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 […]
The #billshock headlines that we’ve all seen predominantly relate to consumers, as they forget that they need to alter their data usage habits when travelling. We all do it. Our phones are rarely more than arm’s length away so that we can react to emails, tweets and even the occasional text. We hate to be […]
Most of the time we talk about percentages within our marketing, simply because it is easier to do this and we are aggregating data from 1,000’s of calls made around the world. What I wanted to do today was simply put this into some perspective and show you just what those percentages mean, with […]
The news over the weekend that UK mobile users could pay the same when travelling in the EU as they do in the UK by October is great news. No inbound call charges so your colleagues and friends can actually speak to you when you’re in Europe No increased call costs when you’re in Europe […]
The media was awash yesterday with the results of a recent European Commission survey that more than 1 in 4 people switch off their mobile phones when travelling in Europe and outside of their home country. At Amiigo we think it is great news that legislation is going through to scrap roaming charges within Europe. […]
David Cameron’s recent call for cheaper calls and to give customers a better deal rings right to the heart of our ethos. As you know Amiigo is all about reducing the cost of mobile communication. We just hope that other entrepreneurs can join us and provide technologies that will reduce the cost of mobile communication. […]
It’s the World Travel Market exhibition tomorrow so a trip to ExCel will take up a chunk of my day. With over a 1000 exhibitors it is the place for me to go in order to understand: what is important in the B2B travel market what the competition are doing who could be a potential […]
The data from the latest Amiigo trial has landed on my desk and its yet more proof that Amiigo dramatically cuts the cost of international business conversations. 75% That is the gross saving Amiigo delivered during the trial, on calls to and from Europe, Canada and the Far East. To be honest, I was a […]
Amiigo can now be added to smartphones around the world. Up until now, the Amiigo app has only worked on smartphones with UK SIM cards. It can now be installed onto any BlackBerry, Android or iPhone around the world and will provide savings of up to 60% on international, non-geographic and roaming mobile calls. The […]