Mobile phone

A survey among mobile phone owners shows that 43 percent of Bulgarians check their smartphones at least several times within one hour and 48 percent admit to returning home if they have forgotten their phone even if they are late , BTA reported.

Five regional TV and Internet providers have joined together to create the first virtual mobile operator in Bulgaria and for this purpose are already negotiating with the three GSM operators in Bulgaria to use their mobile telecommunication network.

Greece is the most expensive country in terms of cell phone services among the member-states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

OECD data revealed this week that Greek mobile phone users pay much more for their service than the average European, Turkish or Mexican consumer. Charges in Greece are two or even three times the OECD average.

A Turkish court has rejected Turkish footballer Selçuk İnan’s demand to ban technology giant Samsung’s S8 mobile phone, ruling that no individual can claim the patent for any letter or number or combination of the two.

Leading Turkish mobile phone operator Turkcell sees the potential to double its user count and data consumption in the next 2-3 years as it looks to maintain sales growth above the rate of inflation, its chief executive Kaan Terzioğlu told Reuters.

Bulgarian cardholders are very interested in the possibility to pay via their mobile phone, according to the mastercard MasterIndex 2017. According to the survey, two-thirds of the active cardholders in Bulgaria want to pay with their smartphone at a store by bringing the mobile device to a contactless terminal as well as online via a mobile application.

The Greek cell phone market looks set to post a recovery this year, as a study conducted by the Athens University for Economics and Business for the association of mobile telephony companies (EEKT) pointed to a 1.4 percent increase in revenues from cell services in 2017 against last year.

The recovery is projected to continue in 2018, when a further rise of 1.9 percent is expected.

Back in the day we'd just have a simple contract for a landline with the phone company, but today this is fast being replaced by packages comprising multiple communications services. Analysts say the trend of phone companies offering multi-service packages is leading to the extinction of the traditional contract solely concerning landline phone services.

Smartphone separation anxiety is set to become an increasingly widespread problem, researchers say.
The term, which is also known as “nomophobia”, is used to describe the feeling of panic or stress some people experience when they’re unable to access or use their mobile phone.
According to new research, it has little to do with being unable to make or receive phone calls.

Roaming charges for using mobile phones when travelling within the European Union disappear on June 15, capping a decade-long battle by Brussels to show increasingly skeptical Europeans it can make their lives better.