Mobile operators in France unite to protect digital identities
Monday, December 16, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
As part of the global GSMA Open Gateway initiative, France's four leading mobile operators – Bouygues Telecom, Free, Orange and SFR – announced they will join forces to provide services designed to help app developers and enterprises tackle online fraud and protect the digital identities of mobile customers.
Mobile operators in France unite to protect digit...
Epic Games partners with Fortumo to launch carrier billing
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 by Brittany Hainzinger
The video game and software developer and publisher Epic Games and the mobile technology company Fortumo are announcing the launch of a carrier billing partnership. Epic Games has integrated Fortumo’s carrier billing platform to collect payments for Fortnite Battle Passes, game purchases in the Epic Games Store and other Epic Games content.
The first country wh...
Subscribing to publications with carrier billing made possible
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 by Richard Harris
The mobile technology company Fortumo has launched PayRead which lets digital publishers identify and charge users through their SIM card, the most widely available digital identity globally.
PayRead is integrated with 350 mobile operators whose users can access digital publications through their mobile account identity. Should the reader wish to pay for digital cont...
EasyPark and Fortumo launch carrier billing for mobile parking
Thursday, April 12, 2018 by Richard Harris
EasyPark Group and mobile technology company Fortumo announced the launch of a direct carrier billing partnership. Drivers in Finland, Norway and Sweden can now conveniently charge their parking to their mobile phone bill through Fortumo.For consumers, paying with carrier billing for parking is very simple. After parking their car, they send a text message to EasyPark w...
What the end of Net Neutrality does to app developers
Friday, December 15, 2017 by Gil Regev
With a 3 - 2 vote splitting neatly along political party lines, as expected, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday struck down the controversial net neutrality regulations enacted just two years ago by the previous administration. It’s the happy outcome mobile operators and cable companies were hoping for, since it now frees them to completely control th...
The mobile gaming industry meets blockchain
Friday, November 17, 2017 by Richard Harris
Dragonfly and DECENT have come together to bring blockchain to the gaming industry. Together, they are set to tackle some common challenges by creating an innovative digital marketplace solution. The mobile gaming industry is evolving rapidly Dragonfly has called on DECENT to help develop a new and fully integrated blockchain-based marketplace.Like the sound of a block...
How mobile app testing has changed
Friday, August 4, 2017 by Richard Harris
Technologies are rapidly evolving and ways of testing them are changing too. But one thing remains true - product quality must be high. Therefore, it is important to have a clear vision on how you will guarantee that your product is working as planned. Depending on the project, you can build your own testing team, hire professional consultants or do a combination of bot...
Explaining RCS and how it could kill the need for some apps
Friday, May 12, 2017 by Richard Harris
Throughout the past 20 years, we've become well acquainted with the traditional text message. We've seen it evolve from a method of communicating with friends and family, to a way for consumers to interact with businesses in order to receive updates and relevant information. As 4 billion people worldwide use SMS, this traditional method of communication continues to evo...
All eyes on Mobile World Conference 2017
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 by Richard Harris
As all eyes turn to the Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona this month (27 February - 4 March, 2017), Ovum’s analyst team have gathered their views regarding what they expect to see at the world’s largest and most highly regarded mobile industry event.A key theme, which recurs throughout the report is the belief that MWC 2017 will mark a further shift in the evol...
BroadSoft's bMobile gets AI and Apple Callkit
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 by Austin Harris
BroadSoft, Inc. has announced two significant enhancements to its bMobile advanced mobility solution: Artificial intelligence capabilities and Apple CallKit support for BroadSoft Business UC-One mobile apps that provide business users with a superior mobile user experience over any device, network or location and unlocks new revenue opportunities for Mobile Operators.A ...
IoT and LPWA revenue expected to exceed $200B by 2025
Thursday, February 16, 2017 by Richard Harris
Analysys Mason has published a new report entitled “IoT value chain revenue: worldwide trends and forecasts 2016–2025” that analyses future growth in diverse sectors and discusses where the greatest opportunities lie for telecoms operators.Report author and Principal Analyst Michele Mackenzie outlines some of the key findings of the report.The total addressable revenue ...
As Apple's Encryption Deadline Looms, Openwave Mobility Launches SmartidM
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 by Austin Harris
Openwave Mobility has announced the launch of Smart Identity Manager (SmartidM) for mobile operators to effectively manage their subscribers’ data, and launch new services. SmartidM is part of the company’s Subscriber Data Management (SDM) portfolio of products. Use cases for SmartidM include centralized ID management for fraud prevention, delivering BingeOn...
