The wave of litigation in the mobile e-mail space continued last week as Visto Corp. filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. Visto claims the software giant violated three patents relating to wireless synchronization, managing and securing data between servers and handheld devices. The...
With Alltel Corp.'s announcement last week that it would spin off its wireline business and merge it with Valor Communications Group, the nation's fifth-largest carrier is on its way to becoming purely a wireless player in an increasingly consolidated mobile marketplace. The declaration had...
Much of the wireless industry's strong subscriber growth over the past several quarters has been attributed to carriers' ability to target customer segments that had previously been unable to qualify for service using either prepaid or family plans. Some analysts have attributed up to...
With the wireless industry's six largest operators now serving more than 90 percent of the country's wireless subscribers, regional players continue to scramble for their pieces of the pie. Many of these carriers have managed to lower their dependence on volatile roaming revenues, but...
U.S. wireless carriers ultimately want to get every American on their networks. In this utopian dream, everybody would be a paying customer. Subscribers would make all their voice calls from their mobile phones, they would gobble up services like downloadable music and mobile TV,...
BOSTON-Industry research and analyst firm The Yankee Group reported that wireless usage continues to outpace wireline usage in the United States. Citing its own internal surveys, government reports and industry trade group reports, The Yankee Group reported that personal calling using wireless devices exceeded...
The battle for wireless customers between the industry's No. 1 operator Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and No. 2 Verizon Wireless is set to move into the rapidly expanding hybrid-plan market segment. Hybrid plans generally merge calling-minute buckets associated with lucrative postpaid plans with the no-contract...
Family plans may be family-friendly, but for wireless operators they are quickly becoming a trickier balancing act than where to seat squabbling relatives at a family reunion. Family plans have allowed carriers to add new users at lower costs than traditional single-line customers, as...
The frenzy of consolidation sweeping the wireless industry may not be over as an industry research firm recommended that some nationwide operators could see both long- and short-term benefits by acquiring keenly focused regional players. Citing the possibility of increased penetration into key Hispanic...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-A strong push by mobile virtual network operators during the next several years backed by an emphasis on wireless data services and customized service offerings could boost the segment's total revenues from $2.48 billion in 2004 to $9.35 billion by 2011, according...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-A strong push by mobile virtual network operators during the next several years backed by an emphasis on wireless data services and customized service offerings could boost the segment's total revenues from $2.48 billion in 2004 to $9.35 billion by 2011, according...
Family and peer groups as well as customer service quality are increasingly affecting U.S. consumers' selection of their wireless service providers and driving customer churn, according to initial results from the Yankee Group's 2005 Wireless User Surveys. The survey found that nearly half of...
Family or peer groups as well as customer service are increasingly affecting U.S. consumers' selection of their wireless service providers and driving customer churn, according to initial results from the Yankee Group's 2005 Wireless User Surveys.The survey found that nearly half of all new...
BOSTON-Carriers looking to deploy push-to-talk service outside the United States should proceed with caution, according to a new report from the Yankee Group.Despite successes in the United States, PTT faces several hurdles in markets outside the United States, said the firm. Those issues include...
Terrified by the stigma of pornography and despite its revenue-enhancing potential, U.S. carriers continue to keep mobile adult content at arm's length, refusing to offer it through their portals. But that's not stopping wireless users from getting it. There's no question of the worldwide...
LONDON-Handset manufacturers Siemens AG and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. could make inroads against Nokia Corp. in Europe, according to the Yankee Group 2004 European Mobile User Survey. Respondents numbering in the thousands overwhelmingly named Nokia as the most widely owned brand in Europe...
Whether you're looking for true love or virtual love-or simply want to play hooky from work-your mobile phone can help.While handset manufacturers and carriers are scrambling to make space-age mobile devices that double as on-the-go entertainment centers, savvy wireless users are using phones for...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Two U.S. content companies made European purchases. Mforma Group Inc.'s spending spree continued as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue Beck.A 3-year-old creator of console and mobile titles for Electronic Arts, THQ, Jamdat and Mforma, Blue Beck has become a...
Two U.S. content companies made European purchases Thursday.Mforma Group Inc.'s spending spree continued Thursday as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue Beck.A 3-year-old creator of console and mobile titles for Electronic Arts, THQ, Jamdat and Mforma, Blue Beck has become a...
Nearly half of U.S. teens who own mobile phones are on family plans, and a growing number of them are using prepaid services, according to two recent studies.A poll by research and analyst firm The Yankee Group indicates 45 percent of phone-owning teens are...
BOSTON-The majority of U.S. mobile gamers are women, according to a new study from the Yankee Group that shows 58 percent of mobile gamers in the United States are women, compared with 42 percent who are men. Interestingly though, 29 percent of male mobile...
BOSTON-The majority of U.S. mobile gamers are women, according to a new study from the Yankee Group that shows 58 percent of mobile gamers in the United States are women, compared with 42 percent who are men. Interestingly though, 29 percent of male mobile...
High-profile nationwide carriers and niche-focused mobile virtual network operators are not the only wireless service providers that stand to benefit from specific marketing geared toward the highly desirable youth market. A survey released last week by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association and the Foundation...
BOSTON-Predictive analytics firm Compete Inc. reported that Adam Guy has joined the company as director of its wireless industry practice. Prior to joining Compete, Guy was a senior analyst at The Yankee Group where he focused on wireless carriers and their approaches to distribution,...
