http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com TelecomWeb.com en-us 2009 Fri, 9 Jan 2009 16:46:42 EST The following research looks at 3G data pricing from thirteen mobile operators in the Latin American region. Tarifica’s methodology for this research is to take the 'lowest' tariff from each operator and the 'highest' (both based on the data allowance offered). Prepaid tariffs have not been looked at... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/262112.html Tue, 9 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST The following research provides an overview of pricing of commercial 3G services from a sample of twelve mobile operators in Europe outside of the European Union states.   The data in Table 1 below shows the highest value tariff available from each operator in terms of the mobile allowance provided. The... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/261813.html Tue, 28 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT The focus of the following research is to provide an overview of pricing of commercial 3G services from a sample of twenty-seven mobile operators in the European Union (EU) region.   The data in Table 1 below shows the highest value tariff available from each operator in terms of the mobile allowance... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/261761.html Tue, 21 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT The following research looks at the pricing of subscription packages for Wi-Fi access from various telecom operators around the world. By subscription packages we mean those that have a monthly recurring bill as opposed to pay per use pricing which can for example be sold by blocks of time. The research... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/261654.html Tue, 7 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT New numbers say CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) continues to be the dominant wireless technology in North America, with 140 million cdmaOne and CDMA2000 subscribers in the region, reports our sister publication Telecom Web news break. And that's translating into more money for carriers. According to the... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/261152.html Tue, 5 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT The following research is an extract from a detailed summary of 'i-Phone 3G' rates published this month in Tarifica's Mobile 3G Tariffs Worldwide service. It provides an overview of the schemes that were launched by 20 operators around the world on 11th July 2008. The data in this article considers... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/261115.html Tue, 29 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT The following research provides a snapshot of mobile operator pricing for commercial 3G data services in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Since our previous survey earlier in the year, many more tariffs have emerged as operators continue to roll out 3G services. The data in the research shows the highest... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/260956.html Tue, 8 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT The following research compares prices and service aspects for fixed and mobile broadband in ten European countries. The mobile broadband rates have been selected based on the highest data allowance from each mobile operator in the country given. The fixed broadband rates are taken from the 'Tarifica ADSL... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/260753.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Mobile content and its pricing has had a high profile over the past couple of years in North America and much of Western Europe, but how much focus is there on this area in emerging markets? Here, Tarifica gives an overview of the current status of mobile content pricing for less developed parts of the... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/260618.html Tue, 20 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT Despite the many alternative network access technologies and services, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) exchange lines are still regarded by many users as an essential service. While call charges are often reduced with minute bundles and more recently by voice communication over ADSL, the connection... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/260555.html Tue, 13 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) allows users to send messages, in real time, to other IM users worldwide as a result of agreements between the likes of Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! The following research gives a snapshot of the pricing for various MIM tariffs worldwide. MIM is normally carried out by having... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/260518.html Tue, 6 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT This report forms the second part of an analysis of prepaid mobile voice pricing in Africa (Tarifica Alert March 25th 2008). At the end of the article all the data collected has been combined to give a comprehensive view of voice pricing across the continent. The voice rates for entry-level prepaid tariffs... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/260412.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT The following research looks at 3G data pricing from eight mobile operators in the Latin American region. Tarifica has used the same methodology as for the research on 3G data tariffs in Asia-Pacific which was published in the Alert on March 18th, 2008. This includes taking the 'lowest' tariff from each... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/260336.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT In most African countries, as in many emerging markets, mobile penetration is a long way ahead of fixed network development. The vast majority of mobile subscribers are on prepaid tariffs and here Tarifica begins a two-part survey of the core prepaid voice prices from African operators. In each case, the... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/260172.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EDT The following research looks at 3G data pricing in the Asia-Pacific region from a selection of ten mobile operators. When making a comparison, Tarifica has taken the 'lowest' and 'highest' postpaid tariffs based on the data allowance offered by each operator. Pay as you go tariffs have not been considered... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/260117.html Tue, 18 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EDT Third generation or 3G mobile technology is steadily being deployed by operators across the Middle East bringing new mobile services to the region such as mobile broadband, mobile TV and video calling. Mobile broadband not only allows access to the Internet, but also provides an alternative form of network... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/260060.html Tue, 11 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EDT Tarifica is continuing its research into mobile music prices by following up on the Tarifica Alert in November 2007 that looked into full length music track downloads. Here, we turn our attention to the price of downloading music videos as well as any additional charges that apply. The number of mobile... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/260005.html Tue, 4 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EST Over the past year, European consumer broadband services have steadily moved towards higher download speeds. While some operators have even ventured to the ultra fast ADSL 2+ and VDSL technologies, 8 Mbit/s has emerged as a staple downlink speed from incumbent telecommunications operators. Table 1 below... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/259958.html Tue, 26 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST Tariffs that focus on 'community' calling, whereby users typically call the same group of people, are evident in many markets around the world. Until recently, this was often a neglected section of the market. However, the combination of competitive pressures, the need for operators to retain network minutes... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/259895.html Tue, 19 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST Tarifica conducted one of the first studies into mobile TV pricing in January 2007 when two main approaches came to the fore. The first were package add-ons that charged a monthly fee for channel access. The second was the offer of a data bundle package including mobile TV access. One year on, Tarifica has... http://www.telecomweb-infotech.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/259792.html Tue, 5 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST