Leap Wireless International Inc. lowered the number of new subscribers it expects to add this year as the carrier faces increased competition in the prepaid segment. Leap added 202,767 net subscribers in the second quarter, up 18% from the year-ago quarter, but also reported...
Regional wireless provider iPCS Inc. posted $9.8 million in losses for 2008, but the company remains optimistic it will continue to add customers and reduce churn.In regard to subscribers, the Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate said it added 61,200 net customers for 2008, short of...
Bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp. ended 2008 with $5.7 billion in losses, as the Canadian giant works on a plan to restructure in the face of increased competition and a weakened global economy.Adding to Nortel's overall performance for 2008 was a fourth quarter where the...
With Sprint Nextel Corp. reporting a massive fourth-quarter loss, the company's ratings have taken a fall and it has been given a negative outlook for this year, according to a ratings service.Fitch Ratings has downgraded ratings for Sprint Nextel Corp., Sprint Capital Corp. and...
LG Electronics Co. said today that its handset shipments grew year-on-year and sequentially on a day when market leader Nokia Corp. acknowledged declines in both metrics.The Korean vendor credited new models launched in Europe and "timely pricing strategies" for its shipment growth, which stands...
Various metrics for how the handset market is faring at this juncture are swirling like the snow in a paperweight designed to be shaken for pleasant effect. But this swirl of metrics is anything but pleasant. And how and when they settle could well...
The swirl of events last month and their possible implications for the domestic handset industry are several-fold, analyst said last week. First, despite an outlook tempered by drastic economic headlines, the wireless market in the United States may not be the "meltdown" many are...
SAN DEIGO - Adding mobility to marketing campaigns is becoming a no-brainer. Case studies from brands that use a mobile component as part of their overall marketing campaigns show that mobility enhances the overall campaign and brings value to the other media channels. In...
Marketing specialist TNS Compete launched a new service designed to examine the smartphone industry and its trends.In its inaugural report, the firm examined Apple Inc.'s iPhone. TNS Compete plans to update the smartphone survey quarterly."The iPhone has raised the bar for mobile interactivity, and...
The third quarter was a rough one for T-Mobile USA Inc. The carrier posted the lowest number postpaid net additions - 293,000 - since its inception in 2001, according to Kate Price of Technology Business Research Inc."Some high-value, postpaid subscribers were likely drawn to...
The handset market has been unseasonably chilly this fall.Where the third quarter typically reflects a ramp-up for the holiday spending orgy, it appeared from the metrics that the togas may remain in the closet this quarter. Media coverage that typically revels in the ups...
Everyone loves a good horse race. But with macro-economic conditions reverberating throughout the wireless industry - handset vendors' aggregate volume growth in the third quarter appeared to be stagnating - the situation calls into question the health of the horses.No major competitors are likely...
Financial analysts typically gauge companies on their future prospects, not past performance. That is acutely so for the current moment in history, a couple weeks into the critical fourth quarter. The collapse of the financial sector, tightened credit markets and global repercussions that began...
The second half of 2008 already ranks highly for offering the most advanced handsets and most reasonable prices in the history of wireless. And myriad device launches are yet to come in October and November.In a word, the season is about getting smart, as...
Editor's Note: This is one of a series of stories examining the current economic downturn and how it affects the wireless industry. For more on this topic, visit RCRWireless.com/EconomicDownturn.WE'VE ALL READ THE SURVEYS: don't leave home without it. As the handset has become a...
Advertisers looking to reach consumers through their phones should offer a little something in the process, according to new figures from ABI Research.A recent study from the market research firm found that roughly 37% of those who received text-message ads indicated they are more...
Verizon Wireless landed on top of another J.D. Power and Associates study. The research firm released its 2008 Wireless Call Quality Performance Study - Vol. 2, measuring call quality on seven different problem areas that affect overall carrier performance. The study generates top performers...
In recent weeks, almost every carrier has made some sort of announcement claiming its network is fastest, largest or best. So who's the winner? ; 3G; cdma; verizon; sprint; gsm; AT&T; Welcome to our weekly RCR Wireless Newscast....
Nokia Corp. set the bar for its competitors yesterday - growth is possible under current market conditions. But Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications could not perform a chin-up. The Japanese-Swedish joint venture reported today that key metrics were down across the board and its...
Nokia Corp.'s stock shot up more than 8% today after it projected an upside to its 10% growth forecast for the handset industry this year. Nokia also claimed 40% global market share, meaning it will take the lion's share of that growth. The Finnish...
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.Why is the mobile user experience important?For many mobile service providers in developed markets, what...
Google Inc. is still the player to beat in mobile search, according to new figures from Nielsen Mobile.The Internet giant accounted for a dominating 61% of all mobile Internet searches during the first quarter of 2008, according to the firm, while Yahoo finished a...
NEW YORK - Here's something you probably haven't heard before: this is not the year of mobile advertising. And next year may not be either.Executives at the Mobile Marketing Forum last week dispensed with the usual talk of hockey-stick projections and tipping points, opting...
