How should operators prepare to offer additional services on top of already complex bundle packages?
21 December 2007
According to Mike Beech, VP Product Management, Charging, operators need to look at two marketing principles to execute this: Detailed segmentation and offering simpler bundles.
Let messaging drive the mobile internet (Mobile Entertainment)
20 December 2007
If operators want to make the mobile internet compelling, they should use the unique power of messaging. Erwin Valent, Product Marketing Manager, Mobile Internet discusses.
Successful Mobile Advertising: Why payments hold the Key (Mobile Payments World)
14 December 2007
Mobile advertising was one of the most consistently featured topics in the media this year and looks set to stay top of the agenda well into 2008. Mike Beech, VP management for Charging looks at how its future success lies in the hands of the payments industry.
They're playing our song (The Sunday Times - Irish edition)
12 December 2007
The humble text is expected to play a big part in the way the mobile phone interacts with the internet in the future. Steven van Zanen, Vice President of Marketing, Acision gives his expert view on this.
Is mobile in the middle of an identity crisis? (Total Telecom)
03 December 2007
Handset manufacturers and content providers partner in a bid to cut out the network operator, but excluding the telco can be risky. Now well into its teenage years, mobile has gone through its rapid growth period and is beginning to consolidate.
Competitive market drives service development, pricing and regulation (Mobile Messaging Analyst)
21 November 2007
With the rise of SMS, MMS traffic remaining low and the offering of Mobile Instant Messaging in the UK, Steven van Zanen gives his views on what mobile operators are doing in today's most mature and competitive mobile communications market in Western Europe.
Mobile e-mail the messaging application to watch in 2008 (Mobile Messaging Analyst)
21 November 2007
2007 was certainly an interesting year in the messaging industry, with a number of trends emerging that will set the foundation of how the industry will develop in 2008. Steven van Zanen, Vice President of Marketing for Intuitive Messaging, Acision explains how he thinks operators are again looking at MMS applications that they once abandoned.
Operators: Does MMS Hold The Key to Mobile Internet? (160 Characters)
01 November 2007
Messaging and MMS in particular could hold the key to the mobile internet. Rather than trying to mimic the internet, operators should make the most of the unique advantages they have says Acision. Operators looking to profit from mobile internet must focus on enhancing existing internet applications and communities with made for mobile capabilities and multi-channel access, according to an expert panel polled by messaging company Acision last week in London.
Operators Need to "Blend" Wireless and Wired Internet Services (Cellular News)
25 October 2007
Operators looking to profit from mobile internet must focus on enhancing existing internet applications and communities with made for mobile capabilities and multi channel access, according to an expert panel polled by messaging company Acision last week at the Telco 2.0 conference in London.
Transparent mode best for home routing (Mobile Messaging Analyst)
25 October 2007
The standards body 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has recommended that implementation of the transparent mode of SMS home routing be mandatory. Acision has implemented SMS home routing in transparent mode in its Message Plus platform, which it is deploying with a number of customers worldwide.
Acision Appoints CTO (Light Reading)
22 October 2007
Acision today announces the appointment of Louis Corrigan as Chief Technical Officer (CTO), with Corrigan assuming the position immediately. Acision is the messaging and charging company of choice for over 300 network operators and service providers worldwide. As CTO, Corrigan will be responsible for defining and communicating Acision's technology strategy.
Celebrating the difference (Vanilla Plus)
18 October 2007
From the mass populations of India and China with limited spending power, to the advanced markets of Singapore, Japan and North Korea, the Asian continent has a truly fragmented telecoms business. Naturally, that leads to vast differences in demand for and from OSS/BSS, Mike Beech head of intelligent charging, Acision comments.
CRM: sharing the internet (GSM 3G World Series)
11 October 2007
Last week, Steven van Zanen, VP market development for intuitive messaging with Acision, discussed the role of operators and handset vendors in providing access to the mobile internet. In particular he argued: "Only the operator can control mobile access and therefore the quality of service for specific users." But if vendors are trying to demote operators to mere bit pipes do they care?
CRM: who sells the internet (GSM 3G World Series)
04 October 2007
Are vendors trying to demote operators to bit pipes? Steven van Zanen, Acision's VP market development for intuitive messaging is careful not to turn this statement into a conspiracy, although at the same time believes it is becoming more and more apparent that device vendors are trying to claim a greater share of the value chain by taking operators out of the equation and offering services directly to consumers.Acision Appoints new Chief Executive Officer (BillingViews.com)
01 October 2007
Acision today announces the appointment of recognised industry stalwart Rory Buckley as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Rory joins Acision from Ericsson where his accomplishments over 30 years have seen him advance from technical trainee to top executive positions.
