Not wanting to let rivals get all the prepaid attention, Verizon Wireless this week launched a lower-priced offering designed to tempt those looking for a basic device that they do not plan on talking on very much.
The new plan is priced at $35 per...
Just ahead of the launch of its iPhone 5, T-Mobile USA is sweetening the pot by offering a trade-in credit for customers turning in legacy iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 models. Those devices would also be presumably coming from a rival carrier as T-Mobile...
AT&T Mobility is reportedly set to increase its presence in the prepaid game with a new standalone offering designed to take on smaller rivals.
According to Retail Results, AT&T Mobility is on the verge of launching its All In One Wireless offering to battle T-Mobile...
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
For marketers, it’s highly important to understand individual customer behaviors to reward them with personalized offers. However, getting to know your customer base is only the first part of the equation.
Every operator knows that customer loyalty and retention are critical to bottom-line performance. But, to implement proactive loyalty and retention initiatives, operators must be able to
Sprint Nextel entered the prepaid LTE space, announcing devices from its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA brands compatible with the carrier’s latest network. Both brands continue to offer devices and services using the carrier’s WiMAX-based service running across Clearwire’s network.
Boost Mobile is set...
You know the prepaid space is getting competitive when it draws a change from postpaid stalwart Verizon Wireless, which today tweaked its prepaid smartphone offerings to better appeal to that growing market segment.
Beginning today Verizon Wireless will offer customers unlimited voice calling, messaging and...
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
The prepaid wireless space continues to witness innovative offerings designed to provide a unique experience for consumers. The latest to take that approach is Prepayd Wireless that said it will begin allowing customers to bring Sprint Nextel devices onto its service, a move made...
Ellen Schwab, CEO of TelespreeAs operators and mobile virtual network operators deal with network capacity limitations and customers’ inexhaustible appetite for data, the ability to precisely track and take action based on usage is becoming ever more important.
Ellen Schwab, CEO of Telespree, said that...
Satellite communications provider Inmarsat said starting Sept. 1 it will begin offering prepaid services for voice calls originating in the United States and its territories. The offering is being made in partnership with Freedom Wireless Holdings, and will be available to all existing land...
Mexico's wireless telecommunications sector is dominated by the domination of América Móvil’s Telcel, which controls about 70% of the market. That domination by a single carrier had pushed government regulators to implement plans to improve the competitive landscape, though the efforts have so far...
Inside Costa Rica | May 16, 2011
The contracts are now signed and by the end of the year and for the first time in Costa Rica there will be a choice of cellular carrier. In December, Costa Ricans will be able to choose their...
Inside Costa Rica | May 16, 2011
The contracts are now signed and by the end of the year and for the first time in Costa Rica there will be a choice of cellular carrier. In December, Costa Ricans will be able to choose their...
Andina | March 2, 2011
Lima, Mar. 02 (ANDINA). Peruvian telecommunications regulator Osiptel has announced it has completed the prepay mobile line registration process.
Of the 6 million mobile lines still unregistered at 1 march 2010, over 5 million have completed their registration by 28 February...
Movilway | February 11, 2011 | Press Release
EXPANDING ITS PRESENCE IN SIX COUNTRIES
Movilway, one of the leading electronic top-up service platforms in Latin America, is now present in Mexico to offer electronic top-up for prepaid users.
Users can top-up their mobile phones as well as others, regardless of...
PR Newswire | February 9, 2011 | Press Release
WOBURN, Massachusetts, February 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- XIUS, a leader in delivering innovative telecom solutions for mobile operators and MVNOs worldwide, today announced that Movistar Colombia - Colombia's second-largest full-service wireless carrier serving more than nine million customers across the...
Yahoo Finance | February 7, 2011 | Press Release
Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA, February 07, 2011 /FSC/ - VendTek Systems Inc. (VSI - TSX Venture), (the "Company" or "VendTek"), a developer and licensor of software for the global prepaid and financial services markets, is pleased...
VendTek | January 31, 2011 | Press Release
VANCOUVER, Jan. 31 /CNW/ - VendTek Systems Inc. (TSX-V: TSI, the "Company" or "VendTek"), a developer and licensor of software for the global prepaid and financial services markets, is pleased to announce that its wholly...
Hotgate | January 10, 2011 | Press Release
SHANGHAI, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Hotgate Technology, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HTGT) wishes to announce that REDtone Telecommunications (Shanghai) Ltd ("REDtone China"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hotgate, has entered into an agreement with China Unicom...
Business World Online | January 4, 2011
GLOBE TELECOM, Inc. said yesterday it will employ a “multi-pronged” strategy to expand capacity and improve performance this year, citing growing customer demand for voice and data services.
In a statement, the telco, a joint venture between Ayala Corp....
Prepaid mobile-phone customers in Thailand have been clearly treated like second-class citizens as they are tied to substandard service contracts, says an independent telecom researcher.
Anuparb Thiralarb slammed the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for wilful neglect of its statutory duty to implement...
An in-depth look at prepaid trends in the United States and globally. The hottest word in the wireless industry nowadays is prepaid with just about every operator turning their attention to a market segment that was neglected for years. This year has seen financial...
