investments, quotes, st a tements)

    Stoc k a nd Sh a res (Investments, quotes,st a tements, e.g. Stoc k ma r ket )

    P ort f olio m a na gement.

    Mobile P urch a se

    Ret a il of low price products (Groceries, Tic kets etc.)

    Mobile phone a pplic a tions (Ring tones, W a llpa pers)

    Delivery Service (Gi f ts, f ood a nd bever a ges,groceries)

    Other Goods a nd Service

    Mobile M a r keting Advertising Ca mp a igns (New products, Subscription Services)Ch a rity C a mp a ignsP olitics (Voting Tool)

    Mobile Pa yments

    Pa r king meters/ couponsTr aff ic Tic ketsP oint o f S a le

    P r o d u cts

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    Success f ul Pa yment MethodsCh a rging mobile subscribers billDeducting f rom subscribers c a lling credit.Registr a tion o f a credit c a rd th a t is lin kedto a SIM c a rd.

    Addition a l innov a tive methods c a n beintroduced depending on the m a r ket

    P re-l a unch P la nning Adequ a te system testingRis k rel a ted to b a nks should be cle a rly identi f ied(oper a tions, str a tegic, reput a tion a nd compli a nce) Joint pro ject m a na gement groups should be set upbe f ore l a unching

    Types o f services (e.g. in f orm a tion a l or tr a ns a ction a l) should be st a nd a rdized a ndcomprehensively de f ined.

    Security & IntegrityDa ta integrity should be m a inta ined with the use o f encryption f or a ll tr a ns a ctionsEvery tr a ns a ction should h a ve a P IN; Account debita nd credit occurs on receipt o f P IN.Customer receives text con f irma tion with everytr a ns a ction, even ATM, P OS a nd Credit c a rds.

    All a ccounts oper a te a s debit a ccounts

    Initiatives

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    Initiatives - Marketing S trategies

    Aggressive marketing campaigns and customer education initiatives are critical.

    Comprehensive tr a ining o f f ront end st aff

    Customer educ a tion guides

    Aggressive medi a cover a ge

    Word o f mouth

    Know your customer initi a tives

    M- commerce requires that customer are comfortable and well versed with all keydynamics of the service.

    The f ollowing a ctivities a re strongly recommend:

    Insights

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    Customer a cquisition should be simple a nd convenient. This will m ak e b a ckend system more robust a ndwill a ttr a ct more customers.Customer a cquisition should be simple a nd convenient. This will m ak e b a ckend system more robust a ndwill a ttr a ct more customers.

    Expir a tion d a tes a nd limits should be str a tegic a lly a ligned with customer interest a nd revenue g a ins (e.g.lower top up h a s lower timeline)Expir a tion d a tes a nd limits should be str a tegic a lly a ligned with customer interest a nd revenue g a ins (e.g.lower top up h a s lower timeline)

    Low v a lue tr a ns a ctions a re recommended.Low v a lue tr a ns a ctions a re recommended.

    Low ch a rges a re recommended to encour a ge high volume us a geLow ch a rges a re recommended to encour a ge high volume us a ge

    Marketing S trategies

    Mech a nisms to develop consumer con f idence.

    B r a nding the service

    Customer Loy a lty P rogr a ms

    Customer Compl a int resolution

    Cla rity & Visibility

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    Fu tu re Cou rse o f Acti o n

    Exploring other services th a t would h a ve a strong f uture dem a ndRegion a l entert a inmentMedic a l VASVideo C a llingInternet B rowsing, Live Music a nd MoviesEduc a tion Rel a ted, Online G a mesStoc k Ma r ket Tr a ding

    Competitor An a lysis

    Str a tegy f or di ff erent t a rget m a r ketsExploring new m a r kets: Semi urb a n a nd rur a l a re a s

    Ide a s to enh a nce V a s Contribution to over a ll revenue

    Communic a tion Str a tegy: P romotion, Advertisements, O ff ers