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Articles tagged with: Sim and Tim
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, ict, arpu, mobile-broadband, laptop, modem, ev-do, security, usb
Majority of MENA Telcos Not Affected by Economic Downturn - So Far
..tions industry in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) shows little inclination to be pessimistic, according to the results of a recent study from the consulting company Detecon International. More than one-third of the industry managers more
Related Tags: middle-east-and-northern-africa, detecon-international, capex, itu, eu, displays, africa
Indonesia's XL Loses 1 Million Customers
Indonesia's PT Excelcomindo Pratama (XL) has reported a drop in its subscriber base by around a million customers during the first quarter. The company put this down to a decision to raise the purchase price of its prepay sim cards. more
Related Tags: pt-excelcomindo-pratama, xl, axiata-group, telekom-malaysia, prepay, sim-card, iden, itu, excelcomindo, telekom, target, Indonesia
Moody's changes outlook for Nokia' A1 rating to negative
Moody's has changed its outlook on Nokia's ratings to negative, from stable - although it affirmed the A1 ratings for Nokia's senior debt and the Prime-1 for short-term debt. The outlook change was triggered by Nokia's results for the first quarter 2009, which confirmed a double-digit rate of decline for the mobile phone market in units and a one third year over year revenue reduction for Nokia in this segment and it disclosed increasing earnings pressure in the Nokia Siemens Networks business. more
Related Tags: itu, eu, nokia, , iden, navteq, siemens
T-Mobile Develops Tiny Embedded SIM Card
..environments," said John Horn, national director of M2M, T-Mobile USA. "With our simple, streamlined certification process, we expect partners to have commercial solutions based on this new technology running on the T-Mobile network as soon a more
Related Tags: t-mobile-usa, m2m, machine-to-machine, encryption, ict, t-mobile, , sim-card, ovi, iden, yankee-group, life, embedded-sim,
Fitch Downgrades Deutsche Telekom on Guidance Revision, Weak Operating Results
..ures have so far been confined to Poland only. However, given similarities in DT's business models in CEE markets and common macroeconomic issues, Fitch believes pressures in other regional markets are likely to follow. DT's liquidity remains st more
Related Tags: fitch-ratings, deutsche-telekom, eu, arpu, 3g, , ovi, sharp, fitch, churn, pace, 3g-coverage
Electricity Meters to Transmit Usage Data over T-Mobile Network
..etwork operating system over an IP networking infrastructure. More than a simple AMI system focused on billing related services, the NES system enables the backbone of the smart grid, providing utilities with a wealth of information about the s more
Related Tags: echelon, t-mobile-usa, electricity-meters, smart-grid, eu, t-mobile, , driving, ovi, iden, backhaul, gsm, smart, operating-system, billing, security, smart-meters, health, embedded-sim,
Nokia Shows Off 3rd NFC Capable Mobile Phone
.. waving the device in front of a contactless terminal enables quick payment and simple ticketing services. "The launch of the Nokia 6216 classic SIM-based NFC handset is a great step forward for payment and ticketing services," says A more
Related Tags: nokia, nfc, near-field-communication, gsm-association, itu, eu, 3g, , sim-card, near-field-communications, gsm, taxes, microsd, fm-radio, music
OMTP Defines Standardised Interface for Visual Voice Mail
..his essential service and the new OMTP standardised interface will simplify deployment across different devices and operator platforms" more
Related Tags: open-mobile-terminal-platform, omtp, visual-voicemail, sms, t-mobile, , iden
Tanzania to Require SIM Registration
Tanzania's government has joined the growing trend for countries to require all PrePay sim cards to be registered with the network operators, citing the usual reasons of crime and terrorism. The Minister for Communication, Science and Technology, Prof. Peter Msolla, said the government would soon table a bill in the National Assembly for the establishment of a Central Equipment Identification Register (CEIR). more
Related Tags: prepay, tanzania-regulatory-authority, , sim-card, ict, iden, police, Tanzania
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