America Online Inc. is stepping up its move into the wireless industry with the acquisition of privately held software developer Wildseed Ltd., the Internet giant announced last week. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Wildseed pursued the highly coveted youth market with intelligent faceplates...
SK-Earthlink's plans to launch a mobile virtual network operator service have been pushed back until at least early next year, but despite the delay, the company is not scaling back its roadmap to sign up 3 million customers by 2009. "We are looking at...
To the Editor, One significant differentiator for MVNOs (Aug. 8 "Different looks" editorial) would be to acquire a channel or two of 2.5 GHz spectrum to gain greater flexibility in future product offerings. Just 5.5 megahertz in the top NFL markets might dramatically improve...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Mobile virtual network operator ESPN Mobile signed an agreement with Brightpoint North America L.P. for Brightpoint to provide integrated logistics services to ESPN Mobile. Services include inventory management, custom packaging, reverse logistics and fulfillment services.ESPN expects to launch its MVNO service early next...
YOKNEAM, Israel-In a move that will expand its U.S. presence, Mind CTI Ltd., a real-time mediation, billing and customer-care solutions provider, reached an agreement to acquire U.S.-based Sentori Inc., which is a customer-care software solutions provider for wireless carriers and mobile virtual network operators....
MVNO madness is nearing fever pitch as companies outside the traditional wireless space contemplate whether they too should start selling wireless telephony as a commodity. Can P. Diddy really become a mobile virtual network operator? Would that be a smart move for him? For...
WASHINGTON-Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. reported a 63-percent jump in revenues during the second quarter from $50.1 million in 2004 to $81.6 million this year. The growth was led by InPhonic's revenues from wireless activations and services, which more...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Mobile virtual network operator ESPN Mobile signed an agreement with Brightpoint North America L.P. for Brightpoint to provide integrated logistics services to ESPN Mobile.Services include inventory management, custom packaging, reverse logistics and fulfillment services.ESPN expects to launch its MVNO service early next year...
In a move that will expand its U.S. presence, MIND CTI Ltd., a real-time mediation, billing and customer care solutions provider, reached an agreement to acquire U.S.-based Sentori Inc., which is a customer-care software solutions provider for wireless carriers and mobile virtual network operators....
Carriers and content providers increasingly are targeting younger users in a scramble to push revenue-generating content and applications into one of the few remaining growth market segments. But marketing to teens, "tweens" and even grade-schoolers can be a perilous endeavor. Last week, a group...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fining InPhonic Inc. more than $819,000 for not registering as a telecommunications carrier and thus not making necessary payments for universal service, regulatory fees and the telecommunications relay service. "In contrast to previous cases in which we have...
WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. unveiled a third payment option for its mobile virtual network operator service that is similar to host network operator Sprint Corp.'s successful Fair & Flexible postpaid offering. Virgin Mobile USA said its new Month2Month plan adjusts to a customer's...
As wireless consumers begin to wholeheartedly embrace data applications, be they ringtones, wallpapers, video apps or games, industry needs to step up its plans to implement parental controls to ensure that end users have the proper experiences. And it's better to come up with...
LONDON-U.K.-based billing supplier Martin Dawes Systems, which has its eye on the mobile virtual network operator market, acquired Boston-based Lavastorm Technologies, which provides next-generation revenue and business assurance software. The value of the deal was not disclosed.The acquisition will provide a U.S. base for...
NEW YORK-ESPN Mobile has tapped Comverse Technology Inc. to handle its wireless data services, the planned mobile virtual network operator said. Comverse will provide and support software and hardware to the MVNO to allow subscribers to download content, access data and browse mobile Web...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-A strong push by mobile virtual network operators during the next several years backed by an emphasis on wireless data services and customized service offerings could boost the segment's total revenues from $2.48 billion in 2004 to $9.35 billion by 2011, according...
As the mobile-phone market continues to surpass all forecasts, there are multiple ways those phones end up in the hands of consumers. At the beginning of last year, industry observers expected handset makers to sell around 500 million phones worldwide in 2004. Instead the...
The big mouse is finally loose in the wireless house as the Walt Disney Co. announced plans to launch a family-oriented mobile virtual network operator wireless service using Sprint Corp.'s nationwide network. The decision has been expected for some time and follows a similar...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Following months of speculation, the Walt Disney Co. finally announced plans to launch a family-oriented wireless service using Sprint Corp.’s nationwide network.The Walt Disney Internet Group, which will oversee the newly formed Disney Mobile service, said it plans to offer wireless voice...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-A strong push by mobile virtual network operators during the next several years backed by an emphasis on wireless data services and customized service offerings could boost the segment's total revenues from $2.48 billion in 2004 to $9.35 billion by 2011, according...
The coming surge of mobile virtual network operators will target virtually every demographic, from ethnic groups to sports fans to rural users. But no group of consumers is being courted as much as America's youth. As wireless enters the multimedia era, the market of...
Verizon Wireless is moving forward with a plan to install a proprietary Verizon-branded user interface across all of its new feature phones-a maneuver that has sparked widespread discontent among the carrier's handset suppliers and could mark the start of a significant shift in power...
Sprint Corp.'s planned launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based high-speed wireless data services continues to inch ahead as the portion of the carrier's Web site aimed at business users included preliminary coverage maps and information on its "high-speed data service" early last week. The maps,...
Sprint Corp.'s planned launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based high-speed wireless data services continues to inch ahead as the carrier Monday released preliminary coverage maps on the section of its Web site aimed at business users. The maps, which a Sprint spokeswoman noted Monday were...
