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PrepaidMVNO Monthly Newsletter February — Weeks 5-9 ‘ 2012 —|
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New MVNOs
During the Month of February, there has been twenty New MVNO launched or announced in the world market- Vectone’s Mundio Group launches second mobile brand in Netherlands
- US MVNO Consumer Cellular adds jobs in Phoenix area
- Tesco confirms it will launch of an MVNO with Vodafone in Hungary in March
- Croatian supermarket chain Konzum to launch ‘Jing”, a new MVNO
- New Danish MVNO 5Tel launches Postpaid Services
- Hop-on Successfully Launches World Tourism Phones into Cancun, Mexico
- German MVNO Solomo promotion offers free test of Phone Secretary service
- Phone House Germany launches new MVNO “MoWoTel mobile brand” on Vodafone’s Network
- Yota targets Moscow LTE launch in April; MegaFon to piggyback as MVNO
- Consumer proposition UPC also hosted by Teleena
- Blueface enters mobile business as Three’s first MVNO
- Belgian cableco Numericable to launch MVNO services over Mobistar’s network
- Maxroam Launches An MVNO With Vodafone In The UK
- Deep partners with Orange to provide mobile services
- Simplexity MVNO Services Announces Multi-Year Wholesale Agreement With Sprint to Offer Branded Data and Voice Solutions
- Virgin picks Cine Colombia for Colombian MVNO
- Toledo Telecom starts MVNO on Belgacom network
- Tucows Officially Launches Ting, A More Thoughtful Wireless Carrier
- Shaston offers Sim card with low-cost roaming
- Elevate Partners with Sprint to Offer Nationwide Mobile Telephone Service and Best in Class Devices
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Week 9 Announcements;- Cubic Telecom to integrate iPass OMX in Wi-Fi roaming service
- BR/MVNO Virgin Mobile SA launches prepaid BlackBerry service
- Consumer Demand for Mobile Phone Service in the US: An Examination beyond the Mobile Phone.
- New white paper – “Computaris” The path towards MVNOs success
- Lebara Foundation’s support of refugee and displaced children in developing countries :: UNHCR
- Hop-on Provides E 911 Services in Mexico through its World Tourism Phones the Ability to Contact Local Law Enforcement for Emergencies
- Redknee and Tech Mahindra to Launch Telco-in-a-Box Solution
- When Dreams become true: Virgin Mobile Latin America intrigued by I-New
- German MVNO mobilcom-debitel to accept cash bill payments in shops
- Three partners with x-Mobility to open Irish market for MVNOs
- Mobile Innovators Video
- New Irish MVNO Brewing – SKY Mobile is seeking an M.D.
- Lebara Mobile Chooses Aricent Group for Revenue Assurance in Seven Countries
- Ludo Mobil customers moved to Chess’ network
- German MVNO Provider Drillisch hikes cost of SMS-Flatrate by EUR 3 per month
- Tesco Mobile’s UK MVNO add’s 153k Subs for a total of 2.9M Subs
- MVNO amaysim makes mobile calls to 1800 & 13 numbers ‘free’ :: iTWire
Week 9 Other News
- Matrix launches Sim, data cards for Indonesia, Turkey
- Vision Mobile Publishes Cross-Platform Tools 2012 Report
- GSMA Names KDDI, NTT DOCOMO and SOFTBANK MOBILE as Joint Recipients of 2012 Chairman’s Award
- MEPs back lower caps on mobile roaming :: European Voice
- Gemalto Launches Highly Reliable, Next Gen-Ready Wireless Connectivity Solution for M2M, NFC and 4G LTE Services
- Global connected devices to soar by 2020 to 24 bln :: TELECOM PAPER
- Airspan, McLaren to offer LTE connectivity for cars
- PhonepayPlus publishes Guidance on application based payments
- Germany registers more than 112 mln mobile connections
- Sprint pulls out of secret MetroPCS deal at the eleventh hour
- The Besen Group Announces 4G Wholesale Business Definitions
- Sierra Wireless Unveils Second Generation of AirCard Mobile Hotspots for 4G LTE Networks
- SMS is Still the King of Messaging with Half of UK Smartphone Users Stating They Would Be Lost Without It
Week 7 Announcements;- Maxroam takes flight, partners with EasyJet to offer low-cost tariffs to travellers
- Telekom Deutschland’s MVNO Congstar lets customers sell old handsets for cash
- Virgin Mobile expected to enter Polish market
- Danish MVNO Bibob improves contract terms
- Telogic Chooses Italtel and Cisco for its Mobile Broadband Services
- Eurocom offers debit contract online, discounts for devices
