by anton | Jul 19, 2013 |
Mobile billing and payments come with their own set of difficulties for mobile operators. What factors do you as a mobile operator need to consider when offering this as a service? Rapid change in environment: you will have to keep up with the rapid change in technology and user demands. Customers are quick to seek out the competition if they can provide something better or more advanced. As an operator you need to be flexible and stay on top of the latest trends. Business models and prices: mobile billing and payment platforms have to adapt to all current and emerging models. These will include, but will not be limited to, in-app-based billing, one-off purchases, subscriptions, and the provision of credit. Customers want to be able to choose their payment methods (credit card/ direct operator billing/ Paypal) which means you have to be able to support most (if not all) of them. Dealing with third parties: a mobile operator isn’t a billing should be automated to ensure effectiveness. Your services don’t stop when your staff goes home for the day. Solid infrastructure: deployment, upgrades, integration and customization has to happen with minimal problems and without disturbing existing billing systems. Do not let these factors deter you from entering into the world of mobile billing and payments. Progress is made daily to streamline, optimize and simplify these processes for ease of...
by anton | Jul 18, 2013 |
Every time new technology hits the market, people love to proclaim that it is the “best thing since sliced bread.” SMS gateway services aren’t the next best thing, but rather the leader of a new technological aggregation era. If you are thinking you have never used a SMS gateway before, think again. Have you ever sent a text message from your computer to someone’s phone? It is pretty convenient, especially if you’re out of air time or you left your cell phone at home. Some mobile operators allow you to send a number of free messages from your computer to a mobile phone daily. Every time you send a message in this fashion, your text is routed through a gateway that is controlled by a SMS gateway provider. The mobile device can’t just automatically receive the communication in the correct way – it needs to be “tweaked” so the device can understand what it’s receiving. What is a SMS? A SMS is a short text message which can be sent over the wireless channel using certain standardized communication methods. The GSM 7-bit alphabet encoding scheme limits the maximum payload length to 160 characters. Companies love making use of texting to keep up with the fast paced world their clientele lives in. People are growing more technologically savvy and never seem to have enough time to get through the day. Mobile communication makes it worth spending money on mobile aggregators and staff to drive and control their wireless communication. With continued innovation in the field of technology, the divide between all sorts of communication devices are shrinking. This helps marketing...
by anton | Jul 17, 2013 |
Mobile aggregation services can make the life of any business owner significantly easier. Have a cheap form of marketing at your fingertips that you can track, evaluate and revise in real time. Cheap form of advertising: starting off with the most important detail services. Contact us and find out...
by anton | Jul 15, 2013 |
Solutions proposed for information collection in non-mobile environments do not perform well when applied to mobile environments. How do mobile aggregators cope with data collection in this ever changing environment? Qi Han and Nalini Venkatasubramanian from the University of California-Irvine wrote a cons to...
by anton | Jul 15, 2013 |
Mobile gambling along with games were some of the first entertainment based applications to see the light. Now thanks to mobile aggregation, you can pay for your gambling through data surpasses every other available payment option – especially credit cards, where the conversion rates can be as low as 7%. Simple usage makes direct billing conversion rates so high. This way, players don’t need to fill in any additional forms or leave additional personal data that can discourage them from completing the payment.” Mobile billing for gambling apps seems to have quite a few advantages. It is however advisable to still have more than one payment option available to your clientele so they have the ability to...
