www.WirelessFederation.com/news: In July, 2009 Nar Mobile has entered into GPRS roaming agreements with numerous countries worldwide.
The last roaming agreements have been entered into between Nar Mobile and mobile operators Tele 2 (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Viva (Kuwait), Eagle Mobile (Albania), Wataniya Telecom (Maldives), Globe Telecom (Philippines).
Nar Mobile now has GPRS roaming agreements with 95 mobile operators in 60 countries worldwide.
These roaming agreements have been signed in order to fully meet the costumers’ needs of the mobile operator while being overseas.
On 08.17.09, In Mobile, By Editor
On 07.27.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Qtel today launched a fantastic roaming offer for people taking a vacation this summer, with some of the most affordable rates for using your Qtel phone while abroad.
With thousands flying off for rest and relaxation this summer, Qtel has used its international reach to create a Summer Roaming Zone that provides great rates in popular destinations like the Maldives, Thailand, Austria, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, the UK, Egypt, Tunisia, and more. (more…)
On 07.02.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Over the last few years, Dhiraagu, the No.1 Mobile Service Provider in the Maldives, has been adding to the range of Value-Added-Services (VAS) offered to our mobile customers. And now, to make these services more conveniently accessible for our customers, we are pleased to introduce the Mobile Service Menu.
Mobile Service Menu is precisely that; a menu which offers customers the easiest way possible to access the VAS services, which currently include Account Balance, Recharge a friend’s mobile, Flight Information, IGMH OPD Doctors’ Duty Information, Prayer Times, SMS Voting for TV programmes, Stock market Updates, amongst many others. With so many VAS to choose from, customers may find it difficult to remember the required keyword or string to access the VAS they are interested in, and obtaining this information would only add a further step to acquiring the service. With this in mind, Dhiraagu has once again stepped up to offer the means to simplify the whole process, by providing a Mobile Service Menu.
By keying in *123# and pressing SEND, customers will receive a numbered menu, from which they can choose the required service or get more information, simply by selecting the relevant number and pressing SEND. This service requires neither registration nor monthly fees, and the only charges are for each SMS sent, at the premium SMS rates.
Mobile Service Menu provides Dhiraagu mobile customers the ideal time-saving and convenient way to obtain any of the value-added services we now offer, and using this simple and straightforward process, we are confident that customers will be able to take full advantage of these services.
Dhiraagu is constantly seeking new products and services to offer to our customers, and in keeping with our intention to further improve the total customer experience, we take pride in being able to offer easy access to all aspects of our services. Mobile Service Menu is another first from Dhiraagu, reflecting our commitment to bringing the best to our customers.
Media contact for information
Mohamed Mirshan Hassan
Manager Marketing Communications and Public Relations
Dhiraagu Marketing Department
Phone: 3311336, Mobile 7784468
On 06.17.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Wataniya, Kuwait’s Red Carpet Co., has selected Openet, the leading provider of Transactional Intelligence for the world’s largest and most innovative network service providers, for its Fair Usage solution through the deployment of Openet’s FusionWorks(TM) Convergent Charging and Policy Manager products.
This integrated solution approach will ensure profitability from Wataniya’s data services by enforcing limits on subscriber usage volume, while allowing subscribers to purchase additional volume upon reaching limits. Wataniya will also deploy products to correlate and track data across all networks, implementing policies to monetize services and content.
With the growing consumption of rich, bandwidth-heavy content and services and the increase in peer-to-peer traffic, operators across the Middle East are struggling to control network capacity while continuing to ensure that all subscribers are provided the network performance they pay for. By deploying Openet’s Fair Usage solution on top of its Policy Manager and Convergent Charging products, Wataniya is taking the first step to ensure that excessive bandwidth usage generates incremental revenue. (more…)
On 06.02.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Wataniya, mobile operator based in Maldives, has introduced a postpaid promotion. As per the offer, postpaid subscribers will receive free airtime which can be used for voice calls (local or international) or for value added services. The airtime can be carried forward to the next month. Moreover, the postpaid subscribers also have a chance to win several prices. The bill paid between 20 March – 20 June will automatically be included in the promotion.
On 05.06.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Wataniya, the Maldives mobile operator, has introduced a value added service (VAS) dubbed as Facebook Mobile Texts. The Facebook Mobile Texts service enables subscribers to add friends, update their status, comment on photos and poke their friends by sending a text message.
The SMS sent to Facebook will be charged at MYR 0.20. Subscribers will receive an SMS alert at the time when someone adds them as a friend, comments on their status, photos or send them a Facebook message.
Te service will also enable the subscribers to reply anytime and anywhere. Subscribers can choose and customize the alerts they want to receive. To setup Facebook Mobile Texts service, subscribers will need to visit Facebook website and click on “Edit Mobile Account” and enter their Wataniya mobile number. There is no setup fee or monthly fee for the service.
On 05.04.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Dhiraagu, the Maldives operator, has introduced the AeroMobile service for its subscribers. AeroMobile is a mobile roaming service on aircrafts enabling the subscribers to make calls or send SMS when roaming. Registration is not required for the AeroMobile service, and charges will be billed to the subscriber’s Dhiraagu mobile bill as roaming charges.
The service will also be available for MVR 46.90/minute for outgoing calls to the Maldives, MVR 83.00/minute for incoming calls from anywhere and MVR 10.54 for each SMS sent. While mobiles are still required to be switched off during take-off and landing, subscribers onboard AeroMobile equipped flights will be advised by the cabin crew when they may use their mobiles.
On 04.22.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Wataniya, the Kuwaiti mobile operator, has reported a drop of 4.4% drop in Q1′09 net profits. Wataniya, a unit of Qtel, saw earnings moving to KD15.3 million ($52.3 million) in Q1.
The number of mobile subscribers rose by 16.2% to 11.5 million in Q1′09. “The change in the customer behaviour resulting from the elimination of fees for calls received from the fixed line network has impacted revenue in Kuwait,” Chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Thani said in the statement.
Wataniya which also has its operations in Algeria, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and the Maldives, experienced a rise in competition in Kuwait and foreign currency exchange rates in Algeria has affected the profits in Q1.
On 03.21.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Wataniya, Maldives mobile operator has launched a promotion for subscribers opting for its postpaid service, as well as the existing subscribers already availing the service. The subscribers have to buy the Wataniya TalkPlan or TalkWeekender free postpaid kit before 20 June and pay bills on time for the next four months. Wataniya Postpaid subscribers will have no connection and deposit fee.
The free airtime is applicable for any mobile service, such as local calls (both to Wataniya and other operators), IDD calls, text messaging, mobile internet browsing and roaming calls. The three winners of this promotion will get a Mazda Demio car, a Sony Bravia 32-inch TV and a Sony DAV IS10 Home Theatre System (sponsored by Reefside Company) and a diamond and gold jewellery set (sponsored by Too Cute).