361 Degrees episode 8
This week we talk about international roaming services and wonder why these services - and especially data - command such premium pricing. We discuss:
- The recent MACH conference.
- The products and services we use for roaming including Vodafone's data traveller service, Abroadband, Droam, Onavo, Truphone and MiFi devices.
- The wetpaint Wiki for information on global pre-paid wireless internet access.
- The EU regulator's efforts to reduce roaming charges.
- Who or what could disrupt the market for roaming services in future.
We also have a competition running on the 361 Degrees micro-site; comment there and you could win an exciting prize...
In working together to create the 361 Degrees podcast, Ben, Ewan and I hope to create an offering that would offer the readers, of all our sites, a sampling of a broader range of topics than we might usually cover individually. We're keen to hear your feedback so please leave your comments below, or on one of the other sites hosting the audio content.
About 361 Degrees
361 Degrees is a podcast all about mobile technology. From consumer to enterprise and from fun to industry analysis, we investigate and discuss mobile technology and the mobile industry.
Created by Ben Smith of Wireless Worker and co-hosted by Ewan MacLeod of Mobile Industry Review and Rafe Blandford of All About Symbian.
You can follow and subscribe to 361 Degrees on the dedicated mini-site, on Soundcloud, on Audioboo, at Wireless Worker, at Mobile Industry Review, here at All About Symbian, with an RSS reader or podcatcher, or via iTunes.