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29 APR 2021

Why do telcos need multi-VOD bundles?

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Mattias Liivak

Head of Marketing & PR, Fortumo

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VOD companies and mobile operators had launched 452 bundle or add-on partnerships by the end of Q3 2020 (according to Omdia). The average telco has 1.9 VOD bundle partnerships while the average consumer subscribes to 3 to 5 different VODs. This means consumers are subscribing to the rest of the streaming services directly, while telcos […]

27 APR 2021

Plus & Fortumo launch direct carrier billing in Poland

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Mattias Liivak

Head of Marketing & PR, Fortumo

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The mobile technology company Fortumo is launching the Polish mobile operator Plus on its local payments platform. Merchants using Fortumo’s platform can now collect payments for digital content from Plus subscribers through direct carrier billing. “Polkomtel wants to offer services that respond to the needs of our customers,” says Piotr Szymanowski, Director of the Marketing […]

22 APR 2021

Carrier billing market report: Central & Eastern Europe

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Martin Lips

VP of Business Development

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This report gives an overview of the direct carrier billing landscape in Central & Eastern Europe. The following countries are included in the report: Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belarus, Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovakia. The report is based on combined data from the Boku & Fortumo carrier billing platforms which connect merchants with 36 […]

20 APR 2021

Hutch together with Fortumo launches direct carrier billing in Sri Lanka

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Mattias Liivak

Head of Marketing & PR, Fortumo

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In the continuing effort to deliver a universal service experience to smartphone users, Hutch, the preferred choice for mobile broadband services in Sri Lanka has collaborated with the leading mobile technology company, Fortumo. The Fortumo partnership will enable Hutch customers direct carrier billing access, allowing subscribers hassle free payments for digital subscriptions of top international […]

15 APR 2021

Fortumo Q1 2021: new launches and features update

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Andrei Dementjev

COO, Fortumo

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What’s been going on at Fortumo over the past few months? Here’s a quick overview of new telcos connected to Fortumo’s platform and product improvements we’ve been working on. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. New connections The following telcos are now available on Unified SDK: Italy: Wind 3 (33% […]