Verizon keeps international roaming pressure on rivals T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T with daily option
Verizon Wireless has yet again tweaked its international roaming options, now allowing customers to tap into their current rate plans for a daily fee when traveling abroad.
The new TravelPass option provides...
Sprint claims it’s the first U.S. carrier with a direct roaming agreement in Cuba
Sprint furthered its incursion into Cuba, announcing it signed a wireless roaming agreement with the country’s Telecommunications Company of Cuba.
The deal provides a direct roaming agreement and a direct long-distance interconnection...
Agreement covers joint work between SK Telecom and China Unicom on 5G development
SK Telecom and China Unicom signed a memorandum of understanding focused on working together to develop a range of mobile and enterprise technologies.
The MoU, signed this week at a GSMA board meeting...
Latest T-Mobile expansion adds 20 countries to international roaming program
T-Mobile US said it has added 20 countries to its Simple Global international roaming service, bringing the total to 145 countries where customers can access free text messaging, data and low-cost calling from their mobile...
T-Mobile US move could bolster carrier’s rural coverage, expand LTE opportunities for rural operators
T-Mobile US expanded its presence at the Competitive Carriers Association with the nation’s No. 3 operator joining CCA’s Data Services Hub.
CCA said T-Mobile US joins more than a dozen rural and...
Sprint targets rivals with rollout of Open World international roaming package
Sprint officially announced a new international roaming service that takes aim at recent updates offered by rivals T-Mobile US, AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless. Leaks surfaced last week of the new offering.
The Sprint Open...
Your mobile carrier has made it very expensive for you to leave the country with your mobile phone. Whether you live in the U.S., France or Uganda, the cost of mobile roaming can be a big expense for leisure or business travelers. Collectively, international...
Cricket Wireless prepaid service now offers unlimited voice, texting to and from Mexico on select plans
AT&T Mobility is looking to maintain the competitive position of its Cricket Wireless prepaid services, adding unlimited voice calling and text messaging to and from Mexico, with plans to...
Verizon Wireless slashes roaming rates in Canada, Mexico, though falls short of T-Mobile US promo
Verizon Wireless updated its international roaming options on the heels of major revamps from rivals.
Verizon Wireless said that for $5 per month customers can now call Mexico and Canada for...
It’s finally done. As of 2 a.m. the EU has brokered a deal to ban all EU roaming charges by 2017. The deal is part of the Europe 2020 initiative and belongs to an effort entitled Connected Continent. The Latvians led this compromise among the...
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Daniel Kurgan, CEO of BICS, about the company’s current strategy and his view of the opportunities and risks in the markets the company addresses. But first, a few words about what BICS is in case you aren’t following...
Roaming rate regulations target Bell Canada, Telus and Rogers
Citing a lack of competition, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said it plans to take steps in regulating roaming rates across the country. The move is part of an ongoing process by CRTC and government...
Sprint expanded its recently introduced international roaming plan, providing access in additional markets and to higher speed data bundles. The move should put a dent in the growing practice of consumers voicing their displeasure over international roaming charges, typically delivered via YouTube.
The service, which...
Reports indicate Google in talks with Hutchison on roaming deal
Google’s plans to enter the domestic wireless telecom space through a mobile virtual network operator model could use international roaming as a hook to attract customers.
Published reports over the weekend indicated that Google was in...
Mobile impacts nearly every element of consumers’ daily lives, forcing businesses to completely rethink how they win, serve and retain customers. With mobile firmly situated at the center of the business stage, Syniverse has taken the time to consider what we can expect in...
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The European Union appears to be taking a couple of regulatory steps that will please Europe's biggest carriers.
First, EU member states voted this week to deregulate the voice market, according to Reuters. The measure would remove caps on the amount large carriers can charge smaller...
Sprint’s LTE roaming initiative continues to gather steam as the carrier today announced new agreements with 15 rural and regional carriers as part of its Rural Roaming Preferred Provider program. The deals provide Sprint with access to LTE coverage in rural areas outside of...
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The European Union's new caps on mobile phone roaming charges began July 1, cutting data rates for users traveling to other EU countries by more than 50%. The data roaming cap dropped from 61 cents to 27 cents per megabyte. The cap on making...
In an overwhelming vote, the European Parliament passed a package of telecom reforms that includes ending roaming charges in the region by Dec. 2015 and adopting strong — and controversial — net neutrality rules.
“Today is an excellent day for Europeans,” said Natalie Kroes, the...
The European Union's quest to create a single telecom market has cleared a key hurdle. The Industry Research and Energy Committee approved the “Telecoms Single Market Regulation,” a package of new policies that include ending roaming and enacting a form of net neutrality. It...
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As LTE roaming quickly becomes a reality, there is a need for an edge device (Diameter edge agent) to concentrate...
Orange, France's largest carrier, is looking to take over the triple play provider Jazztel, sources told Bloomberg News. The mobile operator Yoigo, currently owned by Stokholm-based TeliaSonera is also a potential target. The moves by Orange follow earlier reports that U.K.-based Vodafone had bid for...
