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Articles tagged with: Cingular
The iPhone's Halo Effect on AT&T Still up in the Air
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The Apple iPhone, nicknamed the "God machine" among the faithful, may not be the savior AT&T is looking for. more
Related Tags: at&t, ipod, research-in-motion, samsung-electronics, walkman
iPhones To Be Available Only At AT&T, Apple Stores For Launch"
SAN ANTONIO (AP)--Customers clamoring to get their hands on Apple's highly anticipated iPhone better make sure they're at the right store. more
Related Tags: at&t, retail-stores
Low-Cost 3G Handset Sales Commence
The GSM Association says that the winning handset in the GSMA's "3G for All programme", the LG-KU250, is now on sale across the globe. The 3G handset from LG Electronics was selected by 12 leading operators to spearhead the GSMA's campaign to make multimedia mobile services accessible to a much wider user base. more
Related Tags: gsm-association, hutchison-3g, telenor, telecom-italia, bharti, lg-electronics, 3g-phones, bharti-airtel, hutchison
UPDATE: Apple To Roll Out IPhone On June 29
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Apple said it will release the iPhone on June 29, as the company rolled out a slate of commercials over the weekend to promote the combination mobile phone and iPod music player. more
Related Tags: at&t, steve-jobs, ipod, verizon-wireless, sprint-nextel
GSM Association Collaborates with Microsoft
The GSM Association (GSMA) says that it is to collaborating with Microsoft on a global research programme to determine consumer user trends and the mass market potential of notebook PCs with embedded mobile broadband - enabling access to the Internet anywhere with mobile coverage. more
Related Tags: w-cdma, gsm-association, dtac, teliasonera, pyramid-research, hspa, gsma, notebook
Windows Mobile Driving PDA Market Growth
Shipments of Windows Mobile PDAs grew 64 percent in the first quarter of 2007, and this strong growth helped propel worldwide PDA shipments to 5.1 million units, a 39.7 percent increase from the first quarter of 2006, according to Gartner, Inc. more
Related Tags: windows-mobile, gartner, gps, palm, rim, sharp, symbian
USA - Slowing Growth Suggests a Need for Further Consolidation
The US mobile market in Q1 2007 continued its slow trudge towards 100% penetration, with the best part of two percentage points added in the quarter, to take the total to 79.6%. In absolute terms, there are now an (estimated) 239m mobile customers in the USA, up from 233m at the end of 2006 and 214m one year earlier. more
Related Tags: alltel, qwest, fcc, us-cellular
Sprint Nextel Wins Mobile Portal Discoverability
The Strategy Analytics Wireless Media Lab has recently evaluated the portal experience of leading network operator providers in the US and concludes that Sprint has the best in class US operator portal, marginally ahead of Verizon Wireless. Achieving the highest score for Portal Accessibility, Sprint was rated the best portal experience for access and download content, shortest time taken and highest user satisfaction. Overall, 65% of our mobile panel users chose SprintNextel as the preferred portal model. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, analytics, at&t, strategy-analytics, verizon-wireless
AT&T Leaves no Cingular Unturned as iPhone Launch Approaches
Over the weekend, AT&T kicked off a new accelerated phase of branding by replacing the cingular brand with AT&T on all in-store signage, store kiosks, and point-of-sale materials in approximately 1,800 company-owned wireless retail stores. In addition, key stores in major markets also unveiled new exterior signage displaying the new brand. more
Related Tags: retail-stores, displays
Sprint Nextel Drops in Customer Satisfaction Survey
Customer satisfaction with the goods and services that Americans buy continues to improve, but at a slower rate, according to a report released by the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The ACSI is up 0.4% to an overall score of 75.2 on the ACSI's 100-point scale, the highest quarterly national average in the ACSI?s 14-year history. more
Related Tags: at&t, qwest, sprint-nextel, comcast, satellite, embarq