Editor's Note: The list below is a wrap up of first quarter 2010 results for the nation's largest facilities-based and public wireless carriers. The results are from the carriers' quarterly reports and include all customers on their networks, including network partners.Verizon Wireless continues to...
Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the 10 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of the first quarter of 2010 unless noted. The No. 11 through No. 20 largest carriers will be listed next week.
Subscriber information and markets...
Mobile video optimization company Vantrix said it completed a $14 million series C investment round that was led by Tudor Ventures. Other investors in the round include Summerhill Venture Partners, JK&B Capital, BDC Venture Capital, Innovacom Venture Capital and Entrepia Ventures. The company said...
Mobile video optimization company Vantrix said it completed a $14 million series C investment round that was led by Tudor Ventures. Other investors in the round include Summerhill Venture Partners, JK&B Capital, BDC Venture Capital, Innovacom Venture Capital and Entrepia Ventures. The company said...
The unemployment rate ticked up to 8.7% in the telecommunications sector in April, following the national unemployment rate, which also rose to 9.9%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.The telecommunications sector lost 6,700 jobs from March to April, according to recent figures. A...
Ericsson reported it has entered into an agreement to purchase Nortel's majority shareholding in LG-Nortel, renaming the venture LG-Ericsson. Terms of the deal were not released. Ericsson had previously acquired Nortel's GSM assets in North America. Ericsson said the joint venture will include contracts...
Adtran Inc. reported first-quarter results, including a 15% increase in sales to $127 million from $110 million during the first quarter of 2009. Net income increased 20% to $18.2 million, or 29 cents per share, compared with net income of $15.2 million, or 24...
Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the No. 11 through No. 20 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of 2009 unless noted. For a list of the No. 1 through No. 10 largest carriers click here.
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Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the 10 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of 2009 unless noted. The No. 11 through No. 20 largest carriers will be listed next week.
Subscriber information and markets lists are from carrier...
Despite the worldwide nature of original equipment manufacturers, and the knowing nod that nearly all mobile devices are made in Southeast Asia, North American-based companies controlled the leadership position in mobile device ownership in the U.S., according to a report from Comscore Inc.The report,...
The unemployment rate in the telecommunications sector stood at 8.5% in March, better than the overall unemployment rate of 9.7%, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the figures can be misleading as the unemployment rate dropped...
The continued evolution of mobile networks in Asia is expected to help propel the adoption of smartphones in the region, according to IMS Research. The research firm said it expects annual smartphone shipments to Asia to more than quadruple by 2015 giving the region...
About 3,800 fewer people were employed in February vs. January in the telecommunications sector, but because the numbers are seasonally adjusted, the unemployment rate declined .2 percentage points to 8.6%, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Department of Labor. Average hourly earnings in...
Wireless Internet access is reshaping how consumers access news, according to a new report from The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.The report found that 37% of American adults with a cellphone use their device to access the Internet, with one-third of...
Wireless Internet access is reshaping how consumers access news, according to a new report from The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.The report found that 37% of American adults with a cellphone use their device to access the Internet, with one-third of...
Wireless operators finished out 2009 on a mixed note as some operators posted robust customer growth reminiscent of years past, while others appear still mired in their modern troubles. The nation's nine largest, publicly traded carriers managed to add more than 5.7 million new...
The stocks of the RCR Wireless Index were fairly evenly split between gainers and losers this past week, with gainers slightly outpacing the losers. Small cap stocks dominate our top gainers for the week. A notable stock in our top loser category...
The Chinese market is set for a mobile entertainment explosion, according to a new report from JBB Research, which predicts revenues will hit $18 billion by 2013 driven by increased 3G and 4G use, mobile application stores and more advanced smartphones.In its report, “The...
Clearwire Corp. released fourth quarter and full-year 2009 results this morning showing the financial strains of launching a new wireless service, but backed by positive signs that its WiMAX service is starting to attract customers.The company posted a 34% year-over-year increase in operating revenues...
