Comments on: Helio’s First Subscriber Figures — And A $100 ARPU http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Jonathan http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/comment-page-1/#comment-99883 Jonathan Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:14:06 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/#comment-99883 After the high profile failure of Mobile ESPN, I'm surprised to hear of the success of a MVNO. After the high profile failure of Mobile ESPN, I’m surprised to hear of the success of a MVNO.

]]> By: Marc http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/comment-page-1/#comment-99793 Marc Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:09:23 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/#comment-99793 Klaus. I agree completely. Klaus. I agree completely.

]]> By: Klaus http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/comment-page-1/#comment-99792 Klaus Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:01:49 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/#comment-99792 It seems Helio lost a cool $70 Million last quarter. @Marc Offering more servic(es) than the network operators that have tens of millions customers and much fatter margins is not very smart if you are a MVNO. That business model does not scale well, you only add the disadvantages of both worlds. No-frills is the way to go, these type of MVNOs make money from the start and can manage millions of subscriber with the headcount of two Helio retail stores. It seems Helio lost a cool $70 Million last quarter.

@Marc

Offering more servic(es) than the network operators that have tens of millions customers and much fatter margins is not very smart if you are a MVNO. That business model does not scale well, you only add the disadvantages of both worlds.

No-frills is the way to go, these type of MVNOs make money from the start and can manage millions of subscriber with the headcount of two Helio retail stores.

]]> By: Marc http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/comment-page-1/#comment-99790 Marc Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:32:23 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/#comment-99790 Three questions; 1) Will the consumer sustain $100 a month for mobile 2) Won't prices come down when the mainstream carriers catch up? 3) Can Helios compete when that happens? Three questions;

1) Will the consumer sustain $100 a month for mobile
2) Won’t prices come down when the mainstream carriers catch up?
3) Can Helios compete when that happens?

]]> By: Tomi Ahonen http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/comment-page-1/#comment-99781 Tomi Ahonen Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:49:11 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/#comment-99781 Hi Carlo and MobHappy Wow, amazing numbers. And this in a market where Boost, Virgin, etc all make money - and ESPN said they can't make the MVNO model work... Hundred dollar ARPU. From an MVNO? And 400 SMS per sub (13 per day per user) and 85% use MySpace Mobile. Really powerful stuff. This is one of the advanced operators of the future... Tomi Ahonen :-) Hi Carlo and MobHappy

Wow, amazing numbers. And this in a market where Boost, Virgin, etc all make money – and ESPN said they can’t make the MVNO model work…

Hundred dollar ARPU. From an MVNO? And 400 SMS per sub (13 per day per user) and 85% use MySpace Mobile. Really powerful stuff. This is one of the advanced operators of the future…

Tomi Ahonen :-)

]]> By: Klaus http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/comment-page-1/#comment-99778 Klaus Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:32:16 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/02/06/helios-first-subscriber-figures-and-a-100-arpu/#comment-99778 And today Earthlink will report the loss Helio made in the last quarter. I (still) don't believe in this "Fat MVNO" model And today Earthlink will report the loss Helio made in the last quarter.

I (still) don’t believe in this “Fat MVNO” model

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