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In U.S, Market, Prepaid Pressure Grows
Explore IP Carrier (May 14 2012) Marketing , Mobility
... customers, and most mobile virtual network operators, tend to rely on prepaid packaging. In fact, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets President CEO Ralph de la Vega has said the growth opportunity in thi......Samsung24% HTC15% Motorola10% LG7% RIM Blackberry5% The rise of the pre-paid market contributed to Samsung’s growth in the first quarter of 2012. Android devices accounted for 79 percent of the prepaid smar... (Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Samsung AT&T AT&T Mobility
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T-Mobile picks Ericsson, NSN as its LTE vendors
Explore FierceWireless (May 7 2012) Mobility
... deal completes a sweep of major LTE contracts with all four of the country's Tier 1 carriers. Both AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T) and Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) chose Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent as their primary......l-Lucent as their primary LTE vendors. Sprint Nextel, meanwhile, chose Ericsson, Alcatel-lucent and Samsung as the three main vendors for its Network Vision network modernization plan, which includes an upgr... (Read Full Article)
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MetroPCS targets fall for cheaper LTE smartphones, VoLTE
Explore FierceWireless (Apr 26 2012) Marketing
...of these network improvements are included in that amount. MetroPCS COO Tom Keys said Huawei, LG, Samsung and ZTE are providing low-cost LTE Android smartphones that MetroPCS hopes to retail in the $99 to ......n wireless in 2011 * Wireless in the first quarter of 2012 * Sound Off: Will Nokia's Lumia 900 from AT&T be a hit? * Will today's next-generation MVNOs shake up the U.S. (Read Full Article)
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Google Driving into the Enterprise
Explore No Jitter (Apr 25 2012)
...he carrier subsidy model, and pulled back. Like last time, the phones are unlocked and suitable for AT&T or T-Mobile. Unlike last time, Google is now providing end user support. The phone (Galaxy Nexus by......or T-Mobile. Unlike last time, Google is now providing end user support. The phone (Galaxy Nexus by Samsung) can be purchased in the Google Play store, and additional phones and tablets are expected (likely ... (Read Full Article)
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Google to sell unlocked HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus for $399
Explore FierceWireless (Apr 24 2012) Marketing , Mobility
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) said it will sell an unlocked, HSPA+ version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone via its Google Play store for $399, marking a return to direct Android smar......be sold in other countries in the future.
The device will work on the GSM networks of networks of AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T) and T-Mobile USA; currently Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S)...
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Nokia's Q1 sales plunge as company posts $1.2B loss
Explore FierceWireless (Apr 19 2012) Marketing
...ding specific sales figures, Elop said that sales of the Lumia 710 at T-Mobile USA and Lumia 900 at AT&T Mobility had exceeded expectations. Elop also said that while Lumia sales in markets like the U.K. ......wake of Moody's downgradeNokia must take radical steps to stop its continued declineNokia succumbs: Samsung likely to be world's largest handset maker in Q1Nokia sold 2M Lumia smartphones in Q1 ... (Read Full Article)
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Sprint targets 2014 to use 800 MHz for LTE
Explore FierceWireless (Apr 12 2012) Mobility
...price as 3GSprint's Azzi: We won't launch more WiMAX devicesSprint's LTE device lineup headlined by Samsung Galaxy Nexus, LG Viper Sprint will launch 10 LTE markets by mid-year Euteneuer: If Verizon and AT&T get an LTE iPhone, so will Sprint * Sprint targets 2014 to use 800 MHz for LTE * Jefferies: Q1 coul... (Read Full Article)
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Joyn is SMS version 2.0, but will it help carriers stem the OTT tide?
Explore FierceWireless (Mar 29 2012) Marketing , Mobility
...ware.
According to the GSMA, HTC, Huawei, LG, Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM), Samsung, Sony and ZTE are all in various stages of putting the software into their phones. On the operator ...... and ZTE are all in various stages of putting the software into their phones. On the operator side, AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T), Bell Mobility, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, KPN, KT, LGU+, Orange, Orascom T...
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Comment Mentions: Telefonica Vodafone KPN
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It's rough going for C Spire, Leap, U.S. Cellular and other small carriers moving to LTE
Explore FierceWireless (Mar 14 2012) Marketing , Mobility
...LTE networks off the ground and remain competitive with the likes of Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T), which have already carved out substantial leads in LTE network coverage and devi......he carrier expects to launch at least five to seven LTE devices this year, including its first, the Samsung GalaxyTab 10.1, in the next few weeks.
Network engineering: Another major challenge facing smalle...
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The 7 Wireless Data Cap Losers
Explore blog.tmcnet.com (Mar 6 2012) Business Models
...