The mobile virtual network operator market continues to proffer a mixed bag for those that continue to dabble in its murky waters. One of the segments stalwarts, Virgin Mobile USA Inc., posted third-quarter results last week highlighting struggles, but industry analyst expect the current...
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is scheduled to hold a hearing Nov. 20 on requests to consolidate some two dozen antitrust class-action lawsuits alleging that AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. conspired to raise text message prices...
Vettro Corp.'s strategic assets have been acquired by Antenna Software for an undisclosed amount.The New York-based company has sold assets that include products, intellectual property, select customers and related contracts, and alliance and channel partnerships, Antenna Software announced Monday.The sale gives Antenna Software expertise...
Amid an economic downturn, Nortel Networks Corp. is cutting jobs and restructuring after posting $3.4 billion in losses for the third quarter.During a conference call, CEO Mike Zafirovski said the Canadian networking equipment company would eliminate 1,300 jobs and a total of 2,500 jobs...
Apple Inc.'s 3G iPhone was the top-selling handset in the United States in the third quarter, according to new data from NPD Group.
The long reign of Motorola Inc.'s Razr handset - three straight years, or 12 consecutive quarters - is over. The Razr,...
T-Mobile USA Inc. has tapped AOL's Platform-A to promote the new G1 phone from Google Inc.The ad network will deliver a billion impressions touting the G1 during a two-day campaign that ends tomorrow. The online ad buy will reach 81.5 million consumers, according to...
With the wireless industry's nationwide players having posted third-quarter results, it appears that the market is quickly changing from a battle of the big 4 to a war between the big 2. Last week, the industry's No. 3 and No. 4 operators, Sprint Nextel...
With Democrats capturing the White House and strengthening their control of Congress on the same day that federal regulators approved two major telecom deals, wireless policy changes could be in store as lawmakers, federal regulators and the incoming Obama administration take measure of an...
It seems all the pieces are in place for traditional television broadcasters to tap the perennially hyped mobile video space. Well, all the pieces except the business models, anyway.An association representing more than 800 U.S. TV stations this week will announce successful broadcast trials...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Enterprise spending on WLAN equipment has outpaced the growth rate of both the Layer 2+3...
The Federal Communications Commission uncorked a plethora of prime spectrum in TV white spaces for unlicensed wireless devices and services - a big victory for tech companies that could also lay the foundation for WiMAX deployment in rural America.The cellphone industry failed in a...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin last week scratched a planned vote to reform the universal service fund and intercarrier compensation regimes, providing a temporary reprieve for small- and mid-sized wireless providers that oppose a plan to phase out hundreds of millions of dollars...
Retailing giant Sears Holdings Corp. has joined the miniature ranks, launching an m-commerce site. Mobile phone users with Internet access can shop the site at Sears2go.com.
AT&T Inc. announced it acquired Centennial Communications Corp. for $944 million in cash. If the deal closes, AT&T will add 1.1 million Centennial customers to its current customer base of 74.9 million.The deal will not, by itself, help AT&T regain the top spot in...
MetroPCS Communications Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc. will offer free roaming onto each other's networks, a move stemming from a reciprocal roaming agreement signed in September by the two rivals. Leap's markets will be free to MetroPCS customers signed up for the carrier's...
We expect our purchases to work as promised - and work right away. When it doesn't happen, it's frustrating and disappointing at best, and potentially a customer-losing experience at it's worst.Apple's 3G iPhone was a product that I was enthusiastically looking forward to for...
Once again, Sprint Nextel Corp. has sent over a million of its customers running for the hills.The carrier reported that it lost 1.3 million customers during the third quarter. Of the customers who left, 1.1 million were postpaid subscribers and 329,000 were prepaid. Those...
Home automation applications powered by broadband and wireless service providers have the potential for broad market appeal, according to research from ABI.The firm said home automation, both through standardized technologies or through broadband and wireless service providers could grow more than 50-fold between 2007...
More than 400 million mobile users will use their phones for ticketing services by 2013, according to a new report from Juniper Research.The market is facing a variety of near-term challenges, including bar code reading issues, lack of reader infrastructure and limited availability of...