Fortumo Expands Carrier Billing Payments to 55 Million Users in Vietnam
Friday, November 13, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Through a partnership with Viettel, the largest mobile operator in Vietnam, Fortumo is bringing direct carrier billing for Viettel subscribers providing the ability for over 36 million smartphone owners to make mobile payments and purchase digital content online by charging payments to their mobile phone bill.Direct carrier billing lets users make payments over a data c...
Fortumo Launches Carrier Billing on Windows in the Philippines
Monday, October 12, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Fortumo is working with Smart Communications, Inc. and Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc. (DMPI), the mobile subsidiaries of Philippine digital services provider PLDT, are launching carrier billing on the Windows Phone Store app store. Fortumo’s direct carrier billing platform allows users to make payments over a data connection by confirming purchases with one click...
Google Strengthens Its Position in Mobile Carrier Messaging
Monday, October 5, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Google is betting that Rich Communications Services (RCS) can still be a place to be for carrier mobile messaging and has acquired Jibe Mobile to leverage the company’s RCS services.The move puts Google in a position to strengthen its relationship with mobile operators, communication networks and device makers in the Android ecosystem. Jibe’s communications cloud suppor...
How WildTangent is Shaking Up the Android CPI Market
Monday, September 14, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
We recently visited with WildTangent’s Sean Vanderdasson to discuss how the company’s platform helps developers achieve Android app installs.The WildTangent network is facilitated by distribution partnerships with many of the world’s top devices manufacturers (OEMs) and mobile operators. The WildTangent network provides the ability for users to choose in one click which...
GSMA's Mobile IoT Initiative Wants You to Develop Using LPWA Solutions
Sunday, August 23, 2015 by Richard Harris
The GSMA announced that it has established the ‘Mobile IoT Initiative’, a new project backed by a number of mobile operators, OEMs, chipset, module and infrastructure companies, whose goal is to address the use of Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) solutions in licensed spectrum. The GSMA is a trade organization representing the interests of nearly 800 mobile operators inc...
Buy App Installs For Your Android App at Just 35 Cents With WildTangent
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
WildTangent is currently offering app publishers a 35 cent CPI Android app install promotion for the US and Europe. The limited time promotion is for non-incentivized, user opt-in installs. Partners using this CPI program pay for first launch, not install. WildTangent’s platform is one of the world’s fastest growing CPI networks and expects to achieve 2 million And...
Bango Extends Carrier Billing App Monetization Platform to New Markerts
Friday, June 26, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Bango has extended its carrier billing routes for app store partners in several additional markets providing added reach for the Bango Payment Platform to service mobile app monetization needs of the growing global app store economy.The Bango Platform enables one-click mobile payment, acting as a single point of integration for app stores and mobile network operators, p...
Facebook’s New Internet.org Lets Developers Reach Underserved Internet Audience
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Facebook is launching the new Internet.org platform, an initiative that will allw developers to create services that integrate with Internet.org, a Facebook-led initiative bringing together technology leaders, nonprofits and local communities to connect the two thirds of the world that does not have internet access. The goal of the new program is to create non-excl...
Fortumo Launches New Quarterly Emerging Markets Mobile Payments Index
Monday, March 2, 2015 by Richard Harris
Mobile payments company Fortumo has created a new quarterly Emerging Markets Payment Index intended to be used by web, game and app developers for benchmarking their revenue in markets with high smartphone growth and low credit card penetration. The Emerging Markets Payment Index focuses on top smartphone markets that have been predicted for growth by value in 2015...
Microsoft Releases First Windows 10 Technical Preview for Phones
Saturday, February 14, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Microsoft has announced its first build of Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones is now available for Windows Insiders. Windows 10 has the same core platform for PCs, tablets and phones, and participating in the program for phones will work much in the same way it has been working for PCs.Microsoft’s Gabe Aul says that this is the earliest publicly available preview t...
New Android In App Purchasing SDK from Fortumo Offers Offline Payments
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Fortumo has released a new version of its Android in-app purchasing SDK for app stores which can process mobile payments even when app users are not connected to the internet.Fortumo’s in-app purchasing SDK is used by a number of alternative Android app stores include device manufacturers (NOOK, ZTE, Oppo, Gionee), mobile operators (Telenor, Turkcell, Kyivstar...
