http://www.telecomweb.com TelecomWeb.com en-us 2008 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 1:48:34 EDT  ... http://www.telecomweb.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/259792.html Tue, 5 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST While many large telecom operators have yet to offer ADSL2+ broadband services, the available DSL technology has moved on to VDSL (or Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line) and VDSL2. With the growing acceptance of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) as well as High Definition (HD) video formats VDSL will... http://www.telecomweb.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/259742.html Tue, 29 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST In this article Tarifica takes a survey of the prices charged by fixed telephony operators in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Table 1 below summarises the cost of a three minute call to four selected international destinations from the incumbent operators in 13 MENA countries.    ... http://www.telecomweb.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/259638.html Tue, 15 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST Following on from previous Tarifica research on telecom pricing in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), this study looks at one of the most important business tariffs in the region, those for digital leased lines. Here, leased line pricing from the incumbent fixed line operators in 11 MENA countries is... http://www.telecomweb.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/259569.html Tue, 8 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST This week's research piece investigates call charges from Austria's main operators and MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators). The analysis is divided into an assessment of per minute calling charges for postpaid and then prepaid users. SMS pricing is covered in both sections. Table 1 below shows how far... http://www.telecomweb.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/259524.html Wed, 2 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST The Austrian mobile telephony market, like many others in Western Europe, is saturated but stands out because of the intense price competition between the various operators. The following research provides an overview of the postpaid market including the offerings of the Mobile Virtual Network Operators... http://www.telecomweb.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/259406.html Tue, 11 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST Earlier this month, the European Commission adopted plans to reform European Union telecom rules, reports our sister publication TelecomWeb news break. The proposals aim to better enable people, wherever they live and wherever they travel in the EU, to benefit from more and cheaper communication services... http://www.telecomweb.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/25873.html Tue, 4 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST Currently, music is probably the most discussed type of content in the mobile industry. The mobile phone has become such an important consumer product that many mobile operators now provide the ability to download music singles as well as offering monthly subscription services. This trend has been... http://www.telecomweb.com/databases/tarifica/tarificaanalysis/25810.html Tue, 27 Nov 2007 0:00:00 EST