Tag: toll free data
AT&T’s recent announcement about sponsored data was probably one of the main press stories from last month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Let’s take a step back here – CES is all about the latest cool devices, web enabled trousers (there’s an idea) and smart cars that will drive you home. So why […]
Our recent article ‘Will lack of commitment derail OTT and CSP relationships’ got the attention of our friend Dean Bubley. We have never met Dean but people say he is friendly. And anyway, anyone who has the Twitter ‘handle’ @disruptivedean can’t be all bad. The article, made topical by AT&T’s announcement of the arrival of […]
There has been a huge swing in opinion over the last year. Twelve months ago, Over the Top (OTT) players were still seen as competitors whose sole reason for existing was to take revenues away from Communications Service Providers (CSPs). From competitors to collaborators, there is now a consensus that partnerships will bring more compelling, […]
First published in June 2013 Six years ago, just before the smartphone era, mobile network operators (MNOs) were trying to get people to use their networks for data transfers, but they weren’t having much luck. There were plenty of reasons why this was the case. Attempts to access the internet using GPRS via substandard handsets […]
The idea of ‘toll-free’ data has been around for a couple of years. The concept is simple and compelling. Instead of paying the data charges for going shopping online, brands pay the charge, essentially giving shoppers completely free access to their store – so they can spend money. BillingViews’ operatives were looking at the Amdocs […]
The mobile landscape saw genuine transformation during 2013. Rapid LTE deployment saw mobile data truly coming of age. Navel-gazing around how mobile internet will change the world is giving way to real and exciting service and pricing experimentation. As the industry shifts into a higher gear, some of the first generation tariff models are diminishing […]
The Beginning There was a time, Before Mobile, when things seemed stark and simple. Your telephone, if you had one, lived in the hall, or at the foot of the stairs. It did not ring very often. There were waiting lists for telephones and there were Complaints Departments. It was a time of monopolies, a […]
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