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Articles tagged with: Verizon Wireless and Sprint
Fitch: iPhone 5 to Benefit Select Carriers Long Term
On Wednesday, Apple unveiled its iPhone 5. Fitch Ratings believes that while the new device will likely create some short-term margin pressure for U.S. wireless carriers, it could likely lead to greater revenues in the long term. more
Related Tags: bip-mobile, mvno, Italy
US Networks Jointly Support Personal Localized Alerts in New York City
Four of the USA's largest phone networks - AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless - have jointly announced plans to deploy a Personal Localized Alerting Network in New York City by the end of this year, three months earlier than the April 2012 deployment date set by the federal government. more
Related Tags: at&t, t-mobile, personal-localized-alerting-network, new-york, USA
US Operators Sign-Up to Mobile Marketing Agreement
The USA's four largest mobile network operators, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile USA have all signed up to abide by marketing guidelines from the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). In addition to the four largest US wireless service providers, there was substantial help in securing this agreement from the major aggregators, brands and content owners. In specific, VeriSign, Neustar, Limbo, and Thumbplay, all played critical roles in the process. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, eu, t-mobile-usa, sprint-nextel, ovi, verizon, iden, vas, mma, mobile-marketing-association,
The Gap in Call Quality Performance among US Mobile Networks Narrows
As the wireless services industry becomes more competitive, the gap in call quality performance between the highest- and lowest-ranked carriers is smaller compared with previous years, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Wireless Call Quality Performance Study. more
Related Tags: text-messaging, sprint-nextel, voicemail, verizon, iden, j.d.-power-and-associates, text-messages, u.s.-cellular, landline, seven, j.d.-power, nextel, text-message,
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, mobile-data, analytics, samsung, motorola, apple, verizon, iden, vas, comscore, lg, htc, blackberry,
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, metropcs, sprint-nextel, lte, cdma, verizon, alltel, anti-trust, u.s.-cellular, gsm, target,
Ericsson Rumoured to have Won $2 Billion Deal from Sprint Nextel
Ericsson is reported to have won a huge US$2 billion service contract from US operator, Sprint Nextel. Citing sources, the business news magazine, Affarsvarlden said the contract is said to be a surprise considering that Ericsson no long supports the CDMA technology used by Sprint Nextel. The complex integration with the Motorola supplied iDEN network can only add to the headaches, although any deal could lead to speculation that Motorola might try to offload their entire iDEN platform to Ericsson. more
Related Tags: motorola, sprint-nextel, lte, outsourcing, cdma, ericsson, verizon, iden, network-management,
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
Related Tags: android, t-mobile, 3g, iphone, smartphone, apple, smartphones, verizon, palm-pre, palm, htc, blackberry, blackberry-storm, npd-group, touch-screen, storm, option, 3g-network, qwerty, webos,
Mobile Phone Improvements for Washington DC Underground Railway
Mobile phone coverage on the Washington metro railway is to be improved following a decision last week by the Metro's Board. Four major cell phone companies -- Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, AT&T and T-Mobile -- will build a new wireless infrastructure in the underground rail system during the next four years. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, sprint-nextel, verizon, fcc, trains, underground, bell, railway, washington-metro, washington, cell-phone, bell-atlantic,
Fitch Downgrades Sprint Nextel's IDR to 'BB'; Outlook Negative
Debt ratings agency, Fitch has downgraded Sprint Nextel's Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'BB' with a negative outlook. Fitch says that Sprint Nextel's downgrade is reflective of the significant continued revenue declines primarily due to the high subscriber losses as well as the limited visibility over the timing and the extent of how overall operating trends might improve during 2009. In particular, the iDEN operations have continued a sharp deterioration of its operating metrics. more
Related Tags: sprint-nextel, wind, verizon, iden, ipcs, sharp, nextel, fitch, churn,
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