The Future of Messaging and its Role in Mobile Advertising (Telco 2.0)
01 October 2007
After 15 years since the first text message pinged into humanity's consciousness, between two engineers in Acision, Steven van Zanen, VP of Marketing, talks to Telco 2.0 covering the future of messaging, the role of IP, mobile advertising and strategies for saturated vs emerging markets.
Channel 4's decision to axe SMS voting seems misguided (MediaWeek)
25 September 2007
Channel 4 has dropped SMS voting and will only offer a phone-in voting mechanism via interactive voice recording. The reason is said to be mobile operators inability to process messages quickly enough.
How a hosted service solution enabled BASE to launch a new MMS service in record time
17 September 2007
When BASE, a leading mobile network operator in Belgium, decided to add MMS to its portfolio of service offerings, it wanted to do so without the cost normally associated with such a move and launch the service within an ambitious time frame. Read how Acision helped BASE introduce a best in class solution in record time ...
HaPe bday SMS (Land Mobile)
17 September 2007
SMS has often been called the accidental hero of the mobile industry. But just what is its history? Steven van Zanen, vice-president marketing for Intuitive Messaging at Acision, recalls the unpromising origins of a tale that hasn't yet reached its end.
Boudewijn Pesch grabs third place at CEO Triathlon Challenge Singapore
03 September 2007
Boudewijn Pesch, Managing Director of Asia Pacific for Acision, gained third place in the inaugural CEO Triathlon Challenge at the 2007 Aviva Singapore Ironman 70.3.
Plugfests help smooth gaps in IMS interoperability (RCR Wireless News)
03 September 2007
As IMS makes its way from hype to reality, one of the crucial steps for the technology involves testing various parts of the architecture, organised by the IMS forum as 'Plugfests.' With a third IMS plugfest set to be held in October. As a participant, Oswin Eleonora, VP of sales and marketing for Acision gives his views on the importance of Plugfests and what he would like to see happen with them in the future.
Two bills or not two bills? (Mobile Communications International)
30 August 2007
As the breadth of services offered to consumers seems to be growing almost daily, carriers need to ensure that their billing systems are able to cope. A variety of charging models, a portfolio of access channels and a wealth of content and applications are driving the need for convergent billing.
Acision debuts Visual Voicemail (Fierce Mobile Content)
22 August 2007
Messaging firm Acision announced the launch of Visual Voicemail, an integrated graphical multimedia interface powered by the company's uOne convergence platform and developed in partnership with mobile applications developer Action Engine.
Acision launches multi-platform Visual Voicemail for North American Operators (TMCnet)
20 August 2007
Acision, the messaging company of choice for over 300 network operators and service providers worldwide, today announces the launch of Visual Voicemail, a fully integrated, easy-to-use graphical multimedia interface that dramatically improves the mobile voicemail experience.
Stats & Research: Gartner Predicts Mobile Email Explosion (160 Characters)
17 August 2007
Mike Grenville from 160 Characters comments on Gartner's estimate that convergence with mobile email will kill off SMS as mobile email accounts rise from 20 to 350 million by 2010. Steven Van Zanen, VP marketing for Intuitive Messaging at Acision adds that "... SMS and mobile email are totally different applications which cannot and should not be compared in this way."
Vodafone Fiji selects Acision (Mobile Marketing Magazine)
14 August 2007
Acision has revealed that Vodafone Fiji has selected its Speed Browsing mobile Internet and Easy MMS solutions, which incorporate a high-performance Multimedia Message Service Centre (MMSC), to enable local processing of mobile content. The two systems will enable Vodafone Fiji to offer subscribers fast mobile Internet access, multimedia messaging and content, removing the requirement to route Internet and MMS traffic through neighbouring Vodafone Australia’s systems.
Fiji gets speed browsing from Acision (The Inquirer)
13 August 2007
Tony Dennis from The Inquirer comments on Acision's recent announcement that Vodafone Fiji has selected its Speed Browsing mobile internet and Easy MMS solutions.
Acision equips Vodafone Fiji for MMS and mobile internet (TMCnet)
13 August 2007
TMCnet News features the recent announcement that Vodafone Fiji has selected Acision's Speed Browsing mobile internet and Easy MMS solutions to enable local processing of mobile content.
