by Tony Poulos | May 29, 2009 | Blog
As Nokia opens its Ovi download store, the former darling of the handset industry and the once doyen of network infrastructure, seems to be trapped somewhere between a rock and a hard place. News that is has trimmed its workforce by another thousand and is cutting... by Tony Poulos | May 29, 2009 | Blog
The gloves are off in New Zealand on the eve of Telecom NZ’s XT Mobile Network launch. At stake is the lucrative tourist roaming market, currently dominated by Vodafone, reports Tony Poulos. Read article… by Tony Poulos | May 24, 2009 | Blog
He’s gone. The saviour of Telstra uncharacteristically sneaked away quietly and Sol Trujillo’s time at the helm of Australian telecoms is over – but it will be quite some time before he is forgotten. Read article… by Tony Poulos | May 24, 2009 | Blog
The battle of the app stores took a new twist last week when Nokia announced it would not only support carrier billing in the US for its Ovi Store it would do so in eight other countries as well. Strange because two weeks ago Nokia was apparently dropping operator... by Tony Poulos | May 22, 2009 | Blog
The boom in smartphone sales and the higher data usage which has come with it, is both a blessing and a scourge for mobile operators and may be the driver for new billing models to be adopted. The Singapore Times is the latest to pick up on the phenomenon that... by Tony Poulos | May 22, 2009 | Blog
In a country that has seen its fair share of erupting volcanoes, people power and typhoons, an even bigger storm is brewing in the Philippines over the government’s plan to impose a telecoms transaction ‘fee’ and to introduce what can only be... by Tony Poulos | May 18, 2009 | Blog
It depends whether you are in Sydney or Singapore what constitutes bad news or good news. When you are reporting results for SE Asia’s largest telco group, SingTel, where you are makes all the difference. Read article… by Tony Poulos | May 18, 2009 | Blog
It was bound to happen. As the mobile telecoms industry continues to produce financial results that defy the main economic trends the knockers are coming out of the woodwork to have a go. Read article… by Tony Poulos | May 14, 2009 | Blog
When billing was just billing the world seemed a simpler place. Read article in Billing OSS magazine on page 34. by Tony Poulos | May 13, 2009 | Blog
In a market synonymous with innovation and bleeding edge technology, Japan has picked up the pace with 4G licensing. Read article…