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Articles tagged with: Arpu and Roaming
Deutsche Telekom Issues Profits Warning - May Write Down T-Mobile Value
Deutsche Telekom has issued a profits warning, and now expects adjusted EBITDA in 2009 to be 2 to 4 percent below last year. The company is now expecting to post EBITDA in the range of EUR18.7 billion - EUR19.1 billionn (US$24.7 billionn) after an initial forecast of EUR19.5 billion. more
Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, t-mobile, ptc, 3g, pops, , prepay, eu, t-mobile-usa, ict, itu, tim, lte, ovi, t-mobile-uk, sharp, ote, telekom, churn, 3g-network, Germany
Telus Warns of Falling ARPU Due to Economic Downturn
Canada's Telus has warned that its first quarter wireless segment financial results are expected to be adversely impacted by lower than expected wireless net additions and average revenue per unit (arpu). Wireless operating results are being impacted by a weak macro-economic environment, reflect the acceleration of a negative trend first observed in the fourth quarter of 2008, and are below TELUS' expectations. more
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Mobile Messaging Revenues to Defy Economic Downturn
2009 will undoubtedly be a tough year for many global economies. However, despite uncertain forecasts, messaging company, Acision believes that the changing economic landscape will present many revenue opportunities for service providers. Based on the 2008/2009 New Year SMS figures alone, Acision predicts messaging and its associated revenues will continue to soar globally despite the economic downturn. more
Related Tags: sim-card, mms, mobile-messaging, sms, social-networking, twitter, ict, edge, driving, acision, outsourcing, mobile-broadband, personal, dongles, mobile-advertising, text-messages, 3, backhaul, smart, billing, opex, laptop, africa, global-mobile, globe
South Africa Mobile Penetration Level Breaks the 100% Mark
The South African market broke through the 100% penetration barrier during Q3 08 to finish the quarter on 101.8%. The total market reached 44.51m customers. Annual growth slowed from 24.2% for the 12 months ending 30th September 2007 to 10.7% for the subsequent 12 months, the lowest rate since Q2 02. However, this rate was the same as that recorded in Q2 08, and in real terms annual growth rose quarter-on-quarter, from 4.18m to 4.30m. more
Related Tags: mtn, cdma, vodacom, cell-c, africa, South Africa
Truly mobilising broadband - can operators really cash this cow in?
Opinion by Arie Baak, product marketing director, Acision
Mobile internet has undeniably turned a corner in 2008, showing
unprecedented growth levels. By 2012 a nine-fold increase in mobile broadband
revenues is expected. However, driven by peer to peer and video services,
traffic levels are expected to grow much faster to well over 20 times today's
volumes. These numbers are a wake-up call to mobile broadband providers. Clearly
demand is there, but is there also a sustainable business case?
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Related Tags: vodafone, acision, mobile-broadband, backhaul
U.S. Telecom and Cable Credit Profiles to Weaken in 2009
Debt ratings agency, Fitch has issued a report where it says it believes that growing event risk associated with economic, competitive and regulatory pressures will weaken the credit profile of most operators within the U.S. telecommunications and cable sector in 2009. Growing unemployment, continuing home foreclosures, the acceleration of cord-cutting, evolution of wireless smart-phone-based data services, and a changing regulatory environment with a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) make-up and key regulatory programs up for reform represent some of the challenges to the industry in 2009. more
Related Tags: rsa, verizon-wireless, verizon, alltel, compete, fcc, verizon-communications, satellite, 3, level-3, embarq, federal-communications-commission, fitch, centurytel, centennial-communications, churn, true,
MACH acquires Roaming Service Bureau (RSB) from WorldCell
Roaming services provider, MACH has acquired the Roaming Service Bureau (RSB) business from WorldCell. MACH says that the acquisition enables it to offer seamless voice and data roaming services to clients ranging from CDMA and GSM/UMTS operators to providers of WiMAX services. more
Related Tags: smartphone, wimax, smartphones, mts, cdma, wimax,, mach, borders, patent
GRX Peering Agreement Signed to Boost Asian Roaming Data Services
Sybase 365, a provider of mobile messaging services, and Belgacom International Carrier Services (Belgacom ICS) have announced a formal GRX peering agreement for a data roaming point in Singapore. more
Related Tags: mobile-messaging, sms, mobile-data, rsa, belgacom, sybase-365, gprs, email, sybase, Singapore
Belgacom - Regulatory Intervention Takes the Shine off a Good Operational Performance
Belgacom's Q3 financial report shows reduced revenues, reduced EBITDA and reduced profit, whether at the operating, pre-tax or after tax level. The 2.6% drop in revenue (to ¢â€š¬1,473m) became -4.7% at the EBITDA line (¢â€š¬503m) and this continued on down the P&L, with operating profit 6.0% lower and pre-tax off 8.1% at ¢â€š¬285m and ¢â€š¬215m respectively. more
Related Tags: viviane-reding, mvno, tax, Belgium
China Mobile Subscriber Base Reaches 415 Million Customers
China Mobile Ltd., the Hong Kong listed subsidiary of China Mobile Communications has reported a 44.7% jump in first half profits after cutting prices to boost subscriber numbers, and a boost from tax changed. The company reported revenues of RMB196,460 million (US$28.7 billion), representing an increase of 17.9 per cent over the same period of last year. Profitability was significantly enhanced, and profit attributable to shareholders reached RMB54,849 million (US$8 billion) -- an increase of 44.7 per cent over the same period of last year due partly to change in PRC enterprise income tax rate. more
Related Tags: china-mobile, td-scdma, tax, td-lte, China
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