Apps World Introduces a New Event in Berlin for 2015
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 by Richard Harris
Apps World is continuing to expand its mobile event brand as it heads to Berlin for 2015 Apps World Germany, bringing together over 150 exhibitors and an expected 6,000 attendees from across the app ecosystem in Europe and beyond. The event offer exhibits and content for developers, mobile marketers, mobile operators, device manufacturers, platform o...
Security to Take Front Row Seat for Operators and Governments in 2015
Thursday, December 18, 2014 by Richard Harris
AdaptiveMobile has identified that network-level security is set to be on operator and government agendas for 2015. The company also identified trends that IoT and mobile malware will be defining new challenges of mobile security. AdaptiveMobile is he world’s number one mobile security provider. The company released its top mobile security trends for...
Alibaba's UCWeb Picks Fortumo As Its Carrier Billing Partner
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 by Richard Harris
Mobile payments company Fortumo has just been chosen by Alibaba's UCWeb as its carrier billing partner for its 9Game app store. The partnership will allow payments to now be powered on the 9game app store. Fortumo’s customers are able to collect user payments without credit cards. The company offers carrier billing in 83 markets to both app store o...
Apps World Europe Offering Early Bird Pricing
Thursday, August 28, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
The next rendition of Apps World will be held in London on November 12-13 and developers interested in attending can purchase their passes now and receive a discounted price. The early bird pricing is good through September 12.Now in its 5th year, the Apps World Developer Conference & Exhibition has grown to over 350 exhibitors and 12,000 plus attendees across the a...
Infobip Extends 2 way SMS Messaging Coverage to 40 Countries
Thursday, August 21, 2014 by Richard Harris
Infobip is extending its 2-way SMS messaging coverage to 40 countries, including the U.S., Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa and Mexico. 2-way SMS messaging enables online businesses, service providers, application developers, and marketing agencies etc. to offer their users instant, time-sensitive mobile consumer interaction. For every country covered, In...
Asia is a Gold Mine for Android App Developers and Here's Why
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 by Paolo Rizzardini
The Asian consumer and the smartphoneThe Asian market has a strong affection for smartphones, tablets and all manner of other internet-enabled devices, more so than any other region in the world. In a recent survey (Milward Brown AdReaction: “ the daily distribution of Screen-Minutes across countries” published in KPCB report) that analyzed the time consumers spend...
Windows Phone More Popular Than iPhone in 24 countries, What
Thursday, June 5, 2014 by Richard Harris
If you are interested in exposing your app to emerging markets in Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa & Asia and your app is not available on Windows Phone, you may be missing the boat. In 2013 Windows Phone was more popular than the iPhone in 24 countries across the world, including India and Nigeria, where a huge number of people are purchasing sma...
Data Use by Smart Phone Users Show No Sign of Slowing According to Mobidia Technology Report
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 by Richard Harris
Mobidia Technology and Informa have released a study as part of their paper, “Understanding Today’s Smartphone Users” which offers insights into smart phone data usage from an extended analysis of the leading LTE markets of the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Germany, Korea, Japan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the U.K.The analysis, which was based on a data set spa...
Offercast Mobile Launches Next Generation Mobile Ad Network
Friday, February 7, 2014 by Richard Harris
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Steve Wozniak Announced as Opening Keynote Speaker at Apps World in San Francisco
Saturday, February 1, 2014 by Richard Harris
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been announced as the headline speaker at next week’s Apps World North America event in San Francisco. Apps World is returning to San Francisco with the two day event expecting to attract for than 8,000 attendees and is designed to deliver the latest insight into the multi-platform apps ecosystem.Keynote speaker Ste...
Apps World Europe Advance Pricing Passes Available Now Through August 31
Saturday, August 10, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
Apps World Europe 2013 discount pricing for passes are available now through August 31. In its fourth year, the event will be held on October 22 and 23. It is located in the UK and will feature 250 exhibitors and 8,000 attendees.
Among the scheduled speakers, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will be the keynote speaker and there will also be an Appsters awards cere...
AppCarousel Launches App Developer Program for Tizen
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
AppCarousel to drive momentum in growing multi-screen and multi-platform app market with app sourcing and distribution programSAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AppCarousel, a leading provider of app store solutions and content ecosystem services, today announced the launch of a new Developer Program for Tizen, an open source standards-based software platform ...
