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Articles tagged with: Arpu and Sim
Cost of Supporting Mobile Broadband is Eroding Subscriber Profitability
Mobile broadband services are more expensive to support than any other wireless service and are endangering subscriber profitability for many mobile network operators concludes a new study from WDSGlobal. The study found that the cost to support mobile broadband products and services is up to 200% greater than the cost to support traditional wireless products such as mobile phones. This means that despite revenue uplift from increased data usage, actual subscriber profitability often remains unchanged and sometimes even worsens. more
Related Tags: wdsglobal, 3g, usb-modem, customer-care, hspa, ovi, tim, ict, mobile-broadband, laptop, modem, ev-do, security
Verizon Communications Quarterly Profit up 5.3%
Verizon Communications has reported that its first-quarter revenues jumped 11.6 percent to US$26.6 billion, compared with the first quarter 2008 - largely thanks to the acquisition of Alltel earlier this year. Excluding the Alltel boost, revenues would have grown by 3.3 percent. more
Related Tags: verizon, alltel, verizon-wireless, lte, itu, USA
Fitch Downgrades Deutsche Telekom on Guidance Revision, Weak Operating Results
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Deutsche Telekom's (DT) Long-term Issuer Default rating (IDR) to 'BBB+' from 'A-' (A minus) and assigned a Stable Outlook. This follows DT's downward guidance revision for 2009 as operating pressures continue apace in key markets. more
Related Tags: fitch-ratings, deutsche-telekom, eu, 3g, , tim, ovi, sharp, fitch
Study Finds Large Cost Savings for Migrating Heavy Data Users to Femtocells
Signals Research Group has completed a whitepaper on the business case for femtocells as part of its ongoing femtocell business modeling initiative with the trade group, the Femto Forum. The study found, across a wide variety of scenarios considering different regions of the world, the business case for femtocells is strong---often doubling the customer lifetime value---and does not depend on any one critical factor or assumption in order to generate a favorable outcome. Further to this, the research demonstrated that femtocells can dramatically reduce the growing financial costs made by heavy mobile broadband data users on the mobile network. more
Related Tags: , eu, ict, tim, mts, hspa, ovi, iden, mobile-broadband, femtocell, 3, fmc, femtocells, ev-do
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
Related Tags: , roaming, iden, telus, Canada
Mobile Banking is Emerging as a New Revenue Stream for Mobile Operators
Mobile banking is a budding service in Latin America and is expected to catch on in countries such as Chile, Brazil, and Argentina, where the economic and political condition is relatively stable. Success in the mobile banking market will help mobile operators shore up their average revenue per user (arpu) even when the mobile voice traffic slows down. more
Related Tags: sms, mobile-data, itu, ovi, personal, mobile-banking, wap, Chile
Mobile broadband to be worth $137 billion by 2014
Users of mobile broadband services (3G and 3G+ technologies) will grow from 181 million in 2008 to over 2 billion in 2014, growth of 1024%, according to Ovum's latest research. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, 3g, eu, driving, lte, ovi, ovum, iden, usb-modem, vas, mobile-broadband, opex, laptop
Azercell Expands LiveScreen Media Service
Azerbaijan based mobile network, Azercell Telekom is to expand its Celltick-operated idle screen broadcast channel to its entire customer base. The service, called "Simurq' which is powered by Celltick's LiveScreen Media platform was originally launched to a limited audience of 300,000. Based on the arpu figures, Azercell has nominated Celltick to manage the service for the entire user base in cooperation with Unimark, a content aggregator in Azerbaijan. more
Related Tags: edge, personal, celltick, telekom, Azerbaijan
The big challenge for the mobile industry in emerging markets
According to a new report by Ovum, reaching and profitably serving low-income users will be one of the biggest challenges for the mobile industry in emerging markets. The report outlines three critical areas operators must consider in serving this market and provides guidance on profitability strategies for operators, through an examination of best-practice strategies in operational and service areas. more
Related Tags: base-station, rural, edge, driving, mtn, ovum, personal, bharti, aircraft, backhaul
Ubiquisys and Mobica Announce Femtocell Podcast Sync
3G femtocell vendor, Ubiquisys has announced the release of a femtocell-powered podcast application. Software supplied by Mobica enables phones to automatically download the latest podcasts when entering the home zone, taking advantage of extremely fast low-cost 3G bandwidth delivered by the femtocell. more
Related Tags: 3g, intel, femtocell, ubiquisys, podcast, femtocells, presence, bandwidth