WASHINGTON-The government's review of the proposed $35 billion merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. could be complicated by Sprint wireless affiliate US Unwired Inc. The affiliate made a surprise call for federal regulators either to reject the deal or require divestitures of...
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, and content and VASP management, said the company. The intermediation proxy allows segmentation of...
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 partnership in 2003 to integrate technologies from both companies to create an end-to-end MVNO...
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 partnership in 2003 to integrate technologies from both companies to create an end-to-end MVNO...
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 the mobile gaming category will be available through its live user interface when the company...
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 Web site, the service, which is scheduled to launch June 15, uses a GSM...
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 Telecom previously operated as Verizon Hawaii before recently being acquired by The Carlyle Group...
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 wave is gaining momentum, an even stronger surge is expected in the next 12...
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 operator arrangement. CenturyTel noted that it was trialing the service with Cingular in a...
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 arrangement. CenturyTel noted that it was trialing the service with Cingular in a pair...
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 revenues during the first quarter of this year. The result was a significant drop...
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 with postpaid subscribers and thus have been offered only token rate plans. But, with...
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 network operator agreement with Verizon Wireless. The company noted the service would offer a...
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 observers have questioned the carrier's ability to remain a standalone entity in the face...
A week has passed without massive carrier consolidation, mergers and world war. Where's the big news this week? There was a fascinating story on the music on George W. Bush's iPod. (OK, not really so fascinating. He doesn't even choose his own songs. An...
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 network operator agreement with Verizon Wireless. The company noted the service would offer a...
NEW YORK-The next 18 months are crucial for the increasingly crowded field of mobile virtual network operators, according to consulting firm Global Advertising Strategies. According to a new study from the research firm, MVNOs need to strengthen relationships with their wireless carriers and aggressively...
NEW YORK-The next 18 months are crucial for the increasingly crowded field of mobile virtual network operators, according to consulting firm Global Advertising Strategies. According to a new study from the firm, MVNOs need to strengthen relationships with their wireless carriers and aggressively market...
The mobile virtual network operator market welcomed back one of its early members last week as former Boost Mobile L.L.C. executive Peter Adderton announced plans for Amp'd Mobile Inc., a venture set to launch later this year. Adderton's non-compete clause with Nextel Communications Inc,...
CINCINNATI-ESPN announced it will use billing services from Convergys Corp. for its ESPN Mobile mobile virtual network operator offering."We continue to focus on serving fans and creating the best experience we can, and we want to ensure the billing process runs smoothly for fans,"...
Amp'd Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator that targets the youth market, has signed a letter of intent with Verizon Wireless to develop a fully integrated MVNO for youth and young adults using Verizon's broadband EV-DO network. The service is expected to launch during...
David Steinberg stands as an example of the surplus of opportunity within wireless. As chief executive officer of Internet activation company InPhonic Inc., Steinberg has overseen the growth of the company's revenues from $0 five years ago to between $315 million and $325 million...
Continued growth in the wireless industry is likely to come from untapped market segments that may not prove as financially rewarding as the saturated early-adopter segments, according to a new report from Compete Inc. and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. The report, "Characteristics of...
InPhonic Inc. said it plans to launch a Spanish version of its Liberty Wireless mobile virtual network operator prepaid wireless service exclusively targeting the Hispanic market in the United States. The company noted the Viva Liberty offering will be the first domestic MVNO to...
