MDS Global Blog

The humble SIM card has shrunk somewhat since its debut in the early 1990s. From the original, full format SIM, to the Mini SIM, to the Micro SIM and finally the Nano SIM, it may have reduced in...

As the Internet of Things expands and the world becomes more connected, CSPs are vying to provide IoT entrepreneurs with the IT stacks and platforms they need to deliver IoT applications quickly...

The global pre-paid market is huge, but fickle. It represents 77% [1] of the total market (although this figure is skewed by countries in the Caribbean and Latin America, in which it is closer to...

Over the past few years, digital disruptors have transformed our world. Amazon has disrupted retail, Uber has disrupted transport and Airbnb has disrupted accommodation. New disruptors emerge each...

The recent spate of terrorist attacks across France, Belgium and the UK has once again sparked discussion around the mandatory registration of pre-paid SIM cards. Registration is already mandatory...

How is your VNO doing? Is it at the top of its game, or is it just about getting by? Either way, there are savings to be made. 

The new EU roaming regulations (the Eurotariff) has created plenty of work for our marketing and PR folk. But, as the commentator industry competes to stamp their mark on the issue, interpreting...

Roam Like home is almost upon us. We’ve all known about it, and bemoaned its arrival, for quite some time. Like new fake tan products and slimming aids, Roam Like Home is coming just in time for...

Talk to anyone in technology in a large organisation and they’re bound to tell you how they’re in the middle of their latest digital transformation initiative. Practically everyone’s on a “digital...

We’ve all been back at our desks for a few weeks, so now is a good time to reflect on Mobile World Congress. With over 100,000 people attending the show, including most of the major players in...

It used to be so simple: B2C and B2B and that was that. Neat. Little. Pockets. Then the millennium happened! Everything went blurry, even after the champagne hangovers had worn off. Consolidation...

Customer loyalty is dead. Or so we are told, with the cause of this demise often blamed on the almost endless choice consumers now face as a result of their constant connectivity. But is it really...

 If you’re new to telecoms, your head is probably spinning with all the jargon. Ours is a highly fragmented business, with lots of different layers playing their part. And each has its own...

What’s the first thing you do when your international flight lands? If it’s not unclipping your belt, jumping up and grabbing your bags from the overhead locker whilst the plane is still taxiing...

Five questions to evolve your MVNO strategy from voice to data profitability

There was a time when mobile was so fresh and new that you could just sell voice minutes and gain market share. Indeed,...

Whether you’re working for a seasoned retail MVNO (or VNO – if you’re already offering some consumer services like home phone or broadband) or a retailer who hasn’t yet decided to launch its own...

Mobile enterprise presents a huge opportunity for service providers. A recent research report[1] by STL Partners, found that less than half of enterprises have no formal enterprise mobile strategy...

For CSPs looking to generate strong sources of revenue in the future, then they should look no further than the way in which subscribers pay for their services. As subscribers move from prepaid to...