EU Data Roaming Regulations
This autumn the EU Data Roaming regulation is top of mind for many operators, with a looming 2010 deadline for roll-out.
Roaming
Zain expands One network; Africa weighs on profits
November 18, 2009 Written by James Middleton
Middle East and African operator Zain said Wednesday that it is expanding its pioneering One Network to Egypt via a strategic partnership with Mobinil.
Taiwanese WiMAX players demo roaming
October 26, 2009 Written by James Middleton
Taiwanese Mobile WiMAX operator VMax Telecom teamed up with Korean equipment manufacturer Samsung on Monday to demonstrate what they claim is the industry’s first Mobile WiMAX roaming service.
Roaming caps can stick, says key European legal advisor
October 2, 2009 Written by James Middleton
Europe’s mobile operators saw their arguments against the implementation of roaming price caps subjugated on Thursday, after a key legal advisor to the European Court of Justice green lighted the proposals.
European roamers get cheaper calls, data
June 30, 2009 Written by James Middleton
As of Wednesday, European consumers will see the cost of making a call, sending a text message, or downloading data while overseas slashed.
WiMAX Forum announces first operator roaming trial
June 4, 2009 Written by Ken Wieland
The WiMAX Forum has announced that a roaming trial between Clearwire and Digital Bridge Communications (DBC), two US Mobile WiMAX operators using 2.5GHz spectrum, will start at the end of this month.
Vodafone UK cuts roaming charges for summer
May 14, 2009 Written by James Middleton
UK mobile operator Vodafone hit the headlines again this week, announcing plans to do away with roaming charges for the summer.
Europe cuts costs of SMS, data roaming charges
April 22, 2009 Written by James Middleton
European consumers will see the cost of sending a text message or downloading data while overseas slashed by mid-summer.
Europe paves way for data roaming caps
March 11, 2009 Written by James Middleton
The European Parliament this week voted in support of the European Commission’s proposals to place price caps on mobile data charges incurred by consumers when roaming in the EU.
Commissioner’s axe hangs above EU text and data prices
September 24, 2008 Written by James Middleton
EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding has been sharpening her axe again this week, proposing to cut the price of roaming text messages by as much as 60 per cent by next summer.
On Tuesday the European Commission warned that EU citizens travelling in other EU countries should pay no more than Eur0.11 per SMS compared to [...]
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