News tagged: Viber

22 December, 2017

Six trends set to disrupt global telecoms next year

The global telecoms industry is going through a state of flux. New technologies are disrupting the traditional players, and new competition is emerging. To a large extent, says Sanjay Krishnaa, SVP Communications & president of Asia Pacific Region, Cyient,  (more…)

04 September, 2017

What Viber’s increase in revenues means for operators

On Monday 7^th August Rakuten, parent company of Viber, announced that second quarter revenues of the OTT player had increased by more than 90%. User numbers had grown by almost 100 million since June 2016, an increase of more than 10% year on year. (more…)

25 April, 2017

European Commission toughens laws on OTT providers

In recent years, over-the-top (OTT) providers such as Viber, WhatsApp and Skype have steadily increased their presence in the market and their popularity with consumers. (more…)

07 April, 2017

Infobip opens Milan office to serve Italian enterprises, telcos, global internet and OTT companies

Infobip, a global cloud communications platform, has opened a new office in Milan. The move follows growing national demand for Infobip’s professional messaging services, particularly as Infobip has a number of on-going projects with leading Italian tech companies and corporations. (more…)

17 March, 2017

If the C.I.A. can compromise smartphones as Wikileaks says, is it still possible to protect your privacy?

In the largest leak of C.I.A. documents, Wikileaks has disclosed  the tools that the C.I.A. uses to hack computers, phones and smart TVs around the world. (more…)

24 February, 2017

More than 80% of African operators have experienced SIM Box fraud in the last year, says survey

According to a new survey conducted by anti-fraud provider Revector, SIM Box fraud and OTT hijack remain two of the major threats to mobile operator revenues. (more…)

16 November, 2016

OTT bypass fraud: Threat or opportunity?

In today’s connected world, the way we use technology to communicate is constantly evolving. The availability of fast mobile internet access, together with the increased adoption of smart phones, has created an upsurge of Over-The-Top (OTT) applications (more…)

02 November, 2016

Revenue Management for telecommunications companies

According to the Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA), network operators around the world lose around $38 billion annually to fraud and uncollected revenues. (more…)

16 September, 2016

OTT bypass is the new threat to telecommunications operators’ revenues

OTT bypass is now costing network operators and telecommunications regulators millions of dollars per month. The estimated annual loss of traditional bypass revenue is estimated at more than (more…)

26 August, 2016

Is the abolition of EU roaming charges an opportunity or threat for operators?

No one wants to return home from their holidays to a sky-high bill after using their mobile abroad. With international demand from consumers for roaming services continuing to grow at a rapid rate, (more…)