Few wireless companies have been able to target the often sought-after youth market like Boost Mobile L.L.C. Despite being owned by business-focused Nextel Communications Inc. and being available only in a pair of states, Boost managed to sign up more than 250,000 prepaid customers...
Nextel Communications Inc.'s youth-oriented Boost Mobile L.L.C. subsidiary lost its top executive last week as Peter Adderton, former chief executive officer and founder, said he was leaving the venture due to disagreements with Nextel over strategy, direction and the failure of Nextel to keep...
Citing disagreements over strategy, direction and claims that Nextel Communications Inc. failed to keep a promise made to him, Peter Adderton, Boost Mobile L.L.C. founder and chief executive officer, has left the youth-oriented Boost Mobile prepaid joint venture, which both companies launched last year.Adderton,...
IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile L.L.C. said it will begin offering its prepaid service, which uses Nextel Communications Inc.'s iDEN network, in 30 Sam Goody retail stores in California and Nevada. The additional retail outlets, which join previous retailers, including Target, Wal-Mart and Best Buy, bring...
Nextel Communications Inc. surpassed analysts' expectations and set a company record reporting 646,000 net customer additions during the third quarter of this year and ending the quarter with 12.3 million total customers.The carrier noted that its reported customer growth did not include the 102,000...
Nextel Communications Inc. said its Nationwide Direct Connect service is now available in the northern region of Baja California, Mexico, including Tijuana, Ensenada, Rosarito, Mexicali and Tecate. The quasi-international coverage, which was launched with Nextel's international partner NII Holdings Inc.'s Nextel Mexico subsidiary, allows...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s recently launched GoPhone service could signal the beginning of an evolution in the wireless prepaid market that will result in carriers placing more emphasis on offerings designed to attract consumers who for one reason or another are not interested in...
Nextel Communications Inc. surpassed even the most bullish expectations, posting a quarterly record 591,000 net customer additions during the second quarter, compared with 469,000 net customer additions during the second quarter of 2002, and ending the first half of the year with 11.7 million...
In an industry drowning in acronyms and meaningless catch phrases, few labels are as hard to pin down as the European-derived mobile virtual network operator. Separately the words are familiar and seem to have meaning, but when put together to describe a business model...
Wireless watchers were inundated with news on the wireless gaming front coming out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo video game trade show, with Nokia Corp. in the lead and continuing to beat the drums for its N-Gage mobile-phone/video-game device.Nokia reported further details about the...
LOS ANGELES-Wireless watchers were inundated with news on the wireless gaming front coming out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo video game trade show, with Nokia Corp. in the lead and continuing to beat the drums for its N-Gage mobile-phone/video-game device.Nokia reported further details about...
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Mforma Group Inc. said it's providing WAP mobile content, including games and location-based services, to Boost Mobile L.L.C. Mforma added that nearly half of all Boost Mobile Wireless Web users accessed its services last month."We have experienced a steep growth rate month over...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Content deals continue to funnel through the pipe, with a range of handset makers, carriers and content companies announcing deals in the area.First, application provider SmartServ Online Inc. said it scored a major deal with an unnamed global handset maker to include the...
IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile L.L.C. said it will debut a pair of 30-second television commercials beginning March 10 on ABC, NBC, WB, BET, MTV and other networks.The Nextel Communications Inc. network partner said the commercials will focus on its Boost 2Way push-to-talk service.
IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile, the mobile virtual network operator for Nextel Communications Inc., announced it will partner with Go2 Directory Systems to offer location-based directory services to the youth market.The companies said they will offer services for users to search for local entertainment spots, attractions,...
IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile L.L.C., which offers telecommunications services targeted at the youth market, has selected Boston Communications Group Inc. to implement its prepaid wireless program.Nextel Communications Inc., which offers Boost Mobile service on its iDEN network, formed Boost Mobile with the founders of Boost,...
IRVINE, Calif.-Mobile-phone distributor Boost Mobile L.L.C. selected Motorola Inc. to be the exclusive provider of its youth-oriented mobile phones, Boost said.Boost Mobile plans to launch six Motorola iDEN handsets in its test markets in California and Nevada.
Cellemetry L.L.C.Numerex Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Cellemetry L.L.C., will incorporate Ida Corp.'s Global Trakit Data Center in its Cellemetry network, enabling automatic vehicle location and remote asset management. According to Geoff Girdler, head of the Numerex wireless communication group, "This powerful tool for...
