Articles tagged with: Mobile Data and Sprint

Sprint Revamps Business and Government Sales Units

US operator, Sprint has announced the formation of a new unit dedicated solely to business and government users of communications services, incorporating some 4,000 sales, support, marketing and operations personnel. more

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Flagship Phones are Driving Sales on Network Operator Websites

Industry analytics firm, comScore has published data from its monthly wireless e-commerce dashboard, which tracks consumer shopping and purchasing behavior, including handsets and mobile data plans, at all of the major wireless carrier sites. more

Related Tags: t-mobile, iphone, analytics, samsung, motorola, apple, verizon-wireless, verizon, iden, vas, comscore, lg, htc, blackberry, USA

No sign of wireless downturn in North America yet

Independent Analyst Comment - Steven Hartley, Senior Analyst at Ovum

North America was the first region to be affected by the current economic crisis and, to date, has been the hardest hit. Although the full effects of the downturn are yet to be felt, the wireless operators' results in the third quarter reflect how mobile services have become indispensable and two-year contracts are protecting the sector in the region. Mobile telecom remains on track to grow in the region in 2009. more

Motricity Sues Former President After He Left for Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel's president of network operations and wholesale, Steven Elfman is being sued by his former employer - Motricity after the firm alleged that he mislead them into making a purchase. Elfman had headed up the mobile services business unit at InfoSpace which was brought by Motricity last year - and the firm claims that it only have entered into the transaction based in part on an agreement that Steven Elfman would stay with the firm for at least two years after the sale completed. Elfman left the firm in March to join Sprint Nextel. more

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US Mobile Market Remains Slow as Economic Concerns Mount

During Q2 08, the US mobile market saw a marginal recovery from the depressed levels of Q1, with around 4m net additions, taking the total to 261.5m, up from 243.3m one year ago. Overall penetration has now reached 86.1%, against 80.8% in June 07. more

US Data Market Grew 40% in Q2 '08

The US wireless data market grew 40% in Q208 compared to Q207 to reach $8.2B in data revenues according to a report from Chetan Sharma Consulting. The total for 2008 stands at US$15.7 billion for the first six months, 38% higher than the total for the same time period in 2007. The USA again exceeded Japan in mobile data service revenues for the quarter and the market is on track to reach US$34 billion in data revenues for 2008. more

Related Tags: t-mobile, arpu, docomo, verizon, USA

IMS Finding a New Home with LTE

IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystems) has been around for some time, and many infrastructure vendors have invested heavily in developing IMS capabilities, solutions and products. But market acceptance has been slower than expected. Now, with the 4G standards LTE (Long Term Evolution) and WiMAX taking shape, the IMS platform has been given a new role and a niche that will carry it a considerable distance into the future. more

Related Tags: abi-research, verizon, lte, fcc, ims, push-to-talk, 700mhz

Sprint Nextel Pinches Motricity COO for Network Ops Post

Sprint Nextel has named Steven L. Elfman, 52, a wireless technology and mobile data veteran, to the new position of President - Network Operations and Wholesale, reporting to Dan Hesse, president and chief executive officer. more

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Smart Mobile Device Shipments Jump 53% to 118 Million in 2007

The latest market data from analyst firm Canalys shows how much the converged device market (all smart phones and wireless handhelds) has grown over the past year. These, typically high-end, devices represented around 10% of the global mobile phone market by units in 2007, with annual growth of 60% making them one of the fastest growing segments of the technology industry. Year-on-year growth climbed every quarter throughout 2007, to reach a peak of 72% in Q4. more

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