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Telecom
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Tesco Mobile introduces roaming charges for EU travel

After Brexit became a reality, UK mobile operators were quick to promise that roaming charges for calls and data from within EU countries will not make a return. But, after the EU Trade Deal was finalized in 2021, it seems things changed. EE was first to cave…

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Startups
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Gojek Vietnam GM reveals ambitions after launch of car service

Launched amid the Covid-19 pandemic, GoCar is one of two big products Gojek planned to introduce this year to complete its golden triangle in Vietnam, including transportation, food delivery and payment. Phung Tuan Duc, Gojek Vietnam GM shared stories behind…

Smart Ad
Telecom
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MTN, Smart extend 5G roaming of Philippines to South Africa

MTN South Africa network will be the first mobile operator in Africa to provide 5G access to customers from the Philippines through its international roaming agreement with the Philippines’ leading mobile services provider, Smart Communications. The agreement…

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Living
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FastGo announces Vietnam’s first helicopter ride-sharing service

Vietnamese ride-hailing firm FastGo plans to launch the country’s first helicopter ride-sharing service in Hanoi this month, focusing on tourism in northern provinces. CEO Nguyen Huu Tuat told that FastSky’s first flight will take off on April 25. With 12…

Roaming
Telecom
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Silent roamers in decline as “roam like at home” goes global

A Juniper Research study revealed that operator revenues from international mobile roaming are expected to recover slightly, following a decline in 2017 after the introduction of RLAH (Roam Like at Home) in Europe and other markets. But overall roaming…

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Telecom
1 min read

Telenor Myanmar extends non-stop roaming to Malaysia, Singapore

Telenor Myanmar has expanded its unlimited international data roaming service to Malaysia and Singapore, one month after the launch of the new service in Thailand. The company’s non-stop data roaming pack offers unlimited data in the three international…

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Telecom
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HKBN launches roaming-focused mobile plan

Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) and free to air TV broadcaster Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) have launched a new joint mobile service plan offering a shared data allocation for customers roaming internationally. The new plan includes a free Global…

Roaming
Telecom
1 min read

CTM, csl launch VoLTE roaming between Hong Kong and Macau

Hong Kong’s csl, Macau’s CTM and PCCW Global have jointly launched the first service offering end to end VoLTE and video over LTE calling services between Hong Kong and Macau. The new service will be available to mobile customers of the csl, 1O1O and CTM…

Roaming
Telecom
1 min read

China to end domestic roaming fees by October

China’s big three mobile operators have revealed plans to stop charging domestic roaming fees by October. China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom have announced they will end the practice of charging inter-province roaming voice and data fees. The…

Roaming
Telecom
2 min read

Sunil Bharti Mittal declares war on roaming

Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of the GSMA and India’s Bharti Airtel, has called for an end to international roaming charges. Speaking on Monday’s morning keynote session at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, the newly elected GSMA chairman said the…

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Telecom
2 min read

Viettel pioneers free roaming in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Vietnam’s state-owned telecom Viettel will eliminate overseas roaming charges between its operators in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from January 2017. “Users of Metfone in Cambodia, Unitel in Laos and Viettel in Vietnam will be charged at the local mobile fee…

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Telecom
1 min read

StarHub launches data roaming to 9 APAC markets

Singapore’s StarHub has launched a new flat rate multi-destination monthly mobile data roaming plan covering all mobile networks in nine APAC markets. The DataTravel plan offers 2GB of data for 30 days when roaming to Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia,…

ReadyRoam
Telecom
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Singtel expands ReadyRoam to 26 countries

Singtel has expanded its ReadyRoam mobile data roaming service to cover multi-destination roaming across 26 countries in Asia, Europe and North America. The ReadyRoam 1GB for 30 days service will allow customers to use the same pool of data while traveling…

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Telecom
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Singapore testing SIM logins for US visitors

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is piloting trials for US visitors to connect to the local wireless broadband network, Wireless@SG. The trials, which commenced yesterday and will run until September 21, will be conducted in partnership…

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Telecom
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IIJ to sell prepaid data roaming SIMs in Taiwan

ISP and MVNO Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) has arranged to sell a prepaid SIM card for Taiwanese visitors planning to visit Japan at all Taiwan 7-Eleven locations. The ready-to-use, data only Japan Travel SIM offers 1GB of data for 30 days for TW$780 ($24),…