» Roaming Charges Shouldn't Be Built in a Day

The Apple Computers approach of keeping customers happy by controlling the damage they can do to themselves is a tempting path for mobile operators. When it comes to roaming bill sticker shock, nobody wins; bill reversals and bad publicity cost operators millions of dollars each year, and customers sure don't appreciate a sky-high bill when they cross over to border to Canada, say, and skip over to Rogers instead of their normal unlimited calling plan.

» SmarTones Addresses LTE Interoperability Challenges with Syniverse

Syniverse has been contracted to deliver its IPX Network and Diameter Signaling Service to SmarTone, a mobile network operator in Hong Kong.

» Global Mobile Connections to Hit 6.8B by Q4 2012

Total mobile connections will stand at 6.8 billion by Q4 2012, according to a global, multi-year study by GSMA. By this period, these connections will be at 6.8 billion, including machine-to machine (M2M) communications, or 5.9 billion excluding M2M and inactive SIM cards.

» Sybase 365 Addresses Roaming Quality Issues in Asia

Sybase 365 has joined forces with the Philippines' leading mobile operator, Globe Telecom, to address LTE roaming quality issues in parts of Asia served by the China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited. This arrangement will allow Sybase and Globe to roll out LTE Roaming connectivity all over the world.

» Verizon Promises Global Roaming on 4G LTE Network

CNET News reports that international roaming is coming to Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. Speaking to the press at the Telecommunications Industry Association event, Verizon Communications' chief technology officer Tony Melone said that Verizon Wireless will eventually offer global roaming for its 4G LTE smartphones, tablets, and network cards for both 3G HSPA networks as well as other 4G LTE networks operating overseas, wrote CNET News reporter Marguerite Reardon.

» The Incidental Traveler: Your Mobile Roaming Experience

Or How to maintain your mobile experience when abroad at the same level of quality as home

» Upcoming Roaming EU Regulations Demand a Better Business Model

In a recent post on Roamware's EU Regulations blog by company executive Srinivas B. Vijayaraghavan, the blogger focuses on upcoming European Union (EU) regulations that will impact roaming in Europe. According to Vijayaraghavan, the latest round of EU regulations that are being ratified will fundamentally change the market for international roaming in the region.