Articles tagged with: Premium Sms and Sms

UK Operators Drop Processing Fees for Charity Premium Text Messages

The UK's main mobile network operators, 3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Virgin and Vodafone have jointly agreed to waive their processing charges for premium SMS messages - when used by the Red Nose Day charity appeal.  more

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Bango reports four-fold increase in WAP billing in the USA

In the last three months, mobile billing vendor, Bango says that it has seen a four-fold increase in the number of WAP transactions in the USA, as content providers choose to sell their content using its mobile billing relationships with AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Virgin Mobile. This reflects a shift in the way mobile content is sold in the US with WAP billing gaining momentum as the industry realizes the mobile web delivers a superior and safer consumer experience.  more

Related Tags: bango, sprint-nextel, virgin-mobile, sprint, nextel, billing, mobile-billing, wap, USA

Telcos Believe Launching New Mobile Content Should Take Less than a Month

A survey commissioned by Valista and conducted at the Building Blocks 2008 conference held last week found that over 86 percent of the industry insiders interviewed believe that it should take less than a month to launch new mobile content and services with an operator. This expectation is far from reality, as 80 percent of respondents stated that it actually takes between 3 and 9 months to introduce new mobile content and services.  more

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