How many mobile wallets do you need? Many of us might say none, thank you very much, our credit cards work just fine. But service providers see a revenue opportunity …
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U.S., Mexico agree to border area spectrum plan; clears path for Sprint Nextel 1.9 GHz use
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerThe United States and Mexico signed a pair of protocols for sharing spectrum in the 800 MHz and 1.9 GHz bands along the U.S.-Mexico border associated with rebanding efforts in …
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The debate over device subsidies has hit a fever pitch with carriers struggling to make the economies of smartphones jibe with their bottom line. However, a new report from Macquarie …
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Sprint Nextel prepaid subsidiary Virgin Mobile USA looks set to upset the competitive iPhone balance across the mobile space, announcing plans to begin offering Apple’s smartphone later this month with …
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Holiday weekends are usually quiet ones overall for business, and especially in the telecom world. Not this year. Between Leap’s iPhone announcement, Randall Stephenson’s wide-ranging discussion at the Sanford C. Bernstein conference,
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Summer is here and with it a hot new smartphone – but this June it’s not an iPhone that will have consumers lining up outside retail stores. While Apple is …
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The Rural Cellular Association continued to bolster its lineup by adding wireless broadband provider Clearwire to its list of member carriers. Clearwire’s management has participated in numerous RCA events in …
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Leap Wireless joined the growing number of regional operators offering Apple’s iconic iPhone device, though as has been the case for much of its history, the carrier is adding a …
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South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom said it has launched a multi carrier pilot service allowing the carrier to use its 800 MHz and 1.8 GHz spectrum holdings to offer …
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Sprint Nextel to begin iDEN turn down mid-2013; scores $1B credit facility
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerSprint Nextel’s Network Vision program added some important numbers today as the carrier announced the date it would terminate service across its iDEN network as well as a new credit …
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Sprint Nextel snared a victory today as the Federal Communications Commission released an order reducing “barriers to the deployment of broadband, encourages investment in wireless technologies, and facilitates the efficient …
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With AT&T’s aborted attempt to acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 billion still fresh on everyone’s minds, Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann told investors in a prepared statement that the future …
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Sprint Nextel’s Assurance Wireless sub-brand expanded its subsidized wireless telecommunications offering by adding 250 text messages to its free service offering that previously provided 250 calling minutes or a new …
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Sprint Nextel investors should be breathing a sigh of relief today as the carrier announced the highly anticipated HTC Evo 4G LTE device was back on track for delivery to …
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The domestic mobile virtual network operator space has seen its ranks swell as a slightly delayed launch finally took shape and an unexpected retail chain has quietly jumped into the …
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Verizon Wireless set off a firestorm this week when Fran Shammo, CFO of parent company Verizon Communications, told investors at a conference that the carrier plans to require current customers …
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On the day that Sprint tooted its horn as being the leading U.S. carrier in terms of customer satisfaction, the wireless operator’s service went down covering nearly the entire Austin, …
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An attempt by Voyager Mobile to disrupt the prepaid apple cart took a step backwards this morning as the company’s planned launch of its mobile virtual network operator service was …
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According to a new study released by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, customer satisfaction across the wireless industry dropped from last year, despite aggregate gains across all sectors of the …
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Seven major U.S. carriers covering 97% of American mobile subscribers will participate in the Wireless Emergency Alert system, but not all mobile phones will be able to receive the alerts. …
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Analyst Angle (CTIA 2012 Special Edition): Operators look to respond to challenging market dynamics with new sources of differentiation and aggressive posturing
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerLast week carriers, original equipment manufacturers and wireless ecosystem participants of all shapes and sizes descended on New Orleans for the annual CTIA show. And in a nice quirk of timing
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Report: Verizon Wireless tops in data speeds consistency; AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA follow
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerWhile the battle for domestic LTE supremacy dominates advertising, real world testing, or at least that done by RootMetrics, shows there is a definitive tiering of the current mobile data …
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The merger marry-go-round speculation stopped on T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS (PCS) this week as the two operators were reported to be in talks to combine their network operations that would …
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CTIA 2012: Sprint Nextel reinforces LTE plans; looks to trade DAS for picocells
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerNEW ORLEANS – Sprint Nextel has been hammered from all sides for poor decision making in the past, but you have to give this beleaguered carrier credit for at least …
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NEW ORLEANS – CTIA reconfigured its now annual carrier keynote panel at this year’s trade show, moving what had been a morning affair to the afternoon of the first official …
