Net mobile AG
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| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| DE0008137852 | |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | October 2000 |
| Headquarters | Düsseldorf, Germany |
Key people | Theodor Niehues (CEO) |
| Products | Mobile payment, Mobile commerce, Mobile television, Mobile content |
| Revenue | 106.6 Mio. € (2011) |
Number of employees | 320 (2011) |
| Parent | DOCOMO Deutschland GmbH (87.13%) |
| Website | www.net-mobile.com |
The net mobile AG is a publicly traded business-to-business service provider.[1][2] Its principal activities are in the fields of mobile payment, mobile content and other value-added services, which it offers to mobile network operators, digital media companies, and publishers worldwide. It was founded in 2000. The company has its headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany. In 2014 it had revenues of about 120 million euros.[3] Theodor Niehues is one of the key people who lead the company to success and achievement.
Since December 2009, the Japanese mobile phone operator NTT Docomo has been a major shareholder, owning more than 80% of net mobile AG shares.[4]
Business solutions
[edit]net mobile's payment solutions allow the collection of payment for digital content and services. Its mobile payment platform enables mobile network operators worldwide, such as Telefónica in Spain and Germany[5] as well as NTT Docomo in Japan,[6] to charge to user's mobile phone bill in marketplaces such as the Google Play Store.[7] It also developed a direct carrier billing option for O2 in the Czech Republic.[8]
net mobile provides banking products, such as a mobile wallet service,[9] in cooperation with net-m privatbank 1891 AG. The formerly Bankverein Werther AG was taken over by net mobile and renamed in net-m privatbank 1891 AG.[10]
net mobile also develops mobile television streaming solutions for iOS and other mobile operating systems. It developed an exclusive iOS mobile TV app for the mobile network operator Vodafone Germany.[11]
In 2015, net mobile AG signed an agreement with Shemaro; the companies will cooperate to distribute content from Playboy Enterprises.[12] [13][14]
net mobile AG also operates German mobile phone numbers like 99999 https://www.vodafone.de/infofaxe/535.pdf that are particularly likely to be phoned by accident and are suspected to be operated with fraudulent intentions http://forum.computerbetrug.de/threads/abzocke-bei-servicediensten-mit-999999er-nummern.38221/
References
[edit]- ^ Net Mobile AG (N1MG.DE) Quote| Reuters.com
- ^ Alcatel-Lucent, net mobile AG to Enhance Video On-The-Go - Analyst Blog - NASDAQ.com
- ^ "BRIEF-Net Mobile AG 9-month revenues up 37 pct to 120.7 mln euros". Reuters, Jan 9 2015.
- ^ NTT DoCoMo to buy net mobile. Retrieved April 29, 2013
- ^ Net Mobile supports Google Carrier Billing for Telefonica. Retrieved March 25, 2013
- ^ NTT Docomo selects net mobile for Google Carrier Billing. Retrieved March 25, 2013
- ^ "Avea and Turkcell implement direct carrier billing for Google Play". Developing Telecoms, James Barton 05 June 2015
- ^ "O2 Czech Republic brings carrier billing to their Windows Phone using customers". WM Power User, Oct 18, 2015.
- ^ Net Mobile to unveil new Mobile Wallet app at MWC. Retrieved March 25, 2013
- ^ Der stille Star im dispruptiven Banking – net-m Privatbank 1891. Retrieved April 29, 2013
- ^ Net-M launches iOS mobile TV app for Vodafone Germany. Retrieved April 29, 2013
- ^ "French telecom expands DCB relationship with net mobile AG". Mobile Payments Today
- ^ "Shemaroo to distribute Playboy content". Bits & Bytes
- ^ "Shemaroo signs video content deal with video platform 123on". Medianame