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!
MmO2 posts first...
Dan Schulman has telecom history with Sprint, Virgin Mobile USA
Paypal President and CEO Dan Schulman has joined the Verizon board, effective yesterday. Schulman comes to Verizon's board with experience in both the payments space and a history in the mobile industry -- he was...
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...
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...
AT&T, Cricket and MetroPCS all launched new prepaid-focused offers, highlighting the continued battle among no-contract services
Competition among prepaid services continues to ratchet up as AT&T Mobility, Cricket Wireless and MetroPCS all recently launched new promotions highlighting the aggressive playing field for noncontract services.
AT&T Mobility...
As part of a planned move of its headquarters to Kansas City and a service revamp, Sprint prepaid Virgin Mobile brand is looking to fill various positions
Sprint’s long-simmering plans to alter the direction of its Virgin Mobile USA prepaid brand took another step forward...
T-Mobile’s MetroPCS brand is set to officially offer select iPhone models, initially limited to Florida before a nationwide roll out
T-Mobile US prepaid brand MetroPCS is set to begin offering Apple iPhone devices this week to customers through select retailers in Florida, with nationwide availability...
Sprint prepaid and wholesale business operations to be led by former Ntelos CEO Jim Hyde, with former head of prepaid set to focus on Virgin Mobile
Management changes at Sprint continue, as the nation’s No. 4 carrier in terms of customer base announced a new...
T-Mobile prepaid brand MetroPCS launches promotion with boosted data bucket for customers porting from Sprint, AT&T and Verizon
T-Mobile US’ MetroPCS prepaid brand unveiled a new multiline promotion targeting customers porting their lines in from a rival carrier.
The limited-time offer promises unlimited domestic voice calling,...
In prepaid battle against T-Mobile and Sprint, AT&T expanded retail distribution for its Cricket Wireless brand, adds Dominican Republic calling option for GoPhone
AT&T Mobility continues to keep pressure on the prepaid market, announcing expanded availability of its Cricket Wireless “premium” brand and international capabilities...
Sprint rolled out shared data buckets stealing from Verizon’s naming template, but with more data
Sprint continues to tweak rate plans in an attempt to regain momentum in the market, with its latest move targeted at Verizon Wireless.
The carrier rolled out its “Better Choice Plans”...
Sprint prepaid efforts turn towards Virgin Mobile with plan alterations
Sprint is looking to regain some prepaid mojo with its Virgin Mobile USA brand rolling out a trio of new “unlimited” plans packed with data and the carrier’s recently launched music streaming service.
The new...
Virgin Mobile to offer free music streaming service Oct. 9 on data plans
T-Mobile US is set to be joined in the free streaming music space by Sprint prepaid brand Virgin Mobile USA, which announced that beginning Oct. 9 it will support free streaming of...
Sprint prepaid brands receives up to four times more unthrottled data
Sprint prepaid brand Virgin Mobile USA significantly increased the amount of unthrottled data for its “unlimited” plans in a move highlighting the continued competitiveness of the prepaid space.
Virgin Mobile’s $35 per month plan had...
ItsOn provides insight into how vendors are using virtualization technologies like SDN and NFV to bolster their carrier support platforms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chkkbLSuvFg
Telecom operators are feverishly working towards implementing virtualization technologies like software-defined networking, network functions virtualization and cloud platforms into their operations in hopes...
A new J.D. Power survey found low customer-satisfaction scores for EIP, despite wider acceptance
Equipment installment plans for mobile devices have officially swept the domestic wireless space, with just about every operator actively promoting plans that trade in a lower per-monthly rate plan price in...
Sprint prepaid brands offer high-speed data buckets for customers in need of more speed
Sprint unveiled extra-cost data buckets for its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA prepaid brands that allow customers to add either 1 gigabyte or 2 GB of access to the carrier’s...
Sprint prepaid brand Boost Mobile service linked exclusively to Sprint LTE network
Sprint continues to bolster the capabilities of its prepaid brands, which have been a significant part of the carrier’s recent growth.
The latest move sees its Boost Mobile brand launch its first mobile hot...
New Helio offers ‘unlimited’ service, but stuck with 2G speeds
Perhaps showing that at least names never go out of style, the Helio brand is re-entering the domestic mobile virtual network operator market thanks to South Korean telecom provider UBI Telecom.
Helio-branded services are now being...
Sprint changes exclusive to Wal-Mart distribution
Sprint over the weekend updated pricing for its Virgin Mobile USA brand, cutting prices and adding data exclusively for service activated through Wal-Mart locations.
The changed include the Data Done Right Single Line offer, which cuts prices by $5 per...
Sprint’s Virgin Mobile USA brand recently launched new data plans exclusive to big-box retailer Wal-Mart that include both single- and multi-line plans with shared data.
The single-line plans include unlimited text messaging, 300 domestic calling minutes and 2.5 gigabytes of unthrottled data for $35 per...
AT&T Mobility this week expanded its recently launched “double data” promotion to its business customers, offering up twice the amount of shared data buckets through the end of the month.
The plans were rolled out to business customers on Oct. 5, and call for original...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular showed...
Following up on its announcement earlier this month, Sprint today said it will tap into an agreement with ItsOn to offer “personalized services” through its Virgin Mobile USA prepaid division.
The offering, dubbed Virgin Mobile Custom, is a no-contact rate plan that allows customers to...
