OTT mobile VoIP subscribers near 1 billion
The number of global OTT mobile VoIP subscribers increased more than 550 per cent during 2012 to reach over 640 million, and is expected to approach the 1 billion mark in 2013, according to Infonetics...
View ArticleRakuten pays out $900m for Viber
Japanese conglomerate Rakuten, owner of online retailer Play.com, has acquired popular over the top messaging and VoIP developer Viber for $900m. With around 40 services to its name already, Rakuten...
View ArticleLycamobile CEO hints at upcoming OTT communications app
Lycamobile, the international low-cost calling MVNO, has said it will soon be releasing a communications app for its growing international customer base. Speaking to telecoms.com, CEO Chris Tooley...
View ArticleEricsson targets non-smartphone devices for wifi calling
Operators will soon be given the opportunity to bring calling capabilities to wifi-only devices, should Ericsson’s latest announcement take off. The Swedish kit vendor has unveiled an addition to its...
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Watershed moment: should mobile operators be worried we talk less?
A new report from Ofcom claims users in the UK spoke 2.5 billion minutes less on their mobile phones, down by 1.7% in 2017, the first such decline in history. This followed the trend total talking time...
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