Steven van Zanen questions whether the iPhone without MMS is like a Porsche without Turbo (Mobile Messaging Analyst)
31 July 2007
It was only a matter of time before Apple entered the mobile industry, and with its usual flair, the company has moved the industry's goal posts. The advent of the iPhone demonstrates beyond doubt that the handset has taken center stage in the consumer telecoms market.
15 years of the SMSC .... and still going strong! (Zawya)
23 July 2007
The mobile phone industry is today celebrating the 15th birthday of the Short Message Service Centre (SMSC), the principle application behind text messaging first brought to market by Acision in 1992.
Sort out price plans for premium mobile content (New Media Age)
05 July 2007
Informa Telecoms & Media recently published research into mobile content behaviour and found that 80% of consumers weren't willing to purchase premium mobile content.
Mobile operators missing out on millions (Mobile Payments World)
04 July 2007
Mobile operators are potentially loosing out on millions of pounds revenue because the pricing on their mobile content packages is not clear enough.
MIM to help, not hinder, growth of SMS (Mobile Messaging Analyst)
01 July 2007
Fears that mobile instant messaging will cannibalize SMS revenues are groundless, according to participants in the Global Messaging conference held in Monaco last month, by MMA publisher Informa Telecoms and Media.
Full speed ahead for demerged Acision (Mobile Messaging Analyst)
01 July 2007
Formed on June 20 this year when it split from LogicaCMG Telecoms Products, Acision is bullish about its prospects. The new company provides messaging platforms and other systems to more than 300 operators worldwide with excess of a billion customers.
SMS to maintain explosive growth (Mobile Messaging Analyst)
01 July 2007
Claims that SMS growth will start to recede by 2010 have been refused by messaging company Acision, formally LogicaCMG.
Messaging in a FMCG World
28 June 2007
The recently-sold telecoms division of LogicaCMG, which will have officially re-launched as Acision by the time this issue of Mobile Europe goes to press, has not let its impending brand change stop it from launching a product which it says will help operators bridge the gap between IM and SMS, and between current networks and IMS.
Message received and understood (telecoms.com)
28 June 2007
MMS, mobile IM, mobile email. As we are now seeing, all are making some strides after a stuttery start. And yet the arguably primitive alternatives refuse to fade away. In fact Acision's David King, interviewed in this issue, makes it clear that growth in both SMS volume and revenue is likely to continue for a number of years.
CRM: The message for messaging (telecoms.com)
28 June 2007
Clearly if you're involved in CRM or messaging, you're unlikely to have missed the news of the launch of Acision, formerly the telecoms products division of LogicaCMG. In fact the part messaging can play in CRM - as a tool to encourage customer loyalty - is one of the areas the company is planning to emphasise in its new incarnation.
Say Hello to Acision (Mobile Marketing Magazine)
25 June 2007
Logica's transition to Acision is now complete. Acision was formed from the recent £265m purchase of LogicaCMG Telecoms Products by a consortium including private equity buyer Atlantic Bridge Ventures and industrial holding group Access Industries. The buyers announced their intention to rebrand the company at the time of purchase, and the new name came into play last week.
Acision opens shop for business (ITP.net)
21 June 2007
Acision, the company created out of the Telecoms Products business of LogicaCMG, has formally launched in its own right this week.
Webcast - TelecomTV Executive Insight, Chris McDermott, CEO
15 June 2007
Chris McDermott, CEO, discusses the launch of Acision into the communications and media markets.
TMN suscribers flock to SuperSMS (Mobile Messaging Analyst)
12 June 2007
Thousands of people have registered to use TMN's SuperSMS service since its launch in March, says Filomena Pereira, the Portuguese cellco's head of SMS.
[Acision] shows way to SMS 2.0 (Mobile Europe)
07 June 2007
The recently-sold telecoms division of LogicaCMG, which will be officially re-launched as Acision on 20 Jun, has not let its impending brand change stop it from launching a product which it says will help operators bridge the gap between IM and SMS, and between current networks and IMS. The IP Short Message Gateway (IPSMG) is being pushed by LogicaCMG as a way for operators to introduce presence aware, IM-like services whilst protecting and leveraging their existing SMS revenues and services.
Acision’s Message Plus is the best mobile service for consumers – official!
Acision has won the Best Mobile Service For Consumers award at the 2007 Mobile Messaging Awards.