WARREN, N.J.-Sprint PCS said it will start offering mobile virtual network operator partner Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. prepaid products and services at more than 550 company-owned stores."Virgin Mobile USA and Sprint can offer young mobile customers across the country a familiar, trained and convenient...
The last of the six nationwide wireless operators reported second-quarter results last week as German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG released results for T-Mobile USA Inc. that showed a dramatic drop-off in customer growth compared with the first three months of this year, but...
U.S. carriers must adopt new business models to zero in on the youth and young adult markets, especially as subscriber growth is expected to dwindle during the next five years, according to research from IDC. The research firm believes subscriber growth will decrease from...
More than a year after announcing plans to sell off or find a partner for its wireless division, Qwest Communications International Inc. last week reported a deal with Sprint PCS that calls for Qwest to transition its nearly 1 million wireless subscribers to Sprint...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s recently launched GoPhone service could signal the beginning of an evolution in the wireless prepaid market that will result in carriers placing more emphasis on offerings designed to attract consumers who for one reason or another are not interested in...
SAN FRANCISCO-MarketWatch.com Inc. announced it purchased news and information provider Pinnacor Inc. for about $103 million. Pinnacor, formerly known as ScreamingMedia, offers a range of wireless news and information updates and counts Tribune Media Services, Virgin Mobile and Verizon Wireless among its customers.MarketWatch.com said...
SAN FRANCISCO-MarketWatch.com Inc. announced it purchased news and information provider Pinnacor Inc. for about $103 million. Pinnacor, formerly known as ScreamingMedia, offers a range of wireless news and information updates and counts Tribune Media Services, Virgin Mobile and Verizon Wireless among its customers.MarketWatch.com said...
LONDON-British Telecommunications plc, a fixed-line operator that spun off its mobile division as MmO2, is in its second mobile virtual network operator deal to get back into the mobile arena, according to international press reports.Last year, the company purchased airtime from MmO2 to provide...
NEEDHAM, Mass.-ATM operators could benefit from offering prepaid wireless airtime at U.S. automated teller machines, according to new research from financial services company TowerGroup. According to TowerGroup, non-financial electronic transactions are being aggressively explored as possible revenue streams for ATMs. At the same time,...
The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that U.K.-based Virgin Group Ltd.'s trademark covers its wireless phone service, and the company can seek an order to stop U.S.-based Virgin Wireless from selling phones at mall kiosks and stores.The appeals court ruling overturned a...
In an industry drowning in acronyms and meaningless catch phrases, few labels are as hard to pin down as the European-derived mobile virtual network operator. Separately the words are familiar and seem to have meaning, but when put together to describe a business model...
Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. launched its latest youth-oriented advertising campaign this week titled "Live Without a Plan."The mobile virtual network operator said the campaign, which debuted during the 2003 MTV Movie Awards Thursday, takes a satirical look at issues that drive dissatisfaction among many...
LONDON-Tesco, one of the United Kingdom's major supermarket chains, announced plans to launch its own mobile service in partnership with MmO2.The supermarket will offer branded mobile services to the consumer market based on MmO2's network via its stores countrywide. The 50:50 joint venture is...
WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. reported a partnership with four prepaid wireless phone card distributors, including CellCards, GTS Prepaid, PRE Solutions and InComm, which the mobile virtual network operator said would expand the reach of its Top-Up airtime replenishment cards to more than 25,000...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS reported $2.9 billion in operating revenue for the first quarter of 2003, a 3.5-percent improvement compared with the $2.8 billion the carrier reported for the first quarter of 2002. Operating income increased 24 percent from $113 million last year to...
WARREN, N.J.-Mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA is looking to tap into the hype surrounding the Fox TV show "American Idol" with its own text messaging campaign.The move is a response to AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which has a major deal with Fox...
BOSTON-The U.S. cellular market will grow 6 percent annually during the next five years, resulting in penetration of almost 70 percent, according to a new report from research firm Strategy Analytics.This year, Strategy Analytics expects Verizon Wireless to lead the market; Sprint PCS to...
LONDON-U.K. mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile reported its highest sales ever in last year's fourth quarter, bringing in 370,530 new subscribers during the quarter compared with 232,300 in the third quarter of last year.The company's total U.K. subscriber base stood at nearly 2.4...
HELSINKI, Finland-DNA Finland, the Finnish regional telecom group, has displaced Virgin Mobile as the lead contender to acquire Telia Mobile's network operations in Finland. DNA is reported to have placed a bid worth US$102 million for Telia Mobile Finland (TMF). The offer is believed...
DUBLIN, Ireland-Handset manufacturer DBTEL, which already has contracts to produce phones for a number of leading European operators including British Telecommunications (BT), is to start selling phones under its own brand name in Europe.The Taiwanese company has targeted six of the largest European markets-including...
LONDON-Virgin Mobile U.K. said it signed up 232,000 customers during the third quarter, giving the company more than 2 million customers at the end of September, which is less than three years after Virgin launched its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service in the...
LONDON-Virgin Mobile UK said it had signed up 232,000 customers during the third quarter giving the company more than 2 million customers at the end of September, which is less than three years after Virgin launched its MVNO service in the United Kingdom."The astonishing...
NEW YORK-Virgin Mobile USA launched its nationwide prepaid wireless service and announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Viacom, which will provide exclusive content and products from youth-oriented television networks MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon and CMT.Virgin Group Chairman Sir Richard Branson unveiled both the nationwide service...
HAZLET, N.J.-Retail Decisions said it signed a contract with Virgin Mobile to provide payment authorization and settlement services.Financial terms of the deal were not released.
