Roaming

Viasat, Gazprom Space Systems, TMC Sign Strategic MOU Establishing a Multi-Year Roadmap of Cooperation to Bring In-Flight Connectivity Services to Russia

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The MOU establishes an initial roaming agreement between current Viasat and GSS satellites, with Viasat operating in Russia leveraging TMC's telecom license.

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  • The MOU establishes an initial roaming agreement between current Viasat and GSS satellites, with Viasat operating in Russia leveraging TMC's telecom license.
  • Each company will maintain its own intellectual property and will operate its equipment using a secure, multi-layered approach to network services.
  • This non-binding MOU initially covers IFC services, but could extend into other mobility or emerging markets within Russia.
  • Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) is a Russian satellite operator providing capacity in Russia and CIS, Europe, Middle East, Africa, South East Asia, Pacific Ocean.

DGAP-News: Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG: EU Commission confirms Telefónica Deutschland's national roaming offer in line with merger remedies

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Friday, February 5, 2021

Telefnica Deutschland welcomes the EU Commission's confirmation that the national roaming offer submitted to 1&1 Drillisch is competitive and in good faith.

Key Points: 
  • Telefnica Deutschland welcomes the EU Commission's confirmation that the national roaming offer submitted to 1&1 Drillisch is competitive and in good faith.
  • The offer thus complies with the "MNO remedy" under the antitrust rules from the merger of Telefnica Deutschland and E-Plus in 2014, which include the option of converting the existing MBA MVNO agreement into a national roaming agreement.
  • In line with the EU Commission, Telefnica Deutschland's final offer is valid until 19 February 2021.
  • Furthermore, Telefnica Deutschland does not expect any negative retrospective impact on financial results for fiscal year 2020.

BICS, Mobileum, TOMIA And Vodafone Ranked as Top Champion Vendors Delivering Roaming Solutions for Operators By Kaleido Intelligence

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

In comparison, IoT roaming revenues continued to grow in 2020, driven by existing IoT roaming devices.

Key Points: 
  • In comparison, IoT roaming revenues continued to grow in 2020, driven by existing IoT roaming devices.
  • Nitin Bhas, Chief of Strategy & Insights at Kaleido Intelligence added: With retail and wholesale roaming revenues being significantly impacted, these are testing times for operators around the world.
  • Mobileum, BICS, TOMIA and Vodafone were scored the number 1 providers of roaming services across 7 categories covering Steering of Roaming, Sponsored Roaming, Roaming Hubs, IPX, Data & Financial Clearing, Analytics & Value-Added Service and Fraud Management & Security.
  • Kaleido Intelligence is the only research company addressing mobile roaming in its entirety, covering:

LoRaWAN® Roaming Now Available in More than 25 Countries

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

As of the end of 2020, we have public and private LoRaWAN networks active in more than 160 countries around the world.

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  • As of the end of 2020, we have public and private LoRaWAN networks active in more than 160 countries around the world.
  • Many of the largest global brands have supported this approach by implementing LoRaWAN roaming across their networks, making LoRaWAN more accessible than ever before.
  • Recent updates to the TS002-1.1.0 LoRaWAN Backend Interfaces Technical Specification completed in Q4 2020 enhance ease-of-use for roaming implementations and add support of LoRaWAN geolocation features for roaming devices.
  • LoRaWAN roaming covers both mobile assets and fixed ones of multi-national customers whose devices leverage the radio coverage from roaming partners across multiple countries.

Juniper Research: Mobile Roaming Subscribers to Reach 918 Million Globally by 2024; Recovering to Pre-pandemic Levels

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Monday, January 18, 2021

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of international roaming subscribers dropped by 73% to 243 million globally in 2020; caused by travel restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key Points: 
  • A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of international roaming subscribers dropped by 73% to 243 million globally in 2020; caused by travel restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • It predicts that mobile roaming subscriber numbers will take until 2024 to exceed 2019 levels; reaching 918 million by 2024, as the travel industry embarks on a prolonged recovery from the long-term impacts of the pandemic.
  • For more insights on Mobile Roaming, download our free whitepaper: Mobile Roaming: The Journey to Recovery .
  • Research author Scarlett Woodford noted: Any decisions by UK operators to reintroduce roaming changes would negatively affect customer satisfaction.

