Verizon Value Brands and MobileX both cut a high profile at the All Wireless & Prepaid Expo and the expo also provided a venue for some spirited exchanges between carriers. The conference was held in Las Vegas in late August.
Verizon Value Brands and MobileX...
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Cellular's market share...
T-Mo makes 'commitmint' to continue $15 per month service option
T-Mobile US has officially taken ownership of value-focused mobile virtual network operator brands Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile as well as wholesale provider Plum—all of which it acquired through its purchase of the brands' parent...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
How 'bout that...
Mint Mobile is an MVNO that operates on T-Mobile US' network
According to recent Bloomberg reports, T-Mobile US is considering purchasing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Mint Mobile. Mint does not run its own network; instead, it operates on T-Mobile US' network, which would likely...
Within six months of the Tracfone deal closing, Verizon must offer Lifeline plans with 5G
It's an early Christmas present, of sorts, for Verizon: The Federal Communications Commission has officially approved the carrier's acquisition of prepaid MVNO Tracfone, subject to a number of provisions designed...
Narrowband IoT company Sigfox has teamed up with Irish-American financial software company Stripe to offer IoT subscriptions for purchase online. Stripe is providing the online payment infrastructure. Customers can choose between ‘Discovery’ or ‘Enterprise’ airtime subscriptions. The first is for fewer 10,000 device subscriptions,...
Verizon has agreed to spend up to $6.9 billion to buy prepaid mobile virtual network operator Tracfone from America Movil, expanding its focus on low-cost and prepaid services and saying that it will eventually offer 5G access to Tracfone customers.
In addition to $3.125 billion...
Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton has put in an offer to buy the mobile virtual network operator back from the New T-Mobile, which must divest Boost and Sprint's other prepaid brands as part of required conditions to merge T-Mobile US with Sprint. However, Dish...
Sprint and T-Mobile US have indicated that they are prepared to put prepaid brand Boost Mobile up for sale if their proposed merger is approved. Reuters reports that there is an interested buyer: Amazon.
Amazon is interested "mainly because the deal would allow it to...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
'Unmatched' speeds of...
Metro PCS becomes Metro by T-Mobile, adds Google One and Amazon Prime perks
T-Mobile US is revamping its MetroPCS brand, trying to broaden its appeal and update customers' perception both of the brand and of prepaid offerings in general -- and tying content and services...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
It's a bird,...
What would a Sprint/T-Mo merger mean for prepaid, wholesale?
While T-Mobile US has emphasized the importance of 5G and spectrum as it has made its case for regulators to allow it to purchase Sprint, there hasn't been much talk about the impact to the prepaid...
AT&T is updating the brand name for their wireless pre-paid service from AT&T GoPhone to AT&T Prepaid. I spoke with Bob Bickerstaff, Vice President of Wireless Voice and Prepaid Products about the change and he share the thinking and plan for AT&T Mobility moving...
New Verizon prepaid plans are available starting today
Verizon has beefed up the high-speed data allowance for its prepaid customers, launching new plans today that add more data to its packages.
Previously, the carrier offered four Verizon prepaid plan options with unlimited voice and text usage, starting...
"The internet is the killer app" for wireless data; FCC asks for input on public safety spectrum needs ... 21 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from...
AT&T is throwing 60% more data for customers selecting its most popular Cricket prepaid rate plan following slide in growth
Coming off of a significant year-over-year drop in prepaid growth, AT&T’s Cricket Wireless brand is throwing 60% more data at consumers selecting one of its...
Sprint investors reacted negatively to release of its full fiscal Q2 results, with the carrier’s prepaid biz set to lose 2M customers in current quarter
Highlighting the continued volatility around anything related to Sprint, the carrier’s stock gave back a good chunk of its recent...
After leaking the capability last month, Verizon prepaid customers officially have access to HD Voice, VoLTE and video calling features
Verizon Wireless continues to upgrade prepaid customers with access to new features, with the latest move the inclusion of high-definition voice and video calling capabilities.
The...
Cricket Wireless and MetroPCS, prepaid proxies of AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile US, respectively, both now offer $30 entry-level plans with “unlimited” services
AT&T Mobility’s Cricket Wireless prepaid brand unveiled a new entry-level smartphone plan that includes “unlimited” domestic talk, text messaging and data services for...
Editor's note: After this story was published, a Verizon rep told RCR Wireless News the "webpage describing this service was posted in error and has been pulled down. This service is coming to prepaid customers--but not until early fall."
Verizon expands VoLTE functionality
Verizon Wireless expanded...
What makes T-Mobile and Consumer Cellular the favorites of consumers in the latest customer survey conducted by Market Force Information?
The domestic telecom space is a highly competitive environment, with four nationwide operators battling tooth-and-nail to attract new customers. That battle includes both stealing customers from...
GoPhone multiline discount falls short of sister-brand Cricket Wireless savings, looks to stack up against similar promo from T-Mobile's MetroPCS service
Prepaid remains an intensely competitive environment for domestic mobile operators, with AT&T Mobility set to bolster its GoPhone platform with a new multiline promotion.
The...
