據奧地利標準報報道,基于大型運營商A1和T-Mobile公司奧地利分公司推出了最新的漫游套餐,奧地利虛商Hot及其他虛擬運營商可從基礎用戶增長中獲利。Hot公司希望能在今年頭幾個月內實現基礎用戶數量增長,即從30000名增長到到730000名。Hot公司和其他虛商都期盼其競爭對手——移動網絡運營商的產品價格大幅上漲,從而產生大幅度的用戶增長。
為了響應從6月15日開始全面取消歐盟境內漫游費的政策,奧地利虛商Hot向用戶推出Hot Fix套餐。購買此套餐的用戶在出入歐盟各國邊境時,每月都能獲得價格為9.90歐元的2.2GB數據流量。
當用戶的數據流量使用量超出規定的套餐總量時,Hot公司可能將收取該用戶相應的額外費用。無論如何,該運營商需要事先說明套餐內的數據流量總額或上限,并且當用戶的數據流量不足時應當及時通知該用戶。如用戶數據流量超出套餐規定限額,Hot公司將按7.70歐元/GB+增值費(約為9歐元)的收費標準向該用戶收取相應費用。
Hot公司的首席執行官Michael Krammer稱,對Hot公司來說,歐盟漫游新規能導致Hot公司一定的業務損失。因為小型運營商基本上都是從國外運營商那里購買高成本的數據流量包,所以新規會讓他們如熱鍋上的螞蟻——團團轉。這些小型運營商從國外買進1GB流量的成本為7.70歐元,而在國內市場,相同流量的成本僅為1.70歐元。即便國外的價格以逐年20%的速度降低,但低成本的運營商還是得承擔昂貴的費用。Krammer對布魯塞爾(歐盟總部所在地)的決策者表示不悅,并抱怨對“國際玩家”來說,RLAH(Roam Like at Home)套餐僅僅意味著把資本從一個口袋拎到另一個口袋而已。
Krammer預計漫游新規的實施會導致用戶每年承擔的費用將從7歐元上升至25歐元。他還預計用戶在國外的數據流量的使用量將增加6倍。Hot公司希望利用用戶增長而獲得的利潤來平衡新規產生的大部分成本。
Austrian MVNO Hot hopes to offset RLAH by customer growth
Austrian MVNO Hot, as well as other MVNOs, could benefit from a customer base increase as a result of the latest roaming offers introduced by the big operators A1 and T-Mobile Austria, reported Der Standard. Hot hopes to have increased its customer base during the first few months of the year by 30,000 to 730,000. Hot and other MVNOs expect a big growth in subscribers as a result of the massive price increases introduced by their competitors, the MNOs.
With the cancellation of roaming fees from 15 June, customers of the MVNO's tariff Hot Fix can get 2.2 GB of data a month for EUR 9.90 when abroad within the EU.
Beyond the data package, the operator may charge fees. However, the operator needs to announce the data limits in advance and notify the customer when they reach the limit. Internet service beyond the package will then cost a maximum of EUR 7.70 per gigabyte plus VAT (nearly EUR 9).
For Hot, the new roaming regulation represents a loss of business, said Michael Krammer, CEO of Hot. The regulation disadvantages small operators, because they buy data packages at high cost from foreign operators. One gigabyte costs EUR 7.70 abroad, while on the domestic market, it costs EUR 1.70 Although the price abroad will be reduced by 20 percent annually, the low-cost operators will have to bear the costs. Krammer is not happy with the Brussels decision-makers, complaining also about big international players for whom RLAH will only mean transferring money from one pocket to another.
Krammer expects that the implementation of the roaming regulation will incur costs of EUR 7 to EUR 25 a year per customer. He expects that the data consumption abroad will increase six-fold. Hot wants to offset a significant part of the costs by customer acquisitions.
二、Telefonica德國分公司與Vestolit達成最新移動合約
西班牙電信Telefonica德國分公司宣布與Vestolit公司簽署了一個移動新合約(Vestolit公司是一家德國PVC系統供應商)。Telefonica德國分公司選擇了“O2 Unite”為公司套餐,所以所有員工將以固定的價格享受到通話時長,短信和數據流量優惠。Vestolit公司稱該公司中意該套餐的靈活性,該套餐有助于讓管理人員移動套餐費用不再復雜。約190名員工參與該合約,且此合約還包括歐洲境內的漫游費用。
Telefonica Deutschland wins mobile contract at Vestolit
Telefonica Deutschland announced a new mobile contract with Vestolit, a Germany-based supplier of PVC systems. The company chose the O2 Unite plan, which offers a monthly pool of minutes, texts and data for all employees to use, for a fixed price. Vestolit said it liked the flexibility of the offer, which is expected to help reduce the complexity of managing staff mobile costs. The contract covers around 190 employees, including roaming in Europe.
意大利虛商1Mobile(即Uno Mobile)已推出三種新的促銷套餐,以慶祝該公司已在意大利活躍了10年之久。該運營商的“Country Large”套餐包括5GB的數據流量,100分鐘意大利號碼通話時長,與1Mobile提供的SIM用戶無限量通話以及在歐盟與非歐盟國家享受一系列特殊費率,且28天收取9.90歐元。此外,其他2個促銷套餐分別為“Country Medium”和“Country Small”,分別包括價格為6.50歐元的2GB數據流量和價格為4.50歐元的1GB數據流量,但都不含可與其他運營商用戶免費通話的語音時長捆綁套餐。然而使用這兩種套餐的用戶可以選購Extra 200, Extra 100或1€x1Ora移動語音捆綁結合使用。
Italy's 1Mobile celebrates 10 years with 3 special promos
Italian MVNO 1Mobile (Uno Mobile) has launched three new promotions to celebrate ten years of activity in the country. The operator's Country Large offer comes with 5GB of data, 100 minutes of calls to Italian numbers, unlimited calls to 1Mobile SIMs and a series of special rates to EU and non-EU countries for EUR 9.90 every 28 days. The other two offers – Country Medium and Country Small – include 2GB and 1GB of data for EUR 6.50 and EUR 4.50 respectively, but no voice minute bundle to other operators. However, they can be combined with the Extra 200, Extra 100 and 1€x1Ora mobile voice bundles.