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Articles tagged with: Blyk
Blyk Looking to Launch MVNO in India
European MVNO, blyk that targets the youth market with advertising subsidised services is reported to be looking at a launch in India, and is reported to be in talks with one or more local telecom operators. more
Nokia Siemens Wins Hosted MVNO PrePay Billing Contract
Teen-focused MVNO, blyk has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to host its core network as it expands into the Netherlands and Belgium. Prepaid charging, messaging systems and device management will also be hosted for those two countries. more
Related Tags: mvno, nokia-siemens-networks, text-messages, siemens, UK
Mobistar Agrees to Let Blyk Use it's Belgian Mobile Network
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Belgian Mobile operator Mobistar, majority owned by France Telecom, Tuesday said it has agreed to let Finnish blyk to use its network to offer mobile services to youth. more
Related Tags: mobistar, Belgium
Ad-Funded MVNO, Blyk Expands in Europe
UK based MVNO, blyk has announced its next wave of European expansion into Germany, Spain and Belgium in 2009, following its announcement to enter the Dutch market earlier this year. blyk operates an ad funded model of offering a quantity of free calls and texts to teenagers in exchange for sending adverts to their mobile phones. more
Related Tags: orange, mvno, teenagers, goldman-sachs, UK
Third of under 35 year olds receptive to idea of ad-sponsored mobile content
A new UK survey, commissioned by Mobixell Networks - providers of mobile multimedia and advertising solutions - amongst 832 mobile phone users, reveals a sizeable opportunity exists amongst the 16-34 year-old demographic to offer ad-funded mobile content via rich media services like multimedia messaging or mobile video services. The findings reveal that 35% of 16-35 year-olds would use more MMS and 29% would use more video services if they were offered free or discounted in return for receiving mobile adverts. more
Related Tags: google, mobile-tv, mms, mobile-advertising, gfk, mobile-content, UK
Report Forecasts 60% Annual Growth in Mobile Advertising over the Next 4 Years
As consumer demand for mobile broadband services reaches critical mass… Arthur D. Little predicts in a new report that in the coming years mobile advertising is poised to be the next major digital media platform for brands to reach customers, and the key telecoms players have a great deal to gain from bringing their services to market early. more
Related Tags: google, mobile-tv, mms, arthur-d.-little, voicemail, compete, mobile-advertising
UK Teen Focused MVNO Hits 100,000 Subscribers
UK based MVNO, blyk says that it has signed up over 100,000 members since its launch in the UK at the end of Sept 2007, six months ahead of schedule. blyk gives its customer free texts and minutes every month in return for receiving up to six advertising messages per day. more
Related Tags: mvno, goldman-sachs, UK
Blyk Strikes Dutch Vodafone Deal, Goldman Sachs Invests
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- blyk, the advertising-funded mobile phone network, Wednesday said it was expanding into the Dutch market and had secured additional funding from Goldman Sachs and Kuwait's Industrial Financial Investments Company. more
Related Tags: text-messages, vodafone-group, goldman-sachs, UK
Nordic Region Leads The Way In Mobile Operator Consolidation
Fitch Ratings has said that it feels the mobile sector consolidation in the Nordic region is an indicator of the future development in the rest of the developed European market. While Fitch notes that the future competitive situation in each market will be determined by country-specific regulatory regimes and consumer behaviour, the agency believes that overriding industry economics will lead to the consolidation of independently operated mobile virtual network operators ("MVNO") throughout Europe. more
Related Tags: fitch-ratings, teliasonera, mvno, telenor, fitch, termination-fees
Nokia Siemens Networks to Host Full MVNO Core Network for Blyk
blyk, the pan-European free mobile network for young people, funded by advertising, has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to supply, build and host its core network. In its first-ever full mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) hosting arrangement, Nokia Siemens Networks will be hosting the entire operation of blyk's core network. The contract was initially signed by Nokia. more
Related Tags: text-messaging, mvno, core-network, nokia-siemens-networks, free-mobile