In three to five years, a Chinese company could become the world leader in the mobile infrastructure market without a major presence in North America, according to a recent study by ABI Research.However, Huawei Technologies Inc. is gearing up to tackle the U.S. market...
It's become quite clear which technology the top four carriers have sided with in the next-generation debate between WiMAX and Long Term Evolution. Sprint Nextel Corp. is the lone supporter for WiMAX; Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility Inc. made public their plans to deploy...
Last week's upheaval in the financial markets certainly will impact the wireless industry, but in what ways and to what extent remains to be seen. Smaller startups may have a more difficult time getting credit or finding backers, and larger players may postpone some...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Leap Wireless International Inc. has its sights set on expansion. Nestled in its cozy booth at the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment 2008 event, Leap representatives, including Greg Lund, senior manager of corporate communications; Jeff Toig, VP of product marketing; and...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its rating on Vodafone Group to neutral from outperform, saying it believes the company is likely to slightly miss its...
Losing customers is something that makes carriers' toes curl and stomachs churn; it's what you call "bad for business." Traditionally the industry's top-tier carriers manage to keep their churn around 2% or less per month thanks to their substantial postpaid customer bases. Smaller carriers...
Roaming - until recently a backburner, stand-alone issue - suddenly has emerged as a potential pivot point in the Federal Communications Commission's consideration of two major transactions and competition policy in general for a wireless sector that has experienced relentless consolidation during the past...
Cricket Communications Inc. said it is giving customers all the video their eyes can take, for $5 a month. The subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., Cricket is offering unlimited mobile video service, allowing customers to view a selection of video clips, one-to-four minutes...
DENVER - It's a glitzy, ostentatious spectacle that has drawn hundreds of powerful politicians, thousands of TV cameras, tens of thousands of convention-goers and an audience that stretches across the globe. And it has coaxed out all corners of the wireless industry, too.
The Democratic...
With the U.S. economy in a lull, many businesses suffer. Wireless, however, still thrives. And as the top four carriers continue to get stronger and hungrier, it could become a game of Pac-Man; big guys eating the little guys. Analysts and research firms have...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Lehman Brothers dropped its estimates on Leap Wireless based on predictions of continued elevated spending levels as the carrier invests in new markets, broadband and...
The companies listed below represent the ten largest national and regional licensed wireless carriers based on subscriber numbers at the end of the second quarter of this year.
Once again, there was no movement among the top 10 carriers. AT&T continued to rank No. 1...
Lately in the land of red, white and blue, people are talking a lot about green, including wireless service providers. In an industry that boasts 263 million subscribers who get a heap of stuff with their service, carriers can have a large carbon footprint....
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--RBC Capital Markets raised its price target on Leap Wireless to $49 from $45 after the carrier reported strong second-quarter subscriber growth. R.W. Baird lowered...
A handful of rural operators again raised concerns over future roaming capabilities in filing a petition to deny Verizon Wireless' attempt to acquire the nation's No. 5 operator Alltel Communications L.L.C.In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission yesterday, more than a half dozed...
MetroPCS Communications Inc. plans to hitch its 4G plans to Long Term Evolution technology. Following in the footsteps of other CDMA carriers, MetroPCS said during its second quarter conference call that it would use LTE for its 4G network technology. Verizon Wireless, Alltel Communication...
Leap Wireless International Inc. is planning to aggressively expand its broadband offering even as that buildout weighs down its financials. The carrier said it added added 171,000 net customers during the second quarter. Most of those additions (116,000) were new customers in recently launched...
Just like Ronald Reagan claimed with his trickle-down economic plan, wireless customers are beginning to see unlimited offerings filter down to cheaper price points and in some cases to offerings that do not require a cumbersome contract.Last week Tracfone Wireless Inc. subsidiary Net10 jumped...
Garmin Ltd. reported rosy jumps in sales in its various sectors - automotive, outdoor, aviation, marine - but its earnings and outlook disappointed analysts, sending the company's stock tumbling more than 19% to a new, 52-week low.Oh, and, remember Garmin's celebrated leap into mobile...
Leap Wireless International Inc. played musical chairs with a few of its senior executives. Al Moschner, formerly VP and chief marketing officer, has been appointed to COO. In his new position, Moschner will lead the information technology and technical operation functions, including supply chain...
Verizon Wireless is smart to quickly agree to sell off wireless properties in 85 markets where it overlaps with Alltel Communications L.L.C. assets in order to try to speed approval of its plan to buy the nation's No. 5 carrier for $28 billion. Verizon...
Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. topped the rankings in the latest customer-satisfaction study of prepaid users from J.D. Power and Associates.The Dallas-based carrier performed particularly well in five out of seven categories, the market research firm said, including cost of service, account management,...
Verizon Wireless, positioning itself to regain the top spot in the mobile-phone industry, agreed to initial divestiture requirements by the Department of Justice and offered roaming concessions in hopes of winning government approval of its proposed $28 billion purchase of Alltel Communications L.L.C. But...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services upgraded MetroPCS to B from B- with a stable outlook. "The upgrade reflects the company's improving financial leverage," said Standard...
