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Mobile operators respond to EC ticking off
Blog This just in from the GSMA - the organisation that represents mobile operators. The organisation's Mobile World Congress conference is in full swing in Barcelona and amid all the talk of new platforms and paradigm shifts, the EC's competition...
[February 11, 2008, 13:44]
Mobile operators accused of international roaming rip-off
News Oftel has accused the UK's mobile phone operators of taking advantage of their pre-pay customers and overcharging them when they use their phone abroad. Kenny believes that the UK's mobile operators will be forced to charge less for international...
[November 7, 2001, 10:04]
Mobile operators 'at odds' over roaming fees
Talkback Roaming call rates almost entirely go to cover interconnect charges that mobile operators charge each other so, in the end, there is hardly no margin left for the mobile operator. If roaming charges are to go down for the benefit of end-customers...
[March 25, 2006, 8:17]
Mobile operators embrace HSDPA
News Mobile operators are increasingly investing in faster third-generation services, according to research published by the GSM Association late last week. The Association, which represents the mobile industry, reported that 79 mobile operators are...
[April 10, 2006, 17:00]
Mobile operators want to get machines talking
News For mobile operators looking to increase the amount of data carried over their networks, the machine to machine (M2M) telemetry market could well prove a boon. As much as 10 per cent of operators' revenues will come from M2M communications by 2007...
[November 12, 2002, 14:24]
News Burst: Don't forget Edge, mobile operators warned.
News In the rush to implement third-generation (3G) mobile networks mobile operators risk failing to make use of Edge, which could allow a quicker and cheaper rollout of fast mobile service. According to wireless research group Northstream, Edge...
[October 27, 2000, 11:49]
Mobile operators angered by latest roaming proposals
News European mobile operators have nothing to fear from impending roaming tariff regulation if they remain competitive, a spokesperson for the European Commission has said. While acknowledging that the move would be "painful" for mobile operators, he...
[June 13, 2006, 16:40]
Mobile operators take DRM biscuit
Leader Mobile telecoms operators are in pain. How unfair, cry the operators. If the operators want to avoid that, they have to first get their own bakery in order. When they have millions of users ready to consume, the operators will have a strong case to...
[April 5, 2005, 14:15]
Mobile operators urged to focus on enterprise
News Greater use of femtocells and picocells, better enterprise tariffs and expanded mobile email are just some of the ways mobile phone operators could try to lure corporates as they look to increase their revenues from business customers.
[July 19, 2007, 8:13]
Google: Mobile operators want to block our apps
News One of Google's senior executives has criticised mobile phone operators for trying to prevent their users from accessing Internet applications. Chris Sacca, head of special initiatives at Google, revealed on Monday that operators have lobbied the...
[November 24, 2006, 11:43]
Mobile operators 'at odds' over roaming fees
News Europe's mobile operators are reportedly at odds over their approach to a clamp down on excessive roaming charges that are levied on subscribers who use their phone abroad. According to the Financial Times, the meeting had to be scrapped because...
[March 20, 2006, 16:55]
Mobile operators defensive over 3G auctions
News Mobile operators have reacted defensively to the prospect of spectrum auctions which could lead to renewed competition in the UK's 3G market. It is six years since the original 3G auctions, for which the mobile operators paid a total of £22.5bn.
[December 14, 2006, 12:40]
Mobile operators denounce spam
News GSM Europe (GSME), an interest group within the GSMA, which represents hundreds of mobile operators around the world, has warned mobile spam isn't only irritating to individuals but threatens operators in terms of network overhead and poor PR.
[July 24, 2003, 8:56]
Mobile operators want to retain network control
News The wireless web has prompted mobile operators to change their tune about open networks, but don't expect the mobile market to be as open as the PC internet anytime soon. Chief executives from three of the big four wireless operators in the US took...
[September 11, 2008, 9:21]
Mobile operators Ban SIP based Phones
Talkback It is not in the mobile network operators interests to allow SIP enabled phones over their networks as they want to keep fleecing their cliients for as long as possible. What does everyone expect? Mazingo's SIP based dual WiFi / GSM Voyager phone...
[April 20, 2007, 13:05]
Mobile operators respond to EC ticking off
Blog Comment Individual mobile operators are best placed to decide what their tariffs for mobile data services should be. How refreshing to see Viviane Reding taking on the mobile operators in their own back yard.
[February 11, 2008, 16:09]
Mobile operators merge their networks
News Two of the UK's mobile operators are to merge a large part of their 3G phone networks. This means it will be quicker for the two operators to extend their networks, and it will make it more economical for them to provide coverage in rural areas...
[February 8, 2007, 16:25]
Mobile operators reap savings from Ofcom
News Regulator Ofcom has saved the UK's mobile operators hundreds of millions of pounds per year — and the watchdog is hoping some of the cash will find its way back into consumers' pockets. Now Ofcom has reduced the amount operators can charge another...
[March 28, 2007, 10:14]
Mobile operators disable VoIP features
News O2 has strongly criticised rival operators Orange and Vodafone over their decision to remove VoIP functionality from Nokia's N95 handset, claiming that such a move causes a "bad customer experience". Tagg also insisted that, despite publishing a...
[April 19, 2007, 17:52]
Mobile operators warn EC over termination rate cuts
News However, mobile operator body GSMA has cautioned that any move to accelerate rate reduction could force operators to make cuts in services, increase prices or end handset subsidies. Termination rates are the charges mobile operators make for...
[July 1, 2008, 9:29]
