Bulk SMS from only 1.9p per message  ·  24/7 support on +44 (0) 207 267 5222 Sign up Log in
Mobile Billing

Countries

Market snapshots for the countries where Mobivate provides SMS and mobile billing services — population, penetration, operator networks, devices and regulation.

Country

Australia

23m
Population
137%
Mobile penetration
79.1%
Smart phone penetration

Operator networks / market share & billing

  • Telstra — 63.2% — MO & MT billing
  • Optus — 28.5% — MO & MT billing
  • Vodafone — 8.3% — MO & MT billing

Top handsets

  • Samsung — 29.2%
  • Apple — 23.2%
  • Nokia — 6.1%
  • Blackberry — 6%
  • HTC — 5%

Top OS platforms

  • Android — 53.6%
  • iOS — 23.2%
  • Blackberry — 6%
  • Windows — 4.8%
  • Windows Phone — 2.7%

Currency: Australian dollars  ·  Regulatory: Communications Alliance — commsalliance.com.au

Country

Ghana

27m
Population
80%
Mobile penetration
53%
Smart phone penetration

Operator networks / market share & billing

  • MTN Ghana — 62.74% — MO & MT billing
  • Vodafone — 12.61% — MO & MT billing
  • Airtel — 12.5% — MO & MT billing
  • Tigo — 12.5% — MO billing
  • Glo — MO billing

Top handsets

  • Nokia — 32.8%
  • Samsung — 19%
  • Huawei — 5.7%
  • HTC — 4.6%
  • LG — 3.6%

Top OS platforms

  • Android — 46.7%
  • Nokia S40 — 26.1%
  • Sony Ericsson — 3.2%
  • Symbian — 2%
  • MTK / Nucleus — 1.5%

Currency: Ghanian Cedi  ·  Regulatory: Wireless Application Service Providers' Association of Ghana — waspag.com

Country

Kenya

45m
Population
85%
Mobile penetration
39%
Smart phone penetration

Operator networks / market share & billing

  • Safaricom — 91% — MO & MT billing via SDP
  • Airtel — 6% — MO & MT billing
  • Telkom — 3%

Top handsets

  • Nokia — 31.1%
  • Samsung — 16.2%
  • Tecno — 4.4%
  • Huawei — 4.2%
  • Maui — 2.8%

Top OS platforms

  • Android — 34.5%
  • Nokia S40 — 24.7%
  • Maui — 3.4%
  • MTK / Nucleus — 2.9%

Currency: Kenyan Shilling  ·  Regulatory: Communications Authority of Kenya — ca.go.ke

Country

New Zealand

4.4m
Population
120%
Mobile penetration
72.3%
Smart phone penetration

Operator networks / market share & billing

  • Vodafone — 45%
  • Spark — 34%
  • 2 Degrees — 21%

Top handsets

  • Samsung — 28%
  • Apple — 13.4%
  • Nokia — 7.4%
  • Huawei — 6.8%
  • Blackberry — 5.3%

Top OS platforms

  • Android — 55.7%
  • iOS — 13.4%
  • Blackberry — 5.3%
  • Nokia S40 — 4.4%
  • Windows — 4.1%

Currency: New Zealand dollars  ·  Regulatory: Commerce Commission — comcom.govt.nz

Country

Nigeria

174.5m
Population
80%
Mobile penetration
38.2%
Smart phone penetration

Operator networks / market share & billing

  • MTN — 69.7%
  • Etisalat — 13.1%
  • Airtel — 9.8%
  • Globacom — 7.3%

Top handsets

  • Nokia — 48.6%
  • Others — 24.8%
  • Blackberry — 13.6%
  • Tecno — 4.6%
  • Samsung — 3.4%

Top OS platforms

  • Nokia S40 — 39.5%
  • Android — 18%
  • Blackberry — 13.6%
  • Symbian — 4.3%
  • MAUI — 1.6%

Currency: Nigerian naira  ·  Regulatory: Nigerian Communications Commission — ncc.gov.ng

Country

South Africa

53m
Population
133%
Mobile penetration
49.6%
Smart phone penetration

Operator networks / market share & billing

  • MTN — 41% — MO, MT & OBS billing
  • Cell C — 28.7% — MO, MT & OBS billing
  • Vodacom — 25.7% — MO, MT & OBS billing
  • Telkom — 4.6% — MO, MT & OBS billing

Top handsets

  • Nokia — 51.2%
  • Blackberry — 21.8%
  • Samsung — 12.4%
  • Huawei — 2.5%
  • Apple — 1.2%

Top OS platforms

  • Nokia S40 — 41.7%
  • Blackberry — 21.8%
  • Android — 21.8%
  • Symbian — 3.7%
  • Windows Phone — 1.7%

Currency: South African Rand  ·  Regulatory: Wireless Application Service Providers' Association — waspa.org.za

Country

United Kingdom

64.5m
Population
92%
Mobile penetration
72.6%
Smart phone penetration

Operator networks / market share & billing

  • O2 — 24%
  • Vodafone — 17%
  • Orange — 15%
  • EE — 9%
  • T-Mobile — 9%
  • Virgin Mobile — 8%

Top handsets

  • Apple — 33.8%
  • Samsung — 20%
  • Nokia — 14.2%
  • HTC — 2.7%
  • Huawei — 1.2%

Top OS platforms

  • Android — 41.7%
  • iOS — 33.8%
  • Windows Phone — 15.9%
  • Windows — 3.7%
  • Symbian — 1.1%

Currency: Pound Sterling  ·  Regulatory: PhonepayPlus — phonepayplus.org.uk

Country

Zimbabwe

14.15m
Population
87%
Mobile penetration
66.5%
Smart phone penetration

Operator networks / market share & billing

  • Econet — 63%
  • Telecel — 19%
  • NetOne — 18%

Top handsets

  • Nokia — 36%
  • Samsung — 23.7%
  • Huawei — 6%
  • ZTE — 4.7%
  • Blackberry — 3.2%

Top OS platforms

  • Android — 54.5%
  • Nokia S40 — 20.6%
  • Symbian — 6.1%
  • Blackberry — 3.2%
  • Windows — 2.7%

Currency: United States dollar

We will contact you today

Please enter your details and one of our mobile billing specialists will get in touch shortly.

Contact us