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Operators still not protecting customers from bill shock

Operators worldwide are not doing enough to protect their customers from bill shock
January 30, 2013 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

Mobile operators worldwide are still not doing enough to protect customers from bill shock, despite initiatives by trade association the GSMA and national regulators such as Ofcom in the UK and ACMA in Australia to promote transparency in roaming charges. The majority of mobile operators worldwide (62 per cent) have not yet implemented any form of bill-shock prevention, according to research conducted by cloud-based managed communication services provider Mach.

Tags; ACMA, gsma, MACH, Ofcom, Operator

Harnessing the opportunities of LTE roaming

The cost of making and receiving calls outside Europe is going up
November 1, 2012 Written by Guest author

The uptake of LTE services across the globe is gaining momentum. The Global mobile Suppliers Association’s (GSA) ‘Evolution to LTE Report’ released in September 2012 showed there are currently 96 commercial LTE networks in operation, set to grow to 152 by the end of the year. Devices with LTE support are coming out in a steady stream now, and while handset manufacturers and mobile operators work out the interoperability challenges, Far Eastern operators SK Korea and CSL Hong Kong have already announced the first international roaming agreement. International LTE roaming is coming.

Tags; LTE, MACH, Roaming, Front Line, LTE, Networks, Operator, Vendor

UK moving towards operator billing for physical goods

UK consumers could soon buy physical goods through their operator
September 25, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

UK operators could soon be facilitating payments for physical goods bought by subscribers via carrier billing services. Direct operator billing firm, Mach, has now signed Vodafone, Everything Everywhere, O2 and 3UK up to its Direct Operator Billing platform for digital goods, and said that the use of such a solution to purchase physical goods is on the horizon.

Tags; 3UK, MACH, operator billing, Three, UK, Content & Applications, Europe, Everything Everywhere, News & Analysis, O2, Operator, Vodafone

Skype intros carrier billing

Skype is expanding it capabilities through acquisitions
September 5, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

Internet telephony darling and over-the-top success, Skype, stepped up its threat to operators with the introduction of direct operator billing this week.

Tags; MACH, Microsoft, OTT, Skype, Content & Applications, News & Analysis

MACH: Revenue protection

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Morten Brøgger, CEO of MACH, talks to telecoms.com about challenges facing operators in terms of driving roaming revenues and how to protect and assure revenue when faced with the threat of fraud.

Tags; MACH, Video Interviews

Starcomms moves prepaid roaming between CDMA and GSM

The drive behind the project is to provide Starcomms’ more than three million prepaid CDMA customers with access to international mobile roaming on GSM networks
August 9, 2010 Written by James Middleton

Nigerian mobile operators Starcomms claimed a world first, with the announcement that it has completed a prepaid inter-standard roaming call between GSM and CDMA networks.

Tags; Accuris, MACH, Nigeria, Roaming, Starcomms, Africa, Networks, News & Analysis, Operator

Eastern Europeans roam with MACH

April 19, 2007 Written by James Middleton

Mobilkom Austria has renewed its contract with clearing and settlement firm MACH. The deal includes Mobilkom Austria and its subsidiaries: Mobiltel in Bulgaria, Vipnet in Croatia, Si.mobil in Slovenia, Mobilkom Liechtenstein and mobile communication providers currently being established in Serbia and Macedonia. With travel and tourism on the rise across the region, Mobilkom said the [...]

Tags; MACH, mobilkom, Europe, Networks, News & Analysis