Bango Share Discussion Threads

[fitton] 29/8/2013 09:50

Disappointing performance with the share price here.Potential appears to be huge but maybe the very low payment processing fee is not going to add up.The next update should finally give some idea of the prospects here.Anyone any idea of what
Bango may be charging the customer per transaction. Could it be as low as 5p or maybe even less. It takes a lot of 5p transactions to add up to a £1m in turnover.

[hamidahamida] 27/8/2013 08:00

Results out on Tuesday 17 September 2013.

[hamidahamida] 17/8/2013 14:25

Can you imagine the results of operator billing in markets where people don't have credit cards they only pay for Apps through their bill.

Where Bango has introduced operator billing to developed markets with high credit card penetration, sales of digital goods have routinely increased by 300% to 400%.

[hamidahamida] 15/8/2013 11:47

MOBILE NETWORK OPERATORS LIKE VODAFONE,O2,EE ALL AROUND THE WORLD. WITH BANGOS TECHNOLOGY ARE ABLE TO MAKE COMMISSION ON EVERY APP SALE..

[hamidahamida] 15/8/2013 11:33

The ability to pay for digital goods and services via a mobile phone bill or prepay credit is a key way for content owners and developers to fully monetize their products. This is especially the case in developing markets, such as Latin America, where penetration of bank accounts and credit cards is very low.. Where Bango has introduced operator billing to developed markets with high credit card penetration, sales of digital goods have routinely increased by 300% to 400%.

[matt123d] 12/8/2013 15:58

Back in here, stock seems tight at these levels. 203-205p next resistance area after which I'd look for 220p.

[fitton] 12/8/2013 13:08

On the move again.Could go to new highs from here.

[bobs good eye] 05/6/2013 08:13

Bango website has Blackrock as 5.18% so I guess the RNS is badly put together.

BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: 2,355,259 (5.18%)

Guessing they've sold a few hundred thousand

[fitton] 05/6/2013 08:11

So much for the increase

[fitton] 05/6/2013 07:52

The trading purchases over the last few days would normally have made a huge impact on the share price. The Blackrock sale may have been the reason for restricting the rise.Today could see some good progress.

[bobs good eye] 05/6/2013 07:31

Weird RNS re Blackrock. Isn't 2,076,429 shares already less than 5%? New calculators needed?

I wonder if they've sold out. Certainly wasn't into the market. If they have, who to and for how much? Premium? Someone clearing out the ii holdings pre takeover? So many questions. Will call later and try to clarify.

[peteh4] 03/6/2013 14:20

Things starting to tie up here...............News just out.
Mozilla Plans Smartphones for Emerging Markets


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TAIPEI-Mozilla Corp., the company behind the popular Firefox web browser, plans to team up with phone manufacturers to launch smartphones priced below $50 in emerging markets.

Mozilla is branching out into smartphones just as the global market for the devices is taking off, and it's looking at the lower-cost segment that still has a lot of growth potential. The company is pitching its Firefox operating system for mobile devices as an alternative to the current dominant systems: Android from Google Inc. and iOS from Apple Inc.

"We see huge opportunities in the emerging markets where the customers and carriers crave for affordable smartphones. We focus on the low-cost segment because it is underserved," Mozilla Senior Vice President of Mobile Devices Li Gong told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.

Mozilla aims to make a big push in the mobile market by powering the next two billion first-time low-cost smartphone users in emerging markets, said Mr. Gong. The company aims to secure a 10% share of the global smartphone market, though it didn't say when it expects to achieve that target.

"Sub-$50 is a sweet spot for emerging markets like India and China. We will see it happen soon with more low-cost smartphone reference designs coming from our manufacturing partner Foxconn and Chinese chip design house Spreadtrum," he said.

Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group said Monday it is developing more than five devices--ranging from smartphones to TVs and large display boards--using the Firefox OS.

Mozilla previewed the Firefox OS in February, and said 18 major telecom operators including China Unicom Ltd., Deutsche Telekom AG, Hutchison's 3 Group and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. have expressed their support for Firefox devices. Sony Corp., Huawei Technologies Co. and LG Electronics have also committed to make Firefox devices.

Chinese handset companies ZTE Corp. (0763.HK) and TCL Communications Co. (2618.HK) will launch Firefox smartphones in Latin America this summer, said Mr. Gong.

Firefox OS relies on HTML 5, a website development language that tries to give Web apps--programs that run directly on websites and which are accessed through Web browsers such as Safari, Firefox, and Chrome--the same capabilities as "native" applications that are downloaded to a device like the iPhone.

"Our web-based mobile software is lighter and consumes less power and memory compared to Google's Android and Apple's iOS. It offers same performance at a lower cost of hardware," said Mr. Gong. "Another advantage is that Mozilla is a truly open mobile ecosystem. Our web-based applications can run on any mobile devices including iPhones and Android phones."

Meanwhile, Google is pursuing a similar path by planning to launch mobile devices powered by its Chrome mobile-operating system. The Chrome OS also is derived from a Web browser, and Google is hoping to entice more software developers to build websites using HTML 5.

Google Search is the Firefox web browser's default search engine.

When asked if Mozilla's development of its own mobile operating system would strain its relationship with Google, Mr. Gong said: "Google's main business is the search engine. We can always cooperate with different partners on devices in different countries."

He said Mozilla will continue to seek more content and hardware partners to promote its mobile software, adding there is strong desire among smartphone makers and carriers for an alternative mobile operating system.

In the longer term, Mozilla aims to expand its free OS to other electronics hardware including TVs and wireless routers, said Mr. Gong.

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[peteh4] 03/6/2013 09:41

I certainly do consider this a hidden gem.You know just how much some of these app's go for when sold.Now with Firefox on board.Hmmmm.

[alphatrend1] 03/6/2013 09:40

'The Board believes it is too early in the relationship to accurately forecast the level of business which it may generate'

Once this is known it may well be...

[khitchen] 03/6/2013 09:38

i think this could be the making of this company

[amt] 03/6/2013 09:02

Yes seems strange to me that with 1billion users having access to their systems and turnover growing exponentially the share price has done nothing since all of these announcements. Doesn't seem to be much interest on the BB's so maybe its a hidden gem.

[peteh4] 03/6/2013 09:00

Yes noticed several references to this company in the press lately.Company with this potential looks well oversold now.