SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. appointed Linda Wokoun senior vice president of marketing and customer care for its Cricket wireless service. Wokoun will be responsible for developing and managing Cricket's marketing initiatives, including programs focused on adoption and retention.Wokoun most recently served as president...
U.S. Cellular's 5 million subscribers can send photos and other content from their handsets to users on Verizon Wireless' network, the carrier said Wednesday. The Chicago-based operator announced it has become interoperable with multimedia messaging service offerings from Verizon Wireless, the nation's second-largest carrier....
Users in the youth and young adult segment showed strong interest in using wireless entertainment and multimedia services, according to a new market research report by The Management Network Group Inc. The online study polled 1,000 people between the ages of 13 and 34...
The wireless industry's drive for cost efficiencies has seen marked improvements during the past several years as many carriers have begun posting operating profits after years of racking up huge debts. Those improvements have been bolstered by greater operating efficiencies as carriers have balanced...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-A new multimedia messaging service interoperability agreement will allow Verizon Wireless and Leap Wireless International Inc. subscribers to exchange photos and video clips, the carriers said. The service is powered by wireless messaging company Mobile 365, which supports the CDMA2000 1x network standard...
Following is a list of debt and financial ratings changes for wireless companies announced this week by financial firms.Merrill Lynch upgraded its view of the overall technology market from underweight to market weight, saying the firm's recent changes on the Internet and wireless sectors...
OREM, Utah-Q Comm International Inc. signed a deal with Leap Wireless International Inc. to help distribute Leap's Jump prepaid service through more than 1,000 Cricket-owned stores, third-party authorized Cricket dealers and Q Comm's retail network.Through the agreement, Leap is distributing Jump prepaid airtime cards...
With three months of financial and operational performance on the books, 2005 is setting up as another strong year for the wireless industry. Analysts noted that first-quarter results have shown a substantial year-over-year improvement in customer growth along with improving churn and margin performances...
Leap Wireless International Inc. reported delayed fourth-quarter and full-year 2004 results that included strong customer growth and improving financial metrics.The carrier said it added 29,000 subscribers during the final three months of last year, compared with a loss of 5,000 customers in fourth-quarter 2003....
WASHINGTON-The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission have cleared Verizon Wireless' proposed $102.5 million purchase of certain wireless licenses and operating assets of Leap Wireless International Inc. The two wireless companies originally announced the deal March 14. The Federal Communications Commission must still approve...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported amendments to its previously filed Form 10-Q for the third quarter of last year that also have effected the company's ability to file fourth-quarter and year-end 2004 financial results. In an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange...
Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Travel Time roaming service allowing Cricket customers to use their phones outside of native calling areas on a prepaid basis. Customers can sign up for the service with a $5 Flex Bucket account with per-minute usage deducted at...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile International added current T-Mobile USA Inc. Chief Operating Officer Sue Swenson to its management board. Swenson will be responsible for transatlantic synergy programs and development projects, integrated wireless local area network services, roaming offers and terminals.Swenson joins T-Mobile USA Chief Executive Officer...
LONDON-Arttu Harkki, who set the Guinness World Record for texting in 2001, helped PalmOne Inc. launch its Treo 650 smart phone in the U.K. market by attempting to break the record for typing an e-mail on a phone using a QWERTY keyboard.Harkki set a...
NATICK, Mass.-The global market for commercial mobile software, including operating systems, application frameworks, Java service and provisioning solutions, is expected to reach $1.6 billion by 2008 from $560 million last year, according to a new study released by Venture Development Corp. The report, "The...
NEW YORK-RFB Cellular, which filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2003, reported that a pair of its subsidiaries had initiated auction processes to sell the company's remaining assets of spectrum licenses in California and Massachusetts. The deals include Alpine-California F L.L.C. signing an...
We've all seen the ads: "Raising the Bar." "Can you hear me now?" "Nextel. Done." "Get More." Then again, with the wireless industry spending billions of dollars each year on advertising, how could we not have seen them?According to Advertising Age, the telecom industry...
RFB Cellular, which filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2003, reported that a pair of its subsidiaries had initiated auction processes to sell the company's remaining assets of spectrum licenses in California and Massachusetts. The deals include Alpine-California F L.L.C. signing an agreement...
NEW YORK-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported in a SEC filing that its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary filed a request on April 12 for a waiver of certain defaults and potential defaults under its credit agreement. The company previously noted that the failure to file...
NEW YORK-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary filed a request on April 12 for a waiver of certain defaults and potential defaults under its credit agreement. The company previously noted that the...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and Siemens AG joined the growing list of handset manufacturers selling devices that can connect to Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry wireless e-mail service.Sony Ericsson announced Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. in Singapore will sell its P910i smart phone with...
Following is a list of wireless companies that received ratings changes by financial and analyst firms this week.Merrill Lynch upgraded its ratings on several semiconductor companies. Among its upgrades were Intersil from sell to neutral and its rating on Broadcom from neutral to buy....
NEW YORK-Leap Wireless has delayed the release of its annual report due to accounting changes, and announced a bonus plan for employees, according to a pair of Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Leap said it is unable to file its 10-K for 2004 with...
Leap Wireless has delayed the release of its annual report due to accounting changes and announced a bonus plan for employees, according to a pair of Securities and Exchange Commission filings.Leap said it is unable to file its 10-K for 2004 with the SEC...
