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giffgaff UK MVNO announced: is “mutual giving” a business model?MVNOs in the US haven’t had the greatest of success, with Virgin Mobile USA the most recent big-name to be gobbled up by a “proper” carrier. However one UK company has obviously decided that the scene there is crying out for a new carrier option, and hence giffgaff has bee... |
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Oh No, Not Again! NTT DoCoMo Considering US MVNO.NTT DoCoMo is rumored to be launching a mobile virtual network in the US that will ride either T-Mobile or AT&T’s wireless network. The company wants to launch this to push its iMode mobile Internet service in the U.S. For me, that is too little, too late. It is hard to imagine any take... |
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NTT DoCoMo contemplates U.S. marketConsidering many MVNOs have failed or been acquired in recent years (Helio, Disney Mobile, Virgin Mobile, just to name a few), we can't help but think they're a bad idea. (MVNOs are Mobile Virtual Network Operators that sell their own service plans and handsets, but piggyback on another ... ... |
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Growing Mobile VAS in India: Data MVNO: The DisruptionsThere are four game-changing developments that will take place in India over the next year which have the potential to upset the distribution of profits in the Indian mobile industry: mobile number portability, MVNO licencing, 3G and mobile payments.What does it take to build a Data MVNO business... |
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Growing Mobile VAS in India: Data MVNO OpportunityWhat kind of data services would the Data MVNO offer? Here are some starting examples: SMS subscriptions (push-based microcontent) Voice portals Content downloads (mobile games, apps, etc.) Video downloads / streaming mCommerce What is common to all of these services is that consumers pay for e... |
