BARCELONA, Spain – While marketing hype around acronyms, levels of “G” and the sexy devices that run over those networks are seen as the main drivers in the mobile broadband world, at the end of the day it’s how innovative carriers can be in...
Recent press reports that Sprint Nextel’s board prevented a potential acquisition of rival MetroPCS garnered headlines over the weekend and reaction from the analyst community early this week.
Reports suggested that the proposed deal, that was reportedly spearheaded by Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse...
MetroPCS (PCS) added fiscal details to its previously announced customer results for the fourth quarter of 2011, showing positive trends and a sharp increase in net income.
For the fourth quarter, MetroPCS posted a 16% increase in revenues from $1.066 billion in 2010 to $1.238...
Ever get a feeling of déjà vu? The longer I spend in the wireless industry (2012 will be 20 years), the more it seems that history repeats itself. This has become apparent recently as we have been looking at the developments in the smartphone market.
While the mobile industry has been busy hyping the benefits of “4G” to consumers, those that have taken them up on the offer have been busy contacting their respective carriers’ customer care centers at a greater rate, according to the latest customer care survey...
Regional wireless operator MetroPCS (PCS) expanded its network infrastructure agreement with Ericsson to now provide microwave backhaul equipment.
The four-year deal calls for Ericsson to be the primary vendor to deploy the equipment to serve MetroPCS LTE network. The equipment will include Ericsson’s Mini-Link...
As we turn the page into 2012, we believe it is an opportune time to offer our own version of a Top 10 list to take a page out of Mr. Letterman’s playbook.
Coming out of a disappointing fourth quarter, MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) introduced two new LTE smartphones on Day One of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The flat-rate regional service provider unveiled The Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G and the LG Connect 4G.
The Galaxy...
Getting the word out early for a quarter that is typically generous to its operations, MetroPCS (PCS) and Leap Wireless (LEAP) both announced limited fourth-quarter results today that proved a mixed bag for the no-contract operators.
MetroPCS said it added 197,410 customers during the final...
The Federal Communications Commission said it would adjust the deadline for filing comments on recent spectrum deals announced by Verizon Wireless, adding that the alignment is not an attempt to coordinate or link the consideration of those proposed deals.
The move followed petitions from a...
Expected at some point to be a worldwide phenomenon, the carriers in the Western Hemisphere are currently the leaders in rolling out LTE technologies to consumers.
According to a new report from trade organization 4G Americas, North America represented 87% of all LTE connections at...
The past couple of weeks have witnessed several industry events that could reshape what the wireless industry will look like going forward. Those events have been centered on the growing need for wireless carriers to get their hands on spectrum that consumers are devouring...
Regional wireless operator Leap Wireless (LEAP) appears to be in the center of several possible spectrum transactions that could help reshape the wireless market.
According to a story from Fierce Wireless, Leap and Verizon Wireless filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to swap...
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 less than 200 words, CEO Steve Jobs rocked the tech world with a sudden yet not...
RIM believes it could hit a harmonious note with consumers by launching its own music streaming service say sources. The news comes on the same day wireless phone carrier MetroPCS announced it had struck a deal with subscription digital music service Rhapsody.Though details of...
RIM believes it could hit a harmonious note with consumers by launching its own music streaming service say sources. The news comes on the same day wireless phone carrier MetroPCS announced it had struck a deal with subscription digital music service Rhapsody.
Google Inc.’s announcement this morning that it planned to acquire Motorola Mobility Holding Inc. for $12.5 billion is expected to have a significant impact on the mobile device space for no other reason than it will give Google a more direct channel for its blossoming Android 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.It took a strong stomach to just get through last week. In a single trading day, stocks...
UPDATED: Editor's Note: With all of the domestic industry's public, facilities-based operators having announced second quarter results we decided to provide a quick snapshot of how the quarter stacked up.Verizon Wireless (106.3 million connections)Quick facts: Posted 2.2 million net additions for the quarter, including...
Leap Wireless International Inc.'s (LEAP) second quarter results were not as bad as some had feared, but were apparently bad enough to scare off investors who fled the carrier's stock this morning to the tune of a more than 30% drop in the carrier's...
Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) saw its stock price punished this morning after the carrier released lower than expected second quarter results that showed higher earnings, but slower growth that was impacted by increased customer churn.
MetroPCS reported that revenues increased 19% year-over-year...
Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) saw its stock price punished this morning after the carrier released lower than expected second quarter results that showed higher earnings, but slower growth that was impacted by increased customer churn.
MetroPCS reported that revenues increased 19% year-over-year...
Contract customers are more satisfied with their customer care than no-contract or prepaid customers, according to a new study from J.D. Power and Associates. Among contract customers, Verizon Wireless (VZ) scored best, while Boost Mobile, a division of Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), fared...
