T-Mobile USA managed to squeak out a net gain in customer additions for the final three months of 2012, thanks to a strong turnaround in its wholesale operations and a dip in branded defections.
During the fourth quarter, T-Mobile USA said it lost 349,000 branded...
Citing increased competitive pressure across the space, regional telecom provider Cincinnati Bell said it has officially begun to look at strategic alternatives for its wireless business.
The company reported that during the fourth quarter of 2012, its wireless business posted a 17% dip in revenues...
Indicating an increased reliance on prepaid customers, U.S. Cellular posted fourth quarter financial results highlighting a net customer gain for its branded service on the back of its no-contract offering, though increased expenses hit its bottom line.
The regional carrier said it lost 10,000 customers...
Following up on its initial release in early January, regional operator MetroPCS unveiled full fourth quarter financial results adding more color to what was a difficult three months for the carrier. However, that difficulty was somewhat offset by T-Mobile USA’s offer to acquire MetroPCS.
The...
With the need for wireless spectrum at a seeming all time high, the future of Leap Wireless is on the minds of many. The regional carrier posted fourth quarter financial results showing continued struggles for the no-contract operator and a new focus on generating...
One, of many, interesting points to come out of today’s financial results from América Móvil was the continued success seen by its U.S.-based Tracfone Wireless operations that continued to make strides in gaining prepaid customers
América Móvil noted that Tracfone managed to add 753,000 net...
Clearwire continued to bleed customers during the final three months of 2012 as uncertainty regarding the carrier’s future plans seem to be impacting ongoing operations.
During the fourth quarter, Clearwire said it lost 906,000 net customers, with a gain of 9,000 retail subscribers offset by...
Call this the understatement of the year, and perhaps the decade. You get tired just reading the release, and get the sense that Sprint Nextel is more than busy, they are overwhelmed.
Sprint Nextel continued to confound the market, announcing fourth quarter and full-year 2012 results that while disappointing from an absolute perspective, managed to come in better than many had expected.
Sprint Nextel said it lost 337,000 customers during the final three months of 2012,...
Amid increased demand for test and measurement equipment for LTE networks, three companies in the testing space reported solid results.
National Instruments announced record annual and quarterly income for the fourth quarter of 2012. Revenue for the quarter was $300 million, up eight percent year-over-year...
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German enterprise software giant SAP's revenues were boosted by its key innovation areas: SAP Hana, mobile and cloud computing. When SAP released its full year and fourth quarter results, the company noted that its mobile business contributed more than €220 million (about U.S$293.5 million) to...
With a week to go before announcing its fourth quarter financial results, AT&T told government regulators that it plans to record a $10 billion, pre-tax, non-cash charge for the quarter related to pension and post-employment benefit plans.
In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing,...
The fourth quarter looks to have been a case of the big wireless carriers getting bigger as both Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility announced limited Q4 results that hint at large gains by the nation’s two largest operators.
At an investor conference this week, Verizon...
MetroPCS, which is in the process of being acquired by T-Mobile USA, released limited fourth quarter results today showing continued struggles in attracting new subscribers to its flat-rate, no-contract unlimited offerings. The announcement sent the company’s stock tumbling.
The carrier said it lost 93,200 customers...
Despite record low interest rates, raising capital has been a challenge throughout the wireless ecosystem. But some small companies are getting funded, some mid-sized firms are preparing to go public, and the biggest names in the industry are looking at creative ways to finance...
For one reason or another, I have been a bit off over the past couple of weeks in covering quarterly earnings for domestic wireless operators. This has me in a bit of a fog
T-Mobile USA’s attempt to retain contract customers continued to falter during the recent third quarter with the nation’s No. 4 operator reporting a loss of 492,000 postpaid customers. The drop was an improvement compared with the 557,000 contract customers the carrier lost during the...
Leap Wireless International Inc. lost customers during the third quarter as customers fled higher-priced entry level handsets and services, and is exploring “cost-effective alternatives” to its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network deployment.
The flat-rate carrier’s customer base shrank by about 269,000 people, increasing its churn...
MetroPCS posted third quarter results showing a rough period for operations, though a positive return on its financials. The results come just weeks after rival T-Mobile USA reported plans to acquire MetroPCS in a convoluted offering expected to close early next year.
The carrier reported...
Few companies can’t wait for “tomorrow” as much as Clearwire, which released third quarter results late yesterday highlighting the fact that come this time next year things should be better. Those better days will include the planned launch of TD-LTE services using the carrier’s...
Sprint Nextel (S) continued to show uneven financial and operational results during the recently completed third quarter, posting some metrics that beat expectations, while others continued to lag.
The carrier’s struggles with its iDEN network hounded customer growth, with Sprint Nextel posting a loss of...
While rival Verizon Wireless surprised analysts with a robust third quarter, AT&T Mobility surprise many by falling short on a number of operational metrics during its most recent fiscal quarter.
AT&T Mobility posted 678,000 net customer additions during the third quarter, which was less...
