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Articles tagged with: Verizon Wireless and Smartphone
Verizon Wireless smartphones Deliver 7% Higher ARPU than AT&T iPhones
Verizon Wireless smartphone users are generating average revenue per user (ARPU) of $105.45 while AT&T Wireless iPhone users generate ARPU of $98.20. Despite this disparity, iPhone users are more likely to experience "bill shock.", reports Validas. more
Related Tags: apple-iphone, mobile-broadband, at&t, validas, wireless,
Verizon Wireless Smartphones Consuming More Data than AT&T iPhones
An ongoing study of wireless data utilization, conducted by Validas, claims that Verizon Wireless smartphones are consuming more wireless data than AT&T iPhones by a ratio of roughly 1.25 to1. Average monthly wireless data consumption for Verizon Wireless Smartphones is 421 megabytes per month, versus 338 megabytes per month for iPhones. more
Related Tags: apple-iphone, mobile-broadband, at&t, validas, wireless,
Key Announcements Intensifies the Smartphone OS Battle
Market research firm, In-Stat believes we are entering a very critical time for smartphone OSs, as exemplified by four major smartphone announcements on October 6 from AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Palm, and Microsoft. more
Related Tags: at&t, palm, microsoft, os, cell-phone
Verizon Wireless Announces Support for Android Smartphones
USA based Verizon Wireless has announced that it is to support the Google backed Android smartphone platform and has signed a cooperation agreement with Google for other services. more
Related Tags: android, google, broadband,
Despite Recession - US Smartphone Market Still Growing
According to The NPD Group, consumer sales of smartphones to U.S. consumers represented 23 percent of all handset sales in the fourth quarter (Q4) 2008 compared to just 12 percent in Q4 2007. Led by the release of Apple's iPhone 3G at $199, the average price for a smartphone fell 23 percent from $216 in Q4 2007 to $167 last year. more
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Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Down by 5% in Q4 '08
The global economic downturn had a significant impact on the mobile phone industry as worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totalled 314.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2008, a 4.6 per cent decline from the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Manufacturers continued to struggle against low consumer confidence in both emerging and mature markets. more
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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, arpu, t-mobile-usa, ict, itu, smartphones, metropcs, leap-wireless, lte, strategy-analytics, verizon, alltel, mobile-broadband, us-cellular,
Microsoft Wins Mobile Search Deal with Verizon
Verizon Wireless has signed a deal with Microsoft to provide portal, local and Internet search as well as mobile advertising services to customers on its devices. The five-year agreement will go into effect in the first half of 2009 when Microsoft Live Search is targeted to be available on new Verizon Wireless feature phones and smartphones. more
Related Tags: google, microsoft, smartphones, verizon, mobile-advertising, mobile-search, nielsen, display, mobile-web,
Third of 3G iPhone Buyers Switched from Other Carriers to Join AT&T
According to a new report from The NPD Group, the leader in market research for the wireless industry, 30 percent of U.S. consumers who purchased Apple's new iPhone 3G from June through August 2008 switched from other mobile carriers to join AT&T, the exclusive mobile carrier for the iPhone in the U.S. By way of comparison just 23 percent of consumers, on average, switched carriers between June and August 2008. Nearly half (47%) of new AT&T iPhone customers that switched carriers switched from Verizon Wireless, another 24 percent switched from T-Mobile, and 19 percent switched from Sprint. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, iphone, apple, apple, smartphones, verizon, blackberry,
UPDATE: Google Unveils Android Smartphone for T-Mobile
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Google, Tuesday unveiled its first Android-powered smartphone for T-Mobile USA as the Internet giant hopes to shake up the wireless industry. more
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