At a glance: Measure the quality of your users throughout their user journey by recording these suggested in-app events for your telecommunication app.
Telecommunication
Telecommunication apps enable users to purchase and manage cell phone plans, data plans, and so on. The typical events that we suggest recording include purchases, top-ups, and subscriptions.
Recording these events can help you determine:
- Which gateway plans are most popular
- What products or packages users can afford
- Which plans are most likely to get long-term commitments from customers
Important!
- Make sure to read the instructions for marketers about implementing in-app events.
- To streamline the implementation process, use our In-app event generator. This tool includes all of the typical in-app events described in this article and lets you modify the events according to your business needs. Once complete, share the file with your developer.
- For each recommended event included in this article, there are code samples for iOS, Android, and Unity developers.
- Detailed instructions for your developer can be found in the AppsFlyer developer hub.
For more information about recording in-app events, see the In-app events guide.
Recommended structures for predefined events
The following section provides a list of event structures that are typical to the telecommunication vertical. Each structure includes a predefined event name and the suggested event parameters to use. Note that in-app events can include any event parameters that meet your business needs
Login (af_login)
Purpose
Understand the retention of your registered users
Trigger
Whenever the user successfully logs in
Event parameters
Can be sent without any additional parameters
Complete registration (af_complete_registration)
Purpose
Learn how many users installed the app and completed the signup process, and what signup methods your users prefer.
Trigger
When the user completes the signup process
Event parameters
| Name | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| af_registration_method | Type of signup method | email, Facebook |
Content view (af_content_view)
Purpose
Determine the view rate of specific products and:
- Correlate product views with product sales
- Understand what categories are the most popular according to product views
- See the correlation between buyers' currency and the products that they view
Trigger
When the user views a specific product details page
Event parameters
| Name | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| af_price | Product price | 200 |
| af_content_id | Product ID | 102 |
| af_content_type | Product category | Internet packages |
| af_currency | Currency in the product details page | THB, USD |
List view (af_list_view)
Purpose
Record which lists (for example, newly added products, related products, or recommended products) buyers view the most.
Trigger
When the user views a specific list
Event parameters
| Name | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| af_content_type | Type of list | Related, recommended, new arrivals |
| af_content_list | List of content IDs from the category | 001, 092 |
Purchase (af_purchase)
Purpose
Many telecommunications apps allow users to purchase items such as extra data. Recording this event can help you:
- Determine the LTV of your users and the ROI of your campaigns across ad networks and ad agencies
- Determine what offers are most popular with your users
- Cross-reference campaigns with purchased items in order to optimize campaign targeting
Trigger
When the user lands on the thank you page after a successful purchase
Event parameters
| Name | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| af_revenue | Estimated revenue from the purchase | 2050.50 |
| af_currency | Currency code | THB |
| af_content_type | Name of the package bought | 5G |
| af_order_id | Order ID | 9277 |
| payment_method_type | Type of payment method | credit card, local payment |
Recommended structures for custom events
The following section provides an event structure that includes a custom event name and the suggested event parameter to use. Note that in-app events can include any event parameters that meet your business needs.
Select package (select_package)
Purpose
Record when a user decides to buy a package but has not made the payment yet. You can use this data, for example, to retarget users and send them offers about other services.
Trigger
When the user selects a package but has not completed the payment
Event parameters
| Name | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| price | Price of the subscription | 50000 |
| af_content_type | Type of content the user selected | Data 5 GB |
Top-up success (top_up_success)
Purpose
Top-up funds can be used to buy any package or any other service offered inside the app. Record this event and compare it with other data to learn more about your users. For example, you can learn what amounts users are willing to deposit into their accounts, and then use the top-up amounts to target them with customized campaigns within their budgets.
Trigger
When the user completes the top-up
Event parameters
| Name | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| af_revenue | Amount of the top-up | 2050.50 |
| top_up_id | ID of the top-up | 397 |
| payment_method_type | Type of payment method | credit card, local payment |
Top-up unsuccessful (top_up_unsuccessful)
Purpose
Record this event and compare it with other data to learn more about your users. For example, you can learn how many users try to top-up but fail.
Trigger
When the user tries to top up but the action fails
Event parameters
| Name | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| error_reason | Reason for the top-up failure | exceeded_daily_limit |
Subscription complete (subscription_complete)
Purpose
Recording this event can help you:
- See which campaigns bring users that subscribe
- Compare the number of subscribed users against unsubscribed users
- Record revenue generated from subscriptions and attribute it to campaigns and media sources
Trigger
- When the user successfully subscribes
- When a subscription is renewed
Event parameters
| Name | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| subscription_type | Type of subscription | Monthly 30 GB |
| af_revenue | Amount of the subscription | 555.50 |