Starmap Mobile Alliance was a preferential service agreement signed in February 2004[1] by a group of European GSM cell phone providers to provide their customers with easier and more economical roaming services and to create synergies when buying equipment.[2]
The main advantages for Starmap customers are no-prefix dialing when abroad (CAMEL roaming), topping-up by vouchers and the availability of MMS picture messaging services and GPRS data access even when roaming.
The original members were (February 2004):
In March 2004, Sonofon of Denmark and in September 2004 O2 of Czech Republic (formerly known as Eurotel) joined the alliance.[3]
The Starmap Mobile Alliance faded after 2009.[4]