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Articles tagged with: Verizon
Verizon Wireless Joins Global Mobile Applications Joint-Venture
US network operator, verizon Wireless is to join the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) established by China Mobile, Japan's Softbank and Vodafone (which co-owns verizon Wireless) to help accelerate the uptake of mobile technologies on a mass-market scale. more
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Verizon Wireless Launches Ringback Tones for Business Users
Ringback tones, a mainstay for savvy consumers to customize their mobile phones, have made their way to business culture after US network, verizon Wireless announced the availability of Business Ringback Tones to let organizations replace the generic ring callers hear when contacting a wireless business number with a customized message. more
Related Tags: sms, tim, verizon-wireless, ovi, iden, text-messages, ringback-tones, ringback-tone, 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, verizon-wireless, ovi, iden, vas, sprint, 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, metropcs, leap-wireless, tim, lte, verizon-wireless, alltel, USA
Verizon Wireless Rumoured Looking at Selling Netbook Computers
US network operator, verizon Wireless is reported to be preparing to join the growing trend for mobile phone networks to sell netbook computers. A report by Bloomberg News said that at least one netbook has passed internal compatibility tests and that others are being run through the program. more
Related Tags: eu, vodafone, verizon-wireless, netbooks, dell, netbook, laptop, USA
Verizon Wireless Settles Velveteen Rabbit Lawsuit
After filing a lawsuit last month, verizon Wireless says that it has settled its dispute with a firm which spammed its customers with adverts for a forthcoming movie, The Velveteen Rabbit. In addition to a permanent injunction preventing any future calls, the Utah-based telemarketer has agreed to a US$25,000 cash settlement, which verizon Wireless is donating to the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH). more
Related Tags: privacy, ict, tim, verizon-wireless, ovi, iden, partner, USA
Smartphone Market Share Increased Rapidly Worldwide According to AdMob
Mobile advertising agency, AdMob has reported that despite challenging economic conditions, smartphones continued to gain significant market share worldwide over the past six months, rising from 26 percent to 33 percent of hits to its adserver platform in February 2009. more
Related Tags: android, windows-mobile, nokia, iphone, smartphone, samsung, smartphones, wind, palm, htc, blackberry, rim, htc-dream, admob, blackberry-storm, touchscreen, symbian, sprint, operating-system, windows, storm
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-wireless, iden, j.d.-power-and-associates, text-messages, u.s.-cellular, landline, seven, sprint, j.d.-power, nextel, text-message, USA
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-wireless, iden, vas, comscore, lg, htc, blackberry, sprint, 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, metropcs, sprint-nextel, lte, verizon-wireless, cdma, alltel, anti-trust, u.s.-cellular, sprint, gsm, USA