- Belgium BR/MVNO Red Bull Mobile introduces credit for surfing social media
- German discount MVNO Blau Mobilfunk offers mobile VoIP app for iPhone users
- Telecom Egypt sees businesses investing again
- EnergiMidt MVNO case study :: OVUM
- The rise of MVNOs :: Capacity Magazine
- MVNOs compete in a fast-changing world
- German MVNOs Maxxim, Simply, Hellomobil launch data flat-rate plans
- Interview: Jason Lo, CEO, TuneTalk, Malaysia :: Mobile Industry Summit
- uWho Wireless Canada is no longer an active MVNO
- Cartel office criticised over stance on Yesss! acquisition
- Ventelo receives approval to end services to Ludo
- XLN Telecom targets £14m profit after growth
- MVNO Strategies Beyond the Traditional Ethnic and Discount Models
- MVNO Strategies Beyond the Traditional Ethnic and Discount Models
- Orange Spain chooses JSC Ingenium technology for its new MVNA
- Europe’s MVNOs challenged by new threats and opportunities :: Fierce Wireless
- Ludo Mobil fails to meet Ventelo’s agreement terms
- Virgin Mobile to invest USD 300 mln in LatAm MVNO business
- Poste Maroc plans MVNO – report
- Consultation of New Licence Templates and Application Fee’s | National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission
Week 8 Other News
- Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo signs M2M deal with Jasper Wireless
- O2 revenues fall as it battles stiff iPhone competition
- Virgin Media trials LTE small cells in London
- T-Mobile punished by lack of iPhone 4S, as customer losses mount in Q4
- T-Mobile USA Reports Fourth Quarter 2011 Operating Results
- Kabel Deutschland posts 5.4% rise in Q3 revenue
- Trio snap up Swiss spectrum
- First Great Western rolls out free Wi-Fi at 23 stations
- tyntec survey reveals UK smartphone owners use SMS more than apps
- German smartphone users download 962 mln apps in 2011 & Mobile web used by one quarter of German population
- Ready Wireless Partners with Telespree Communications to Enhance Prepaid Mobile Broadband Products
- Orange Switzerland adds 42,800 new customers in 2011
- NEC and Transatel Form Strategic M2M Service Partnership in Europe
- BICS Selects COMARCH Inventory & Assurance Solutions to Improve Customer Experience
- BlackBerry makes its way to Finland courtesy of Cubio
- G&D Provides NFC-Capable SIM Cards for Italy’s First Mobile Payment Pilot Project
- Research Brief: T-Mobile and Telfort see NPS relapse in Q4, Simyo gets closer to NPS leader Ben :: Telecom Paper
- Telefónica and OnStar reach an agreetment to provide M2M connectivity to General Motors vehicles outside North America
- Deutsche Telekom meets financial targets for 2011
- Mobilethink and Qelp help TDC to cut Smartphone Care Costs
- Nespresso selects Sierra Wireless, Orange for M2M machines
- Portugal active mobile devices drop below 80% of base
- The R200 per MB conundrum :: My Broadband
- Everything Everywhere Announces Year Ending 31st Dec’11
- Over half of UK population owns a smartphone – research
- ALU set to win Telefonica’s Spanish LTE deal
- Virgin Mobile eyes youth market in bid to crack Latin America
- Cricket Communications offers promo deals with Monster Jam
- I WIRELESS Takes Control of Back Office with Redknee Implementation:: billingworld
- French MVNO La Poste Mobile subscriber base stable at around 550,000
- Aldi to launch dual-SIM mobile phones
- Sales and profits up for MVNO/E ‘Effortel’
- Tuenti commercially launches mobile voice, data services
- Simyo France to cut prices on 24 February – report
- Virgin Mobile Canada starts ‘Refer a Friend’ offer
- Kindle could arrive in Brazil by June
- UK MVNO Virgin Mobile & Phones4U launches first Alcatel handset on contract
- Malaysian MVNO Tune Talk Sees Significant Revenue Growth
- Lebara confident in Euro court battle with HMRC over VAT
- Amazon to sell Kindle readers in Japan by April
- 2012 Predictions/Prospectus – CEO of Lyca Mobile group ‘Milind Kangle’
Week 7 Other News
- Infographic: Tablet Adoption at Work
- O2 Germany launches M2M flat rate
- India- Telecom policy for the future :: The Economic Times
- CAT’s True Move H deal ‘illegal’ says senate committee
- iPass revenues fall in Q4
- Leap revenues up 14.6% to USD 729.5 mln in Q4
- Sprint, HealthSpot to embed wireless connectivity via M2M
