Mobile virtual network operator

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions announced a new mobile virtual network operator bundle based on its X-treme Mobility Suite. The network-independent bundle includes an intermediation proxy, service logic and activity management, …

DES MOINES, Iowa-Qwest Communications International Inc. expanded its nationwide wireless service to residential and small-business customers in Keokuk and Mason City, Iowa. Rate plans for the service begin at $40 …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. offered industry an early look at its MediaFLO mobile TV technology in conjunction with its BREW developer’s conference here. The demonstration showed MediaFLO can transmit streaming video, …

SAN FRANCISCO-ESPN has tapped Visage Mobile to support ESPN Mobile, the company’s mobile virtual network operator service scheduled to launch early next year. Visage and Convergys Corp. formed an exclusive …

SAN FRANCISCO-ESPN has tapped Visage Mobile to support ESPN Mobile, the company’s mobile virtual network operator service scheduled to launch early next year. Visage and Convergys Corp. formed an exclusive …

DES MOINES, Iowa-Qwest Communications International Inc. expanded the availability of its nationwide wireless service to residential and small-business customers in Keokuk and Mason City, Iowa. Rate plans for the service …

NEW YORK-Media giant Primedia Inc. will provide games, ringtones, live video and editorial content for planned mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile, the companies announced Tuesday. Amp’d, which is expected …

Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. scored a major coup last week, signing a deal with Sprint Corp. to manage Sprint’s targeted e-commerce initiatives using InPhonic’s …

Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. announced the creation of its mobile gaming category and distribution deals with more than a dozen mobile game developers. Amp’d Mobile said …

WARREN, N.J.-Prepaid mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. launched a new pricing plan that the company said was geared toward its higher-usage subscribers. The new plan allows subscribers …

The industry’s heavyweights are not the only wireless operators benefiting from the recent consumer surge. A handful of regional operators posted first-quarter results that included generally strong customer growth numbers …

Hop-on.com Inc. reported plans to launch a prepaid mobile virtual network operator service using its low-cost handsets and airtime purchased from an unnamed “major” wireless operator. According to the company’s …

HONOLULU-Online wireless retailer InPhonic Inc. reported an agreement with Hawaiian Telecom to provide operational systems in support of the carrier’s launch of wireless voice and data services across Hawaii. Hawaiian …

Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 1.6-percent drop in first-quarter wireless revenues from $126 million during the first quarter of 2004 to $124 million this year. Qwest’s wireless revenues made …

LONDON-Emblaze Mobile, a handset design and manufacturing company, said it will be the exclusive provider of handsets for U.K. mobile virtual network operator ROK Mobile. Emblaze said it will work …

Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate US Unwired Inc. reported 35,121 net customer additions during the first quarter of this year, which was a slight improvement compared with the 32,724 customers the …

Nokia’s N90, part of the company’s new N-series of multimedia devices, includes a 2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and VHS-resolution video capture. It should be available during the second …

The MVNO wave is building strength as a growing number of companies have announced plans to enter the wireless space using established operators’ mobile networks. Analysts’ note that while the …

MONROE, La.-Regional telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. said that network coverage issues have delayed its plans to begin offering wireless services using Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s network under a mobile virtual network …

Regional telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. said that network coverage issues have delayed its plans to begin offering wireless services using Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s network under a mobile virtual network operator …

Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. reported that its MVNO activities, which currently include its Liberty Wireless and Viva Liberty offerings, generated $9.6 million in service …

Few customer segments have drawn as much consternation from the wireless industry as prepaid subscribers. Non-contract customers have traditionally rewarded operators with lower revenue and higher churn rates when compared …

Movida Communications Inc. reported that due to the strong response in Phoenix and San Diego to its Movida prepaid wireless service targeting the Hispanics community, it is accelerating the rollout …

Wireless technology and broadband telecommunications company MobilePro Corp. reported that its CloseCall America subsidiary plans to launch a prepaid wireless product within the next 30 days via a mobile virtual …

T-Mobile USA Inc.’s position as the nation’s fourth-largest wireless operator, as well as one of the industry’s fastest growing, might not be enough to guarantee its long-term prospects. Several industry …