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T-Mobile’s Full Monty tariffs: do they go too far?
At the beginning of the month T-Mobile UK introduced a series of tariffs called “The Full Monty”, which allow unlimited calling, texting and data from GBP36 per month. The operator has been promoting this pretty heavily, with a TV ad and quite a bit of press coverage. A key selling point they’re keen to get… Read more
Prey turns predator as European mobile consolidation takes hold
In the early hours of this morning, Hutchison 3G Austria (3) finally announced the acquisition of Orange Austria in a deal valued at around €1.3 billion. The market share of the newly-enlarged operator will reach around 22% of total customers. This is more than double the market share of any other subsidiary of the 3… Read more
Orange’s partnership with Google underlines the importance of SMS as a bearer for Internet services in emerging markets, says Pamela Clark-Dickson
Orange’s decision to partner with Google to provide Google’s Gmail SMS Chat to the subscribers of its operating companies in the Middle East and Africa is an acknowledgement by both parties that those who live in emerging markets are just as interested in accessing Internet services as those who live in developed markets. By enabling… Read more
