Tagged: Roaming & News
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EU mobile data roaming charges to be capped as of 1 July News
10.05.2012 The European Parliament has today passed new roaming regulation, which will come into force as of 1 July. The new mobile roaming regulation will be extended to include price... -
MaxRoam SIM cards arriving on EasyJet flights News
22.02.2012 EasyJet customers will now be able to purchase a ready-to-go MaxRoam SIM card on board all flights as part of Cubic Telecom’s new deal with the airline. -
ShoreTel Mobility saves 70pc on international roaming costs - analysis News
25.01.2012 ShoreTel, provider of IP phone systems with integrated unified communications, has revealed results of an analysis by Phone Pulse which identified savings of up to 70pc on...Categories: Unified Communications, Telecommunications, Networks, Mobility, Financial, Communications, Apps, Analysis -
MaxRoam targets US travellers with 66c per megabyte data deal News
03.12.2011 Pat Phelan’s Cubic Telecom has launched new, low-cost international MaxRoam data roaming bundles targeting US business travellers at a cost of 66 cents per megabyte, with no...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Data Management, Consumer Tech, Computers -
EU acts to cap mobile roaming rates by 2014 News
07.07.2011 Responding to what it considers outrageously high and uncompetitive roaming rates still being foisted on consumers by mobile operators, the European Commission has proposed...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Consumer Tech -
Commissioner wants to abolish roaming charges News
06.07.2011 The European Commission has said it wants to completely abolish so-called “roaming charges” across the mobile phone industry by 2015. -
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Vodafone reveals free pan-European data roaming News
30.06.2011 Vodafone said today customers will be able to use data roaming to surf, tweet and social network for free on their smartphones from anywhere in Europe this summer.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Meteor to cut mobile broadband roaming rate by 90pc News
05.05.2011 Following its drop of roaming charges for calls and texts, Meteor will drop its roaming data charges for using the internet on mobile phones from €10.24 per MB to 99 cents per... -
Meteor removes European roaming charges News
05.05.2011 Meteor has abolished roaming charges for calls and texts while anywhere within the EU, along with other destinations, including Norway and Iceland. -
O2 reveals new pricing plans for business News
13.04.2011 Mobile operator O2 has dispensed with its traditional pricing model and has created a new flexible model called O2 Exact. The new plan allows options to be added to a firm’s... -
Ryanair and Maxroam offer 1m free roaming minutes News
14.02.2011 Ryanair, in conjuction with Maxroam, is launching the first free mobile phone roaming service, releasing 1m free 'received call' roaming minutes to new and existing customers. -
Apple plans its own SIMs – better roaming choices for users? News
28.10.2010 Apple is understood to be working with SIM-card maker Gemalto to create a special SIM that would allow consumers to buy phones and have them activated directly through the... -
Maxroam nominated for four TechCrunch Europe Awards News
22.10.2010 Cork entrepreneur Pat Phelan’s Maxroam, which provides global travellers with low-cost SIM solutions, has been nominated in a number of categories at the prestigious Europas –... -
Mobile firms to generate nearly US$70bn through roaming News
23.09.2010 Despite the economic downturn and increased regulation of roaming, the global roaming market is tipped to expand by 86pc and could be worth US$70bn by 2015. This is being driven... -
Ryanair and Maxroam deal to slash roaming by 70pc News
30.08.2010 Passengers on Ryanair will now be able to reduce their mobile phone roaming charges by up to 70pc as a result of a new partnership deal the airline has struck with Maxroam. -
Ferry passengers fall outside EU fair roaming charges News
05.08.2010 While EU mobile operators reduced their roaming charges in June 2010 to fall in line with the maximum price caps established by EU rules, it turns out that a loophole leaves... -
First low-cost roaming solution for iPhone 4 News
30.07.2010 Dublin-headquartered mobile network operator Cubic Telecom has launched the first low-cost roaming solution for the Apple iPhone 4, which allows users to access the internet,... -
New roaming charges come into force today News
01.07.2010 New roaming charges will come into force across the EU today that will lower the cost of mobile phone use for European citizens who use their handset abroad. -
MaxRoam unveils roaming package for World Cup fans News
11.06.2010 Pat Phelan’s MaxRoam has launched a new SIM card especially for English and European World Cup soccer fans travelling to South Afica which will cut the cost of roaming for the...