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Articles tagged with: Metropcs and Lte
MetroPCS Orders LTE Infrastructure from Ericsson
US mobile network operator, metropcs has selected its infrastructure and initial handset vendors for its LTE) service launch - due in the second half 2010. more
Related Tags: ericsson, samsung, 4g, broadband, USA
USA Saw Lowest Ever Annual Subscriber Growth in 2008
Although the American market did not suffer quite so badly as the Canadian market in the fourth quarter, it did see a disappointing figure for net additions. The quarterly gain of 4.15m represented the lowest increase since 2002, and it was 58% lower than the 6.55m recorded in Q4 07. The total market reached 271m customers, equivalent to a penetration rate of 88.8%. Meanwhile, the inexorable decline in annual growth continued: 2008 saw an uplift of just 6.1%, the lowest figure ever recorded in the market in more than 25 years of service. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, rural, leap-wireless, tim, verizon-wireless, verizon, alltel, USA
Shareholders Pushing for Sale of US Cellular to Larger Rival
Further consolidation in the USA's telecoms market could be imminent as shareholders are reported to be pressuring U.S. Cellular to seek a buy-out from one of its larger rivals. The company is 81% controlled by Telephone & Data Systems (TDS), which is itself facing pressure from several large shareholders to put itself up for sale. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, eu, wcdma, ict, sprint-nextel, verizon-wireless, cdma, verizon, alltel, anti-trust, u.s.-cellular, sprint, gsm, USA
US Wireless Growth Won't Be Stopped by Weak Economy
A Strategy Analytics report is predicting that US cellular subscriber growth will remain strong despite the economic situation, although growth levels will scale back slightly from 2008. US cellular service revenues will also continue to grow, albeit at a slower growth rate of 3.9%, down from 7.5% in 2008. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, analytics, smartphone, arpu, t-mobile-usa, ict, itu, smartphones, leap-wireless, strategy-analytics, verizon-wireless, verizon, alltel, mobile-broadband, us-cellular, USA