News Archive - May 2006

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Date: 31st May 2006
Title: Ampd launched pay-as-you-go service
Source: Mobile Tracker

Date: 31st May 2006
Title: Virgin Mobile - Lobster mobile phones - Emblaze
Source: DM Asia

Date: 30th May 2006
Title: Spanish regulator threatens intervention to aid MVNO market entry
Source: Telegeography

Date: 30th May 2006
Title: Virgin Mobile USA to offer free minutes in exchange for advertised mContent
Source: Business Week Online

Date: 30th May 2006
Title: European Commission endorses Italian measures to encourage new market entrants in fixed telephony (This is a step in the right direction for gaining market entry for MVNOs into Italy)
Source: DM Europe

Date: 29th May 2006
Title: Russia a hard market for MVNOs
Source: Cellular News

Date: 28th May 2006
Title: Deutsche Telekom looking to buy BT?
Source: Scotsman.com

Date: 24th May 2006
Title: The pan-Asian mobile alliance (Bridge Mobile) will offer sports content from Mobile ESPN - Does this mean Mobile ESPN is looking to the long term for a MVNO entry? or will they be happy to be remain as a mobile content business in Asia?
Source: Bridge Mobile

Date: 23rd May 2006
Title: Portugal: Triple play MVNO planned, Oni
Source: SAPO

Date: 23rd May 2006
Title: South Korea's telco regulator may look to force MVNOs into the market to champion the consumer and stop price collusion
Source: Telegeography

Date: 22nd May 2006
Title: .mobi domain names launched, mobile operators among the target market
Source: dotmobi

Date: 19th May 2006
Title: CGBC to launch MVNO in France with Orange in June
Source: Silicon (French)

Date: 18th May 2006
Title: MobileSphere Partners with Liberty Wireless
Source: MobileSphere

Date: 16th May 2006
Title: Coriolis launches as MVNO in France
Source: Coriolis

Date: 16th May 2006
Title: Virgin Mobile founder to leave after ntl takeover
Source: Telegeography

Date: 15th May 2006
Title: Axiom Telecom, a Middle East mobile retailer, has MVNO aspirations
Source: ITP

Date: 12th May 2006
Title: Amp'd Mobile Subscribers could be 5,000, not 22,000
Source: Jupiter Research

Date: 9th May 2006
Title: Total Call Mobile selects Telcordia to support the launch of its prepaid service
Source: Telcordia

Date: 8th May 2006
Title: Media hype reported Guardian Angel as a new MVNO service. We contacted their president who told us they are not a MVNO.
Source: Guardian Angel | TWICE (This Week In Consumer Electronics)

Date: 8th May 2006
Title: Tele2 MVNO in France reaches 190,000 subs, expects 350,000 in 2006
Source: Digicontent Reporter

Date: 5th May 2006
Title: French Grocery Chain Auchan Launches MVNO on SFR Network
Source: Cellular News

Date: 4th May 2006
Title: TeleTOSS Announces Sales Alliance with Simplicity Wireless (Boost Mobile & Amp'd Mobile)
Source: PRWeb

Date: 4th May 2006
Title: Luxury MVNO Voce has launched its voice-only service with an invitation-only market trial in Los Angeles that includes around 500 people
Source: Voce

Date: 3rd May 2006
Title: XERO Selects XIUS to Launch MVNO Services in U.S
Source: Xius

Date: 2nd May 2006
Title: Helio (joint venture between SK Telecom and EarthLink) launched its MVNO service aimed at the youth tech market
Source: Helio