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Research and Markets: Global Multiple Mobile Identities Strategies Market: Dual-SIM Phones, Virtual Numbers and Offers for TravelersDUBLIN --(Business Wire)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3wqbfg/multiple_mobile) has announced the addition of the "Multiple Mobile Identities Strategies: Dual-SIM Phones, Virtual Numbers and Offers for Travelers" report to their offering. Mobile subscribers are increasingly adopting multiple mobile profiles, and operators are beginning to respond to user needs with new and innovative products and services. This Insider Report examines various ways in which operators can respond to the situation and the merits of these approaches. It presents case studies of operators including Airtel (News - Alert) and Tigo Rwanda as well as pure plays Movirtu and OneSimCard, examining how these market participants approach the multiple mobile identities opportunity. It concludes with recommendations. Demand for multiple moble profiles presents sizable opportunities in both developing and developed markets. In emerging markets, using more than one SIM is common and is mainly driven by bargain hunting. In Botswana, for instance, the number of subscriptions reached 152% of the population in 2012, even though only 66% of the population used mobile phones, meaning that most mobile users held more than one SIM card. As for developed markets, people there are trying to find a way of using their mobile phones affordably when they travel and often have a second number for the sake of convenience. Everywhere, mobile subscribers are increasingly adopting multiple mobile profiles, and operators are beginning to respond to user needs with new and innovative products and services. Demand for multiple mobile identities is different in developing and developed countries. This Insider presents case studies of operators including Airtel and Tigo Rwanda as well as the pure plays Movirtu and OneSimCard, examining how these different market participants approach the multiple mobile identities opportunity. We conclude with some recommendations. Key Topics Covered:
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