Today, premier content provider Sam Media and Bango, a global platform for data-driven commerce, announced a strategic alliance to enable direct carrier billing for their extended reality (XR) content. Customers from all over the world can subscribe to premium XR plans and quickly add the cost to their monthly telco bill without having to use a credit card.
Users can immerse themselves in cutting-edge entertainment and experiences thanks to XR, which replicates the physical world in digital form. With the help of Sam Media’s ground-breaking technology, XR content is made accessible to everyone on any device without the use of pricey hardware. Users only need a smartphone with an internet connection. Users who lack access to 5G can nevertheless experience this immersive material thanks to streaming capabilities that adapt to the available bandwidth.
To let users to swiftly and conveniently pay for a variety of XR subscription services, Bango expands Sam Media’s Direct Carrier Billing service area. This includes items like BeyondVR, a cutting-edge immersive virtual reality platform that transforms the karaoke experience, as well as Sam Media and Stingray’s SingSpace by Stingray Karaoke. BeyondVR is a virtual world unlike any other that offers a variety of games with significant interaction features.
Due to its extreme convenience, Direct Carrier Billing is a widely popular payment option. Users simply push a button to add the charge to their mobile phone bill. Additionally, it permits payments in markets where use of conventional techniques, such as credit cards, is restricted.
We’re thrilled to be handling payments for Sam Media’s premium XR subscriptions and expanding their user base globally. To ensure that consumers can enjoy this new immersive experience, expanding payment reach is crucial given the rising popularity of XR content. Anil Malhotra is Bango’s CMO.
“Our primary goal is to make our XR content available to everyone, on any device. Working with Bango allows us to quickly launch DCB in important international markets, allowing people to access our premium content. Delivering a fantastic client experience from beginning to end is essential, and DCB offers our customers the easiest and most practical method of payment. Sam Media CEO Alexis Bartelds.