- Which? exposes gap between best and worst mobile networks
- Mach unveils M2M Revenue Protection Solution
- Clearwire: TD-LTE network to go live in June 2013
- T-Mobile Austria’s discount subsidiary Tele.ring unveils new brand pledge, refreshed tariffs
- Hong Kong’s mobile user grows to 14.588 mln in November
- Telefonica deploys M2M technology on its car fleet
- Egypt mobile subscriptions up 22% to 81.7 mln in November
- Customer Service Can Be a Great Calling
- Digital Agenda: Commission suspends discriminatory Danish SMS price regulation and starts an in-depth review
- Tracfone MVNO & Straight Talk nets 493K subs in Q4
- UK MVNO GiffGaff launches new marketing campaign created by Albion
- Free Mobile: Alternative Mobile, the Association for French MVNOs Declares unfair Terms
- MVNE Sisteer enhances its mobile solution offerings by incorporating Smart Profile service from Oberthur Technologies
- Event:MVNO Virtual Forum LATAM 2012
- Romania prepares for MVNO services
- Cypriot MVNO PrimeTel renames wireless service to PrimeTel WiFi
- Italian MVNO Nòverca supports charity donation campaigns
- Globalia sells MVNO unit PepePhone to Javier Hidalgo, Atento Group
- French MVNO La Poste Mobile extends branch network, intros new packages
- German MVNO Simyo launches new mobile portal
- Consumers left stranded after Alpha ceases trading :: Mobile Today
- UK MVNO Giffgaff adds staff after rapid growth and Increases Investment
- French MVNOs cut prices to combat Free Mobile
- Virgin Mobile Latin America taps Datora for MVNO launch in Brazil
- French mobile prices low even before Free – study
- Salamfone Sdn Bhd, ’2012 Prospectus’
- The Australian Mobile Landscape in 2012 – an amaysim perspective
- French MVNO NRJ Mobile reimburses € 75 of cancelation fees
- Chile’s Regulator Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel) has received 26 Applications for MVNOs
Week 6 Other News
- Mobistar Slumps on Forecast for Profit Drop: Brussels Mover
- Presentation – Small Enterprises = an Overlooked Revenue source for MVNOs :: Emblacom
- Virgin’s contract base overtakes prepay for the first time | Virgin Media – Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2011 Results
- Good finish of 2011 for Telio
- Tele2 AB : Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2011 Report
- Spanish regulator CMT Publishes Report; Spain adds 1.5 mln mobile lines in 2011
- Over 50% of Austrians use mobile internet – study
- Interim management statement for the quarter ended 31 December 2011
- America Movil Seen Posting Steady 4Q Revenue Growth, Lower Net
- NextM2M and Datatrade to deliver advanced M2M solutions worldwide
- Sprint Nextel Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
- Aus, NZ Govts consider ‘decoupling’ mobile roaming :: itnews
- Growing number of Australians have mobile connection only
- Costa Rica reaches 100% mobile phone penetration
- Sprint picks Orange for global M2M connectivity
- Mobile roaming: the EU must put an end to high charges! [Statement by the citizens' initiative Europeans for Fair Roaming]
- Analysys Mason estimates that 30% of M2M CONNECTIONS in 2010 were over Fixed-line Networks
- JANET’s innovative M2M 3G wireless service with Eduroam global roaming
- Ludo Mobil meets conditions of agreement with Ventelo
- MVNO primes Celcom growth in Malaysia
- Ting Touts Flexible Pricing Plans for Frustrated Consumers :: mobiledia
- Limitless: Talkmobile Launch Love Unlimited Facebook App & Competition
- IBW Reportedly in negotiations to establish an MVNO in Latin America
- Quantum Announces Acquisition of Zebra Technologies
- Mobilcom-debitel selects new lead ad agency
- Ventelo and Ludo Mobil sign deal to end dispute
- PosteMobile launches BlackBerry plan for SMEs
- UK MVNO GiffGaff launches full BlackBerry services
- Zero Forfait, other MVNOs ask to be hosted by Free Mobile
Week 5 Other News
- Swisscom and Ericsson machine-to-machine partners
- Is Vodafone’s European Mobile Roaming Income Under Threat? :: Seeking Alpha
- Verizon, Comcast Spectrum Deal Receives FCC Scrutiny :: eWeek
- NTT Docomo’s Android phones have Mickey Mouse user interface
- Cable Could Prosper with Messaging Services
- Doro, Tweakker Sign Global Connectivity Partnership
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