Data On Tap Inc. approved as Canada’s first Full Mobile Virtual Network Operator

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Friday, January 8, 2021

Data on Tap Inc has since launched a public alpha of their dotmobile smartphone app and attracted nearly ten thousand founding members.

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  • Data on Tap Inc has since launched a public alpha of their dotmobile smartphone app and attracted nearly ten thousand founding members.
  • A Full MVNO operates essentially the same technology as a mobile network operator, but without owning the radio access network (ie.
  • Instead, the core network connects to one or more existing radio access networks, similar to a mobile network operator sharing or roaming on another operators network.
  • This past September, Data On Tap Inc. signed its first wireless network access agreement with Iristel, a regional provider with their own network in the Far North and Northern Quebec.

TOMIA's VoLTE solutions Gain Market Momentum - Landing 3 New Deals with leading Operators in North America and Europe

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

With TOMIA VoLTE solutions operators can fully monetize opportunities created by VoLTE, in various roaming scenarios.

Key Points: 
  • With TOMIA VoLTE solutions operators can fully monetize opportunities created by VoLTE, in various roaming scenarios.
  • With operators facing new risks in VoLTE Roaming we have seen a demand for our offerings," said Andrei Elefant, TOMIA CPO.
  • As VoLTE becomes more widespread, protecting roaming revenues, ensuring quality of user experience, and complying with regulations is increasingly challenging for mobile operators.
  • TOMIA's VoLTE Roaming solutions offer operators a complete end-to-end platform to take them through the journey of detection, agreement negotiation, network management, and settlement allowing a smooth transition to VoLTE based solutions.

TOMIA's VoLTE solutions Gain Market Momentum - Landing 3 New Deals with leading Operators in North America and Europe

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

VIENNA, Va., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TOMIA , a market leader in global connectivity monetization solutions, has reported today three new deals with leading Operators in North America and Europe, to provide the recently announced VoLTE solutions.

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  • VIENNA, Va., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TOMIA , a market leader in global connectivity monetization solutions, has reported today three new deals with leading Operators in North America and Europe, to provide the recently announced VoLTE solutions.
  • With TOMIA VoLTE solutions operators can fully monetize opportunities created by VoLTE, in various roaming scenarios.
  • With operators facing new risks in VoLTE Roaming we have seen a demand for our offerings," said Andrei Elefant, TOMIA CPO.
  • As VoLTE becomes more widespread, protecting roaming revenues, ensuring quality of user experience, and complying with regulations is increasingly challenging for mobile operators.

Geoverse Launches Network as a Service to Power Private Cellular Networks Via CBRS

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Geoverse , a private cellular network operator, today announced the launch of its Network as a Service (NaaS) platform, which enables enterprises, OEMs, systems integrators, and other partners to easily introduce new functionality for private cellular networks serving the enterprise.

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  • Geoverse , a private cellular network operator, today announced the launch of its Network as a Service (NaaS) platform, which enables enterprises, OEMs, systems integrators, and other partners to easily introduce new functionality for private cellular networks serving the enterprise.
  • The NaaS service includes the GeoCore Cloud EPC distributed across a growing list of major cities and GeoCore On-Prem EPC.
  • Each of the NaaS-enabled devices utilizes a Geoverse SIM card to leverage the new network functionality.
  • GeoCore serves as a trusted and known network platform that securely interconnects private enterprise networks with major public cellular carriers, afforded by existing roaming agreements that Geoverse has with 90+ service providers across the U.S. and internationally.

Sleek Announces Partnership with Roaming Hunger to Increase Revenue for Small Businesses

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

As food trucks and small businesses are fighting against the COVID pandemic, Sleek and Roaming Hunger are providing solutions for these integral businesses of the U.S. economy to retain revenue and succeed despite unfathomable circumstances.

Key Points: 
  • As food trucks and small businesses are fighting against the COVID pandemic, Sleek and Roaming Hunger are providing solutions for these integral businesses of the U.S. economy to retain revenue and succeed despite unfathomable circumstances.
  • Together with Roaming Hunger, the partnership is launching an online ordering system built specifically for mobile food businesses.
  • While other marketplaces are driving small businesses to give up nearly 30% commissions for food or online ordering apps, Sleek and Roaming Hunger are focused instead on paying small businesses.
  • "With our partnership with Roaming Hunger, we're able to reach more than 18,000 essential businesses," Nakka said.