It’s a connected world. National carriers may have a few advantages over their international counterparts — such as their own wireless spectrum and wireless towers — but there’s one area where global carriers have a big (and growing) advantage — worldwide connectivity at a lower cost. There are a huge…

Truphone, the global SIM card service and VoIP app provider, has just “finished upgrading” its “entire network.” Though it’s not yet known what Truphone upgraded exactly, users can reportedly look forward to “a more stable network,” better quality for phone calls, and faster data speeds. The company has also updated…

It’s no secret that Truphone has always had a soft spot for the international business traveler. This very blog was started with the idea that the company’s global plans would eventually expand to hit the consumer, and we’ve since expanded greatly to encompass this massive market. Truphone, though remains laser…

Many of us have been waiting for Truphone to launch its international roaming SIM in additional markets. We’ve known that additional markets were coming for quite some time, but what we didn’t know was exactly when they would arrive. Thankfully, one of those countries is now at least off that…

On TruTower, we’re familiar by now with Truphone and Maxroam, along with a number of international SIM card services, but now there’s a newcomer to the market and its name is DOODAD, a company based in New York City that is looking to get its mitts in the global SIM…

Global mobile network Truphone recently announced that it has received a couple of contracts with two major financial institutions based in the United States to provide its “Truphone Mobile Recording” solution, which it acquired when it purchased Obsidian last year. The fully app-free network-based solution will enable those banks to…

I’ve been in the telecommunications industry a long time, and if I had to choose one thing out of all those years as the most important lesson learned, it’s that the industry is continuously evolving (that, and the “customer’s wallet is always right,” but we’ll stick to the evolution thing)….

Global GSM networks may not yet have access to 4G LTE networks due to some early compatibility issues, but it’s safe to say the access is coming. In the meantime, the rest of the wireless tech world continues to move forward; the European Union Commission has already set its sights…