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While some mobile virtual network operators are switching off the lights, others seem to be thriving – and globally at that. After seeing success in the United States and Canada, …

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Prepaid wireless service provider Trumpet Mobile said its products will be available nationwide at Walgreens stores.Customers will be able to purchase Trumpet Mobile airtime and handsets at more than 6,000 …

Airline communications provider Aircell has chosen Long Term Evolution as its standard to give passengers in-flight access to 4G wireless services.

Virgin Mobile USA (VM) definitely walks to its own, very hip drumbeat.

South Korea’s SK Telecom Corp. is in talks to buy struggling U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp., business news channel CNBC reported Tuesday An agreement would be at best weeks …

Unlocking a cell phone is something of a Houdini-esque exercise. Sure, it’s possible to tweak a handset so it works on a network other than the one for which it …

With wireless connectivity becoming ever more common in vehicles, security systems and utility meters, machine-to-machine technology is on the path to transform vending machines, real estate lock boxes and mail …

Blyk is a UK MVNO which offers no-cost and low-cost mobile phone service with revenue generated from advertising to the customer via the mobile phone. The company has been highly …

Virgin Mobile USA’s purchase of fellow MVNO Helio L.L.C. allows Virgin to evolve beyond its low-ARPU customers to higher-paying subscribers, as well as gain a sophisticated handset portfolio, improve its …

A couple years ago, starting your very own mobile virtual network operations company was a sizzling hot idea and everybody was trying to cash in. But now, two years and …

Back in 2002, there was suddenly a lot of buzz about how MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) were going to be the next big thing.

SEOUL (Reuters) – Virgin Mobile USA (VM.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) is set to acquire a US mobile arm of South Korea’s SK Telecom Co …

HELSINKI (Reuters) – The world’s first advertising-funded mobile telecoms operator, Blyk, will enter the highly competitive German, Spanish and Belgian markets next year, the firm said on Wednesday.

“Virtual” wireless carrier Helio could be on its last legs. We hear that it’s finally closing its barren retail stores this week, confirming a few earlier reports . And even …

Kajeet Inc. last week slashed a “sizable” chunk of its sales force as it shifts from a brick-and-mortar retail strategy to an online model.“We did restructure and let go a …

Carriers are changing their minds about outsourcing pieces of their operations. The decision for carriers to put units of their business in others’ hands is beginning to increase in popularity …

Airlines can’t afford to spend money on much of anything beyond fuel these days, but that’s not stopping them from pouring cash into the technology that will let passengers surf …

Gemalto says that it has provided Italian MVNO, PosteMobile with a software solution that allows BancoPosta customers to securely carry out payment transactions with their mobile phone. Both PosteMobile and …

MILAN : Selling cellphone services without actually having to own the network of antennas or the license to use the radio waves seemed like a good idea – so good …

It’s been said that football is a game of inches, a description that might also be applied to the handset market. And, as in football, a team – in this …

The Amazon Kindle e-book reader is back in the news again with a headline $40 device price cut to US$359, with Jeff Bezos giving an interview at the annual All …

AOL L.L.C. continues to lose ground online as Google Inc’s dominance grows, but the venerable Internet company is gaining impressive traction in mobile.Virgin Mobile USA Inc. last week unveiled a …

ABU DHABI — The top executives of UAE’s two telecommunication providers said they have nothing to fear of the introduction of competition in future.