Orange France to Offer Deezer’s Premium Music Service
(Prices in Euros €) Deezer, a free music streaming service based in France, has become very popular in France thanks to licensing agreements with Sony and Universal. In 2009, Deezer launched ”Deezer Premium+”, the first global streaming solution for unlimited music at home or on the move. 86% of the service’s users report that they [...]
Telcel Mexico Introduces New iPad Data Plans
(Prices in Mexican Pesos) The Mexican operator has launched new data plans specifically for the iPad. Subscribers can chose an offer that best fits their requirements, with packages ranging between 49.00/day to 499.00/30 days. The table below shows the available plans: Package MB or GB Double Fee Validity 100 MB Internet Amigo Telcel 200 MB [...]
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 [...]
Android application market gets boost through carrier billing
The Android Developers blog announced last weekend that carrier billing will be soon an option for Android applications. The new Android’s terms and conditions will allow application developers to create applications that users can purchase directly from their carrier of choice. The carrier would then provide billing for services as well as Android applications. Availability [...]