Are you being charged the correct rates? I was talking to a new client the other day about how they’ve been using Amiigo’s MiFi solution and the money it has saved them – case study will be released soon – and what they are currently being charged for roaming data. I was shocked, both at […]
According to a recent report from the mobile services company, iPass, European companies are losing £2.4Bn a year on un-managed roaming. That’s a lot of money! The reports statistics make interesting reading too: the average spend on roaming data in the US and Asia was £109 per trip. In the EU, it was just over […]
June 2017 – mark your calendars! I know it’s been said before, but it looks like it might be different this time. The European Parliament has finally agreed with the mobile operators that roaming voice and data charges will be abolished across the EU by June 2017. The period of interim charges starts in April […]
Don’t let cost concerns hit employee productivity A recent article in Mobile News points to figures around employee productivity, suggesting that 36% of employees’ time is wasted every day trying to contact people to find information and schedule meetings. The articles also says that people spend over an hour a day digging for information they […]
No more slowing down when you’re on business In most of the urban areas across the UK we have 4G to provide for our mobile data needs. We use our smartphones more and more when we are away from our desks and the word “Sorry” abounds as people collide as they are looking at their […]
That’s a considerable saving! A prospective client recently gave us their mobile billing information for the last 4 months and asked us to analyse it. They wanted to see what we could save them on their roaming calls – that’s where they believed the spend was occurring. Of course, we were happy to oblige. As […]
Billshock is a growing problem, even with the cost of roaming data, and calls, being splashed across the media on a constant basis. The latest high profile victims of billshock have been government ministers, and particularly a provincial cabinet minister in Alberta, Canada. This is actually the second time Diana McQueen, now Minister for Energy, […]
EU cap still leaves room for savings The maximum charge limits imposed on the mobile operators by the European Union came in just over a month ago. From July 1st 2014 the maximum you can be charged for roaming data is 20c per MB and 19c per minute for outbound mobile calls. My Google Alert […]
Increased coverage for Amiigo’s roaming data solution If you’re heading off to the eastern Caribbean, on business or pleasure, shortly, we have some great news. Amiigo has now added eight additional countries to our roaming data coverage. Cayman Islands Dominica French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat St Barthelemy St Martin our roaming data charges for these […]
. If you do business in Switzerland, I am sure you know that the country isn’t part of the European Union. This has its advantages and its disadvantages: It’s tax rules are advantageous for many Their banking system is legendary You don’t use the Euro – is that good or not? The new […]