Cell C South Africa announces the availability of its new BlackBerry service
(Prices in ZAR) Cell C has unveiled new BlackBerry tariffs that are available for its customer is South Africa. Cell C customers will now be able to enjoy the benefits of using BlackBerry smart-phones to stay connected to people and information while on the go. At launch, Cell C will offer its customers the BlackBerry [...]
T-Mobile Croatia Launches “iTariffa” Plans
(Prices in Croatian Kunas) The operator has launched new plans, “iTarifa” that offer an allocation for call time, a data package and text messages. Once subscribers have used up their allocation, they will receive a notification text message. The tables below describe all available “iTarifa” Plans: Plan i75 i150 i300 i500 Monthly Fee 75.00 150.00 [...]
The Growth of the Brazilian MVNO Market
The Brazilian mobile market is not just one of the world’s largest, with a population of almost 200 million people, but also a market where operators are struggling due to low margins. The margin pressure is driven by a combination of high subscriber acquisition costs (SAC) and a low ARPU. The Brazilian mobile market is [...]
Google goes after Skype introducing calls from Gmail
(Prices in US Dollars) Google has introduced a new addition to its extensive list of communication tools. Starting today, Gmail users can call any phone right from their Gmail accounts. Gmail users, who already had a Google Voice phone number, will have that number displayed as the outbound caller ID while making a call from [...]
T-Mobile avails youth tariff in Austria
(Prices in Euros) T-Mobile has launched a tariff plan aimed at the youth market called ‘Hit Youngstar’. Pricing details for this Plan are in the table below: Tariff Hit Youngstar Connection 59.90 (includes SIM card) Monthly rental 19.00 Included voice minutes 1,500 to all national networks plus 1,000 to T-Mobile and to voicemail Included SMS [...]
Lycamobile begins mobile service in Denmark
(Prices in DKK) Lycamobile has launched services in Denmark targeting predominantly foreign residents or those with links to overseas territories. Key to Lycamobile’s service is less expensive IDD calls, as well as a national tariff. The table below shows the pricing of the tariff plan: National tariff Cost per minute Calls to other Lycamobile Free [...]