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Sprint Wraps Buy of U.S. Cellular Assets

The carrier says this will significantly increase its network capacity and improve the customer experience in these markets. ...More
May 17, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
AT&T's Aio Prepaid Debut 'As Smart as It Is Surprising'

Aio offers a portfolio of devices that include smartphones, tablets, and feature phones from a variety of manufacturers, including Samsung, Nokia and ZTE. ...More
May 13, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
T-Mobile Future Hinges on iPhone, 'Uncarrier' Strategy

T-Mobile said it lost almost 200,000 contract customers (net) last quarter. That was better than the half-million it lost in the previous quarter and a year ago. Churn fell to 1.9 percent – the carrier's best mark since Q2 2008. ...More
May 9, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Billing
Possible New AT&T Prepaid Plan a 'Smart Move'

Despite the fact that many of its rivals beat AT&T to the punch, at least one industry insider says the potential launch of an "All In One" prepaid service is one that the carrier should make. ...More
May 6, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Tecnotree Gets $2.1 Million Order in Latin America

Tecnotree says its new systems can provide far better quality of service in terms of performance and drive operational costs down for the unnamed operator group in Latin America. ...More
May 3, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Service & Network Management, Service Creation & Delivery
More Than 133,000 Push Verizon to Drop Contracts

The non-subsidized approach is one that many low-cost carriers implemented years ago. ...More
April 29, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Billing
The Changing Face of Africa's Telco Industry

With the vast majority of African mobile subscribers on prepaid packages, communication service providers (CSPs) are trying to leverage ways to maintain and increase their customer base. ...More
April 18, 2013
Posted in Blog, Billing, Service Creation & Delivery
Prepaid Mobile: New Models or Market Definition?

The prepaid market is set to grow, but what form that growth will take remains to be seen as carriers in multiple avenues are either redefining their business models to meet new market opportunity or are building new models. ...More
April 10, 2013
Posted in Blog, Billing
Personalized, Hybrid Services Drive Convergent Billing

CSPs need to be able to apply real-time charging for different payment models (prepaid/postpaid) and network types (wireless/wireline/converged/IMS). They also need streamlined rating and billing for value-added services, through rich billing data models. ...More
April 9, 2013
Posted in Articles, Billing, Service & Network Management
Verizon CEO Considers Dropping Contracts

T-Mobile's recent announcement of dropping contracts and phone subsidies has led Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam to consider the same approach. ...More
April 8, 2013 By Arselia Gales
Posted in News