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August 2014

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Paid Text Apps May Gain PSTN, Voice Connectivity

August 15, 2014

Until now wireless carriers may not have paid much attention to some new players in the VoIP arena. These include companies like WhatsApp (now owned by Facebook) that sell smartphone apps that give users a limited ability to send text messages or place calls using their mobile data services.

Offerings such as these may let wireless users avoid per-minute and per-message charges, but aren’t really a substitute for traditional voice and text service because they generally lack certain capabilities. For example, they may not support traditional phone numbers that would allow them to receive calls and text messages to or from the PSTN.

Consumers are Eager for Customizable Wireless Service Plans for Mobile

August 1, 2014

Mobile phone technology is rapidly evolving, yet the pay structures for consumers have remained largely unchanged. Most phone plans require subscribers to pay for a set number of minutes and text messages in addition to placing a set amount of data for the month, which drives up the cost of a phone plan. This ultimately wrestles control over the phone plan away from the consumer, although a recent survey by Strategy Analytics confirmed that around 60 percent of mobile phone users around the world want better optimized customizable mobile service solutions.

One alternative strategy that mobile carriers could carry out is to switch to an entirely data-centric model, where text and voice are both sent over the Internet with Voice over IP technology (VoIP).