Wireless Services


  • T-Mobile Joins Cloud Location Initiative
    The applications game has become the game in wireless, so it’s no wonder that T-Mobile USA Inc., with its stable of Android-powered handsets, is looking to bolster its engagement with third-party developers. Specifically, the operator, No. 4 in the United States, has ...More
    March 11, 2010
    Posted in News
  • The New Network: Smart, Fast and Cheap
    Hyper-competition in the ultra-broadband era is forcing carriers to differentiate on the basis of their back office, not just price and device. ...More
    March 10, 2010 By Tara Seals
    Posted in Articles, Billing
  • Wi-Fi, Femtocells Can Save 3G Data Operators
    Scaling network capacity is only masking the problem. While providing a broader delivery pipe, most users realize a fractional benefit as a few consumers will continue to hog the increased bandwidth. Optimization is a promising solution as it helps in flow-control, but it ...More
    March 10, 2010
    Posted in Articles, Billing
  • Helio Users: Switch to Sprint in May Or Lose Service
    Virgin Mobile USA is cutting off its postpaid Helio users on May 25, according to multiple reports. Virgin Mobile, now owned by Sprint Nextel Corp., will give Helio customers $50 toward the purchase of a Sprint postpaid handset with a new two-year agreement, MobileCrunch ...More
    March 2, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Preparing Your Business for the Next Mobile Evolution
    Until now, most of the industry’s focus has been on the technologies of long-term evolution (LTE); however, technology itself does not generate profits. Understanding the impact of LTE on your business and selecting a way forward that matches your business model is ...More
    March 2, 2010
    Posted in Articles
  • Infonetics: Strong Growth Shows WiMAX Is Working
    The WiMAX equipment sector is up for the third consecutive quarter, signaling continuing opportunity for growth in the 4G mobile broadband technology, according to an analyst firm. The number of WiMAX subscribers jumped 75 percent in 2009, to 6.8 million worldwide."The ...More
    March 1, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Verizon Wireless: 'We're No. 1 in Customer Loyalty'
    Verizon Wireless has customers that love it, and would like everyone to know this.The cellco issued a press release on the subject, detailing its churn rates for the fourth quarter of 2009, which, when compared to the earnings of its competitors, it says, comes in as the ...More
    February 26, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Free Press Lambasts Carriers Over ETF Defense
    Google, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile all banded together this week to defend their early-termination fees to the Federal Communications Commission. Some of the penalties to get out of your smartphone contract run up to $350, but the companies say the cost of ...More
    February 25, 2010
    Posted in News
  • AT&T 3G Speeds Beating Sprint, Verizon
    In a recent PCWorld test, AT&T (T) ranked as the top-performing 3G network. Take that, Verizon. Granted, the test only covered 13 cities, the AT&T’s download speeds came in 67 percent faster than competitors’.Last spring, AT&T’s download ...More
    February 24, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Craig Wireless, Motorola Launch WiMAX in Vancouver
    Think Sprint-Nextel Corp., Clearwire Corp. and their cableco partners are the only ones doing big-city WiMAX in North America? Think again. Craig Wireless Ltd. has just deployed WiMAX service in Vancouver, B.C., in the first phase of a network rollout that is expected to ...More
    February 23, 2010
    Posted in News