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Should mobile developers look East for ARPU inspiration?
Blog The situation it seems, these days, is all about ARPU (average revenue per unit) and therefore making the most money out of every single mobile ‘transaction’ so-to-speak. Location-based services have for some time now been regarded as a safe bet on...
[January 6, 2009, 23:02]
TMN - Boosting ARPU Through Mobile Device Management
White Papers The main challenge faced by TMN was to maintain market share and to create new streams of revenue that allow to keep on growing and to increase the ARPU. TMN is a subsidiary of Portugal Telecom, formed in 1991 to operate and develop the mobile...
[February 2, 2006, 23:00]
Should mobile developers look East for ARPU inspiration?
Blog Comment I must admit I love the mobile marketplace, yet as a developer I really can't see what the killer application is likely to be. Realistically, who the hell wants to watch TV broadcasts on a piddly 3 inch screen, smaller than those Casio sets of...
[January 7, 2009, 16:04]
Should mobile developers look East for ARPU inspiration?
Blog Comment How about an application that that reads anything from office documents/e-mails to articles in magazines and pipes them through your headphones. Maybe this app is already doing the rounds, It's just that I've never heard of it.
[January 7, 2009, 16:22]
Should mobile developers look East for ARPU inspiration?
Blog Comment Hi Adrian. That's funny 'cos I also went on orange pay as you go and found it to be far more cost effective (all right cheaper) than being stuck on a contract. And if I'm abroad and really want to use my phone, I'll buy a local sim card and spend a...
[January 7, 2009, 7:55]
3 posts massive growth
News Mobile operator 3 has seen its subscriber numbers jump almost tenfold in the last year but its average revenue per user (ARPU) has taken a tumble. While 3's yearly ARPU was above that of other operators - £483 compared to Vodafone's £314 and O2's...
[April 1, 2005, 11:00]
You are missing the market segment where this technology will excel
Talkback This increase the arpu. If a user from another network came with in range and there handset had wifi they could switch to wifi and be able to make and receive calls again this will increase the arpu. I live in a rural area where we have poor to non...
[January 7, 2009, 7:53]
3 nears break-even mark
News However, while user numbers may be growing, the all-important monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) has slipped from March's £40.30 to £33.83, leaving the operator with less cash generated for every user it signs up for its network.
[August 26, 2005, 9:55]
mmO2 to offer i-mode in Europe
News Users will be able to access games, online shopping, messaging services, downloads and content updates through the platform, which is already used by 45 million people worldwide.mmO2 is hoping that the new addition to its portfolio will drive the...
[December 1, 2004, 13:30]
Vodafone denies 3G snub
News We're now perhaps seeing lower ARPU [average revenue per user] from lower ARPU customers, so the kind of commercial investment we were making into customers is no longer justified," the spokesperson said on Monday.
[July 31, 2006, 13:50]
iPhone 3G helps boost O2 sign-ups
News Although voice-related average revenue per user (ARPU) fell, total ARPU remained static because data ARPU continues to increase, Telefonica said. Data ARPU was 8.9 percent higher year-on-year, thanks to a significant increase in usage of the mobile...
[November 17, 2008, 16:14]
Vodafone launches 3G handsets
News At £40-60 per month minimum ARPU, on contract, these are the customers Vodafone can least afford to annoy. Sarin said the 3G launch would give the operator more opportunity to raise its all-important average revenue per user (ARPU) and described...
[November 10, 2004, 13:43]
Vodafone chief knocks Microsoft's mobile OS
News Since Sarin took over as Vodafone's top executive this summer, commentators have identified a new era in the giant's history, concentrating more on raising average revenue per user -- the crucial ARPU metric -- rather than expanding subscriber...
[December 23, 2003, 14:20]
T-Mobile vows to stop 'screwing' data-roaming customers
Talkback To up your ARPU by whatever means they can. Never ever trust a Telco and always ask for details before using a new service. Otherwise just say NO. They have one driving goal. Service is not on the Radar.
[July 6, 2006, 22:15]
Tianjin Unicom Increases Telesales Fivefold With SAS
White Papers The challenge was to gain insight into customer behavior in order to enhance decision making and gain higher ARPU (Average Revenue Per User). One company affected by the increased scrutiny was Tianjin Unicom, a branch of the China Unicom group.
[September 19, 2009, 1:22]
High Quality Mobile TV: The Challenge for Operators to Deliver High-Quality TV to Mobiles
White Papers Mobile TV promises to help the bottom line of distributors and multimedia content suppliers by permitting premium services to be offered, thereby increasing the key metric for the distributors - Average Rate Per Unit or ARPU.
[May 1, 2007, 1:00]
Hot spots heat up in Asia Pacific
News The average revenue per user (ARPU) for public wireless LAN access and the overall revenue the business generates for telcos will be tiny compared with Internet access revenues, and will continue to remain so up to 2008, said IDC.
[December 5, 2003, 8:50]
IronPort Helps a Nationwide Carrier Stop Wireless Threats
White Papers With large numbers of subscribers, wireless operators continue to look for ways to increase Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) with advanced features such as Short Message Service (SMS) and Multi Media Messaging (MMS).
[February 21, 2009, 0:24]
MMS firms hope for a sporting chance
News So far, MMS has proven a damp squib for the companies that hoped that it would take off like SMS and provide that magic boost to the bottom line and the good old ARPU (average revenue per user). European mobile operators hoping that MMS will boost...
[May 11, 2004, 17:00]
Mobile Phone Technology Opens Up New Revenue Streams
White Papers The promise of 3G is that, with advanced WCDMA technology operating in new frequency bands, it will deliver mobile multimedia services and applications which will drive usage and increase Average Revenue Per User (ARPU).
[February 22, 2006, 0:01]
