Archive for January, 2009

NTT DoCoMo has announced that it will stop operating its 2G mova and 2G DoPa packet communication service from March 2012. The operator will seek to migrate its 2G customer base to 3G ahead of March 2012 through offering discounts and other incentives. Significance: As of December 2008, only 6.7 million of DoCoMo’s 54.2…

(The Paypers) Chinese internet services provider Sino Fibre Communications has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with US mobile payments provider P2P…

Global M-Payment Consortium introduces CodeOne: a totally revolutionary global mobile payment solution platform.

(The Paypers) Brasil-based Global M-Payment Consortium (GMPC) has launched CodeOne Mobile Payment Platform, a global m-payment and m-banking platform aimed at both…

(The Paypers) Brazilian mobile financial services provider Samba38 Tecnologia e Servicos has launched Cellular Payment Solutions Technology, a proprietary service…

With Virgin Mobile’s relatively recent acquisition of Helio, many of us were left wondering when the MVNO would bring the highly anticipated Helio Ocean 2 into the fray. Well, the wait is about to end.

As mobile operators have seen the average revenue per user (ARPU) fall, they have looked to increase revenue with value added services; however the most profitable data service is still text messaging, according to In-Stat. Inexpensive, reliable, and easy for mobile users to operate, Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) provide solid revenue streams for Mobile …

As mobile operators have seen the average revenue per user (ARPU) decrease, they have sought to boost revenue via new value-added services; however, the most profitable data service is still text messaging, reports In-Stat.

Even amid a bad economy, consumers continue to spend money on wireless service, boosting revenue for telecommunications providers.