Apple & Google – the worst thing happened to carriers
Long gone the days of 2G when carriers controlled how the money flowed in their networks. Everything was limited by voice and SMS, the ecosystem was closed for third-parties and all services brought money in operator’s pockets. 3G was a game changer. In order to bring high speed internet connection to their subscribers and make .. read more
Eyeline Ads-n-Balance
We continue to observe Eyeline products that can help mobile carriers to improve revenue. This time it’s Ads-n-Balance – balance check system for network subscribers. The main feature of the system is advertising engine which supplies targeted ads at the end of balance information. With millions balance requests everyday in any network, this is one .. read more
Eyeline Sharp Ads: Guaranteed Revenue Improvement For Carriers
With the development of 3G networks and mobile internet, operators have put themselves in a position where they play the role of an abused one. People use iPhones to download apps from App Store and browse the internet where they click on ads by Google. The revenue from applications and advertising bypasses operators. All they .. read more
The Easiest and Cost Effective Way to Mobilize Your Business
So it’s 2012 and you probably want to ensure that you are reaching the maximum audience of your customers. Only 1 out of 8 small businesses are taking advantage of having a mobile service which can meet demands of on-the-go users. Is it because people just ignorant about modern trends? This can’t be the case .. read more
M-payments In The Western World And Africa
How well mobile money is doing in Europe and the United States? If you take into consideration how popular this type of money management in Africa and other developing countries you would think it’s more than okay. But it’s not that great, really. Paypal’s mobile payments reached $4 billion in 2011 which is a nice .. read more
What’s there for mobile carriers in 2012? Part II
So, Apple and Google are slowly taking the advantage of carriers’ 3G channels to deliver the content (apps) from their markets to subscribers. Not only it makes carriers suffer, as they can’t capitalize this channel, it also leaves not so many options for mobile service providers, especially newcomers. It’s not easy for them to contact .. read more
What’s there for mobile carriers in 2012?
As it always happens at the end of every year we should draw a conclusion about things that happened in the industry in the last twelve month and make a prediction about what we are to expect in 2012. This is not about new retina and AMOLED displays, intelligent software assistants and devices that bridge .. read more
Africa, Mobile Services, and Future
The development of mobile telecommunications in Africa is one of the most rapid in history of the industry. Even now mobile penetration continues to grow at 26% rate with 500 million people already having a mobile device. With such a huge numbers one may think that launching a service there is a certain success. However, .. read more
How easily implement secure mobile financial service from scratch
Whether you are looking to build a mobile service in developing countries, where mobile finance is a hot trend now, or improve your existing infrastructure, Eyeline Financial Service Delivery Platform (EFSDP) is a solution to consider. With a huge experience in mobile technologies we created a solution that ultimately solves all current problems in this .. read more
Apple takes almost all money spent on mobile apps. Where are mobile carriers?
Apple controls about 85-90 percent of the money spent on mobile applications, according to a Jaffray Senior Research. Great numbers, but this is not about competition with Android which, by the way, controls 10% that are left. Apple’s App Store has generated nearly $5 billion in revenues and $330 million went to Google. Nothing went .. read more