WASHINGTON-Online wireless retailer InPhonic Inc. unveiled a business unit targeting small business users. The company launched Wirefly.biz, an Internet storefront hawking products and rate plans designed for home office workers and small businesses. The site carries offerings from Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Sprint Nextel Corp.,...
WASHINGTON—Online wireless retailer InPhonic Inc. unveiled a business unit targeting small business users. The company launched Wirefly.biz, an Internet storefront hawking products and rate plans designed for home office workers and small businesses. The site carries offerings from Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Sprint Nextel Corp.,...
WASHINGTON—Shares of InPhonic Inc. continued their yearlong slide after the online retailer of mobile phones and services reported a nearly $25 million fourth-quarter loss despite increased sales.The company reported $85.2 million in revenue during the quarter, nearly doubling the $48.7 million in revenue during...
The hype surrounding mobile virtual network operators has created a new segment of the mobile industry with MVNO enablement, and a myriad of companies are eager to tell would-be operators the best way to plunge into the MVNO space. Last week, DBS Communications launched...
The evolution of the wireless industry has had a profound effect on the players involved. Within all levels of the market, companies have had to scramble to adapt to changing demands and conditions. And the rollercoaster isn't likely to slow down-for anyone. From carriers...
With the first few mobile virtual network operators out of the starting gate and more marching to the post, 2006 looks to be the year of the launch. After 2005, during which several MVNOs spent gearing up for and touting their upcoming launches, the...
WASHINGTON-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. hopes to capitalize on the holiday shopping season with a new Internet storefront. The Korean electronics manufacturer launched www.lgusa.com, which offers LG's entire line of mobile phones with services from Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Wireless, Alltel Corp.,...
WASHINGTON-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. hopes to capitalize on the holiday shopping season with a new Internet storefront.The Korean handset manufacturer launched www.lgusa.com, which offers LG's entire line of mobile phones with services from Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Wireless, Alltel Corp., Metro...
WASHINGTON-InPhonic Inc., which sells wireless phones and services online, said revenues for the third quarter totaled $96.7 million, up 79 percent from revenues of $54.1 million during the third quarter of 2004.Net loss attributable to common shareholders was $5 million, or 14 cents per...
WASHINGTON-Online reseller InPhonic Inc. said it signed a letter of intent to sell certain assets of its Liberty Wireless and Spanish language Viva Liberty mobile virtual network operator services to Vaya. Under the terms of the agreement, Vaya will acquire the Liberty Wireless and...
LOS ANGELES-PriceGrabber.com, a comparison shopping Web site launched its Cell Phones, Plans & Accessories Channel, in conjunction with InPhonic Inc. PriceGrabber said the new service will allow shoppers to easily find and compare cell phones and plans from multiple carriers and different resellers based...
Facilities-based telecommunications provider IDT Corp. unveiled its TuYo Mobile prepaid wireless service targeting the rapidly growing-and increasingly targeted-Hispanic community. IDT said the TuYo Mobile service will offer a bilingual customer experience, international calling and text messaging, and "culturally relevant" music, ringtones, games and graphics....
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa.-The Wireless Xcessories Group Inc. and InPhonic Inc. announced a joint marketing and distribution agreement that calls for Wireless Xcessories to offer InPhonic's services to its 1,000 private-label Web site affiliates.Wireless Xcessories is a nationwide manufacturer and distributor of electronic and cellular...
Wireless operators rank among the most prolific advertisers in the business world. The wireless industry spent $692 million on advertising during the first quarter, a 17.7-percent increase from the $588 million the industry spent during the first quarter of 2004, according to Nielsen Media...
WASHINGTON-Continuing its crackdown on companies that it says are delinquent in paying universal-service and other regulatory fees, the Federal Communications Commission proposed $1.5 million in fines against two companies that resell long-distance service. The FCC wants to fine OCMC Inc. nearly $1.2 million. The...
WASHINGTON-InPhonic Inc.'s board of directors authorized a stock repurchase of up to $30 million of common stock during the next year. The company said it can make repurchases under Rule 10b5-1, which permits shares to be repurchased when the company might otherwise be precluded...
WASHINGTON-Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. reported a 63-percent jump in revenues during the second quarter from $50.1 million in 2004 to $81.6 million this year. The growth was led by InPhonic's revenues from wireless activations and services, which more...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fining InPhonic Inc. more than $819,000 for not registering as a telecommunications carrier and thus not making necessary payments for universal service, regulatory fees and the telecommunications relay service. "In contrast to previous cases in which we have...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Monday proposed fining InPhonic Inc. more than $819,000 for not registering as a telecommunications carrier and thus not making necessary payment s for universal service, regulatory fees and the telecommunications relay service."In contrast to previous cases in which we have...
CHICAGO-Two high-profile wireless veterans have joined BridgePort Networks' board of advisors. The mobile Voice over Internet Protocol company has added Perry M. LaForge, executive director of the CDMA Development Group, and Thomas E. Wheeler, former president and chief executive officer of CTIA, to its...
Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. scored a major coup last week, signing a deal with Sprint Corp. to manage Sprint's targeted e-commerce initiatives using InPhonic's online marketing channels and e-commerce platform. The deal also strengthens InPhonic's ties with Sprint,...
WASHINGTON-Online wireless retailer InPhonic Inc. reported an agreement with Sprint Corp. to manage Sprint's targeted e-commerce initiatives using InPhonic's online marketing channels and e-commerce platform. The agreement calls for Sprint PCS to direct targeted marketing campaigns to a Sprint-branded, InPhonic-powered Web site.Sprint noted the...
HONOLULU-Online wireless retailer InPhonic Inc. reported an agreement with Hawaiian Telecom to provide operational systems in support of the carrier's launch of wireless voice and data services across Hawaii. Hawaiian Telecom previously operated as Verizon Hawaii before recently being acquired by The Carlyle Group...
The MVNO wave is building strength as a growing number of companies have announced plans to enter the wireless space using established operators' mobile networks. Analysts' note that while the wave is gaining momentum, an even stronger surge is expected in the next 12...
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