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Articles tagged with: Verizon Wireless and T Mobile
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, sprint, personal-localized-alerting-network, new-york, USA
US Networks Scale Back Mobile Payments Plans
The USA's big three mobile networks are reported to be scaling back plans for an independent mobile payments platform, and have started talks with expected rivals, the credit card companies about a simpler mobile wallet service. more
Related Tags: at&t, isis, mastercard, mobile-wallet, USA
Mobile Developers Rate AT&T Best in the USA
When asked to rank the capabilities that carriers offer to developers, those in the USA ranked AT&T better than all competitors in four essential areas. AT&T was ranked best in Mobile Application Distribution by 37% - almost twice as many Sprint, which was rated second in that category. Twenty-six percent chose AT&T as having the best Tool Offerings - almost a quarter more than T-Mobile, the next choice. AT&T also edged out Verizon as the carrier with the best Supported Technologies and the best Market Potential. more
Related Tags: at&t, sprint-nextel, apps, usa, USA
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless Jointly Building Mobile Commerce Network
Three of the USA's largest phone networks, AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless have announced the formation of a joint venture chartered with building ISIS, a national m-commerce network. Isis' initial focus will be on building a mobile payment network that utilizes mobile phones to make point-of-sale purchases. Utilizing smartphone and near-field communication (NFC) technology, Isis expects to introduce its service in key geographic markets during the next 18 months. more
Related Tags: mobile-commerce, m-commerce, at&t, barclaycard, usa, mobile-wallet,
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: eu, t-mobile-usa, sprint-nextel, ovi, verizon, iden, vas, sprint, mma, mobile-marketing-association,
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: rural, metropcs, leap-wireless, tim, lte, verizon, alltel,
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: iphone, mobile-data, analytics, samsung, motorola, apple, verizon, iden, vas, comscore, lg, htc, blackberry, sprint,
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: eu, wcdma, ict, metropcs, sprint-nextel, lte, cdma, verizon, alltel, anti-trust, u.s.-cellular, sprint, gsm, target,
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, 3g, iphone, smartphone, apple, smartphones, verizon, palm-pre, palm, htc, blackberry, blackberry-storm, npd-group, touch-screen, sprint, storm, option, 3g-network, qwerty, webos,
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
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, 3g, nokia, smartphone, samsung, motorola, eu, ict, smartphones, gps, driving, lte, ericsson, verizon, gartner, iden, lg, blackberry, rim, blackberry-storm, touchscreen, reliance, sony, 3, oem, omnia, walkman, storm, music, africa, motorola,
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