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Leap adds 446,000 subs, but loss widens to $65.4M

Much like fellow flat-rate provider MetroPCS Communications Inc., Leap Wireless International Inc. added customers during the first quarter, but at a cost. The results highlight the increased competition in the prepaid field as wireless service providers attack that market segment full force. Indeed, the...

Capital Markets: AT&T divests Tech Mahindra stake, quarterly earnings

Alvarion Ltd. said its revenues dropped to $51.9 million during the first quarter, from $60.2 million during the same period last year. Net loss for the quarter was $4.9 million, or 8 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $852,000, or 1...

Capital Markets: AT&T divests Tech Mahindra stake, quarterly earnings

Alvarion Ltd. said its revenues dropped to $51.9 million during the first quarter, from $60.2 million during the same period last year. Net loss for the quarter was $4.9 million, or 8 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $852,000, or 1...

Mobile backhaul needs to benefit cable co.'s

Cable operators are set to profit from the continued proliferation of wireless network upgrades and increased consumer demand for mobile services, according to a report from Visant Strategies. The firm predicts that cable operator share of the mobile wireless backhaul market will surge more...

Reader Forum: Wireless – Plugging the service assurance hole for enterprise CIO's

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Sprint Nextel's stock up on Q1 financial results, plans to add brand in a few weeks

Sprint Nextel Corp. stock rose nearly 5% on its first-quarter results, during which the nation's third-largest wireless carrier said it finally slowed its subscriber losses and reported the first increase in net operating revenues and service revenues for the first time in three years. "Driven...

Wireless operators wrestle for piece of revenue stream and network control

Editor's Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, "The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps." The 80-page special edition is available here. Few metaphors more aptly describe the wireless industry and at the...

Reality Check: Organization benefiting from the mobile Web

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.When you’re thinking about advanced technology and progressive Web adoption, what type of firm or organization do...

Top 10: Worldwide wireless operators No.'s 11-20

Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the No. 11 through No. 20 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of 2009 unless noted. For a list of the No. 1 through No. 10 largest carriers click here. The RCR Wireless...

Reality Check: Borrowing brilliance for the SIP journey

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.In my previous Reality Check columns I’ve written about the benefits of SIP and how they can...

Reality Check: Shopping and services on the mobile-touch Web

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Mobile devices have provided consumers with an easy way to purchase items on the go. While mobile...

"4G" growth to impact Sprint Nextel exec bonuses

Sprint Nextel Corp., which posted improved, though still troubled fourth quarter results, is looking to more closely tie company performance with executive compensation. In an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday, Sprint Nextel noted that its executive compensation committee has set...

"4G" growth to impact Sprint Nextel exec bonuses

Sprint Nextel Corp., which posted improved, though still troubled fourth quarter results, is looking to more closely tie company performance with executive compensation. In an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday, Sprint Nextel noted that its executive compensation committee has set...

Q4 2009 carrier results wrap up

Wireless operators finished out 2009 on a mixed note as some operators posted robust customer growth reminiscent of years past, while others appear still mired in their modern troubles. The nation's nine largest, publicly traded carriers managed to add more than 5.7 million new...

Reality Check: Evolution of the mobile touch ecosystem

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Over the past couple of years businesses have been scrambling to develop mobile apps, as the popularity...

New analytics firm looks to boost insight into consumer data usage

If 2009 is remembered as the year the mobile application space matured, 2010 is shaping up as the year technology had evolved to actually measure what people were doing on their mobile devices.The importance of measuring the usage of mobile consumers is becoming increasingly...

Reality Check: Why Verizon did it

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.On Friday, Verizon announced a new phone strategy, largely misreported as their volley in an escalating price...

Reader Forum: Dynamic Bit Rate Adaptation – more than just bandwidth management for wireless multimedia streaming

In the mobile marketplace, the demand for multimedia content has increased impressively, creating new challenges as the race to be able to provide ubiquitous, superior streaming quality to mobile phones heats up. With the network deployment of wireless data infrastructure accelerating at a phenomenal...

Analyst Angle: “Show me the Cellfax” – turning mobile experience upside down!

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.For those that have been around the Wireless industry for some time, think back to...

2010 predictions on Net neutrality, OS battles, cloud vs. edge:

The first predictions for 2010 are officially here with inCode Telecom's Top 10 list. This year's list involves a couple of blessing-curse combination predictions, as well as consolidation speculation and regulatory prognosticating, said inCode's Rob Chimsky, VP and CTO of the company. Chimsky said...

UPDATE: VZW Q3: Revenues strong despite modest customer metrics: Apple option still on the table

Verizon Communication Inc.'s wireless division continued to drive growth for the telecom giant during the third quarter, posting 58% of the company's total revenues and maintaining its position as the wireless industry's largest operator.During the third quarter, Verizon Wireless posted nearly $15.8 billion in...

MMA’s Wehrs balances big picture with nuts-and-bolts details

SEATTLE--Since taking over as head of the Mobile Marketing Association in January, Mike Wehrs has juggled international expansion, carrier cooperation and the more boring, but essential work of fine-tuning the business processes needed to successfully run a trade association that counts more than 700...

How to Use Analyst Relations to Drive Shareholder Value: Strategic steps for an innovative and measured approach to AR

Building a world-class Analyst Relations (AR) program is a worthy investment that delivers positive returns companywide. AR is a way for you to strategically influence the worldwide technologists who are recommending products and technologies, conducting research, and making industry projections that can directly impact...

VZW growth hit by economy, revenues remain strong

Verizon Wireless posted second quarter results highlighted by strong postpaid net customer additions and growing wireless revenues. The industry's largest operator said it added 1.142 million customers during the second quarter, which was a 24% drop from the 1.5 million the carrier added during...