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Etisalat launches dedicated child protection data plan
Earlier this year the Child Protection Center of Ministry of Interior in the UAE launched a free smartphone app designed to let parents keep tabs on their children. Etisalat has now launched a...
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Starhub offers ebook subscription services
This week Starhub in Singapore have partnered with Bookmate to launch a subscription-based e-book reading service. Starhub adds Books to Digital Lifestyle $16 per month will give subscribers premium...
View ArticleAxiata teams with Adknowledge for targeted advertising
Have you ever surfed the web and felt like you are being followed? Google calls it re-marketing, but there are plenty of ways to do it and no shortage of customers. Axiata, one of the largest...
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Getting into Shape for MWC2015
MWC2015 – What’s not to like? I quiver with anticipation just thinking about all the Tapas and Sangria. With just under a month to go before the biggest Mobile extravaganza on the planet kicks off, I...
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Verizon scores, but game far from over
Patriots held off the competition, can Verizon do the same? All the major US wireless operators releases their data usage stats for traffic generated during the Super Bowl. Verizon said its customers...
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Anything Google Fiber can do, AT&T can do better?!
Google Fiber to get competition from AT&T in Kansas City Do you “have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore?” Well technically, we are talking about Kansas City, Kansas, not to be confused with...
View ArticleTelecoms is a world upside-down and it’s about time!
Today’s Telecoms space looks very different from anything that was around just 10-20 years ago. I know a lot of people (myself included) who have been very harsh critics of Telecom operators’ ability...
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Who wants shared data plans?
Shared data for families and IoT? Optus (Singtel – Australia) announced today a new shared data plan for families. Funnily enough, an industry colleague sent me an email recently with the title –...
View ArticleEurope’s Digital Single Market Strategy underwhelming operators
European Union commissioners have released their ambitious strategy to create a Digital Single Market. EU executives envisage a Digital Single Market across all member states sees codification of...
View ArticleData Pricing Plans becoming too complex?
As operators rush (well, some of them) to embrace content and provide customers with a unique digital experience, they may run the risk that their data pricing plans are becoming too complex. Just last...
View ArticleVerizon has dumped the dreaded contract!
We asked the question not too long ago – has data pricing become too complex? Whether it’s case of bowing to competitive pressure (Sprint have their “All-In” plans and T-Mobile have their “Simple...
View ArticleThe Next, Next-Gen of Mobile Data Pricing – LotusFlare
This article LotusFlare wants to be the mobile carrier for the future in Fortune magazine caught my eye this morning. It turns out that the title is somewhat deceptive, LotusFlare is not mobile...
View ArticleEtisalat Nigeria says it not about data, it your #DigitalLifeStyle Smartpacks
Earlier this year, Etisalat in Nigeria launched smartpacks to help subscribers chose application packets that match their Digital Lifestyle and preferences. Their tag line reads “it’s no longer about...
View ArticleEverything has its price, even unlimited data
Comcast, the largest US fixed line Internet provider has put a price on unlimited data and its only $30! Comcast’s fixed broadband offerings currently costs between $34.99 and $54.99 depending on...
View ArticleFree Mobile Internet and Candy? Popslide
A young startup Yoyo (here) is looking to reshape the mobile Internet scene in South East Asia. Yoyo is a Manilla-based Japan led startup looking to offer free Internet via lock screen-based rewards...
View ArticleGlobal Domination NetFlixeverywhere
NetFlixeverywhere – Video anytime, anyhow and anywhere – over your network I might add! The streaming video company announced earlier this week at CES in Vegas that it would be adding another 130...
View ArticleDemand based pricing in action
Disney theme parks move to demand based pricing… Hmmm… Disney unveiled its long-expected move to demand based pricing last Saturday. The seasonal changes, which took effect yesterday, see visitor...
View ArticleLTE Growth Continues Unabated
The LTE Growth Spurt during 2015 was unprecedented! The number of LTE connection doubled during 2015. The LTE growth in global subscriptions passed one billion at the end of 2015 and the market is...
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The Facebook 10-Year Roadmap
Should Telecom operators be wary of the Facebook 10-year Roadmap? Does the Facebook 10-year roadmap include becoming a global connectivity provider? In 10 years, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks...
View ArticleUsage-Based Broadband
Operators continue to experiment and struggle with usage-based broadband pricing CenturyLink is launching a Usage-Based Broadband Trial for residential customers. They will charge $10 for a bucket of...
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