Let’s be up front about it
Prepayment is no longer the preserve of the credit unworthy. New research from Ovum suggests that operators are increasingly keen to extend a full range of services to people willing to pay for them in advance.
Business and operations support systems vendor Amdocs said Friday it has snapped up network optimisation firm Bridgewater Systems for around C$211m (€150m).
European mobile subscribers rank improved network quality as the service for which they would be happiest to pay a premium and view more widespread connectivity as the most important industry development over the next decade, according to new research from Amdocs.
Prepayment is no longer the preserve of the credit unworthy. New research from Ovum suggests that operators are increasingly keen to extend a full range of services to people willing to pay for them in advance.
Amdocs — the industry behemoth — swooped in and acquired the mighty MX Telecom, one of the best messaging providers on the planet. I got the news just as I was coming out of a meeting and had to stop everything and send a quick post up to the site here followed by a few more announcement details, including the price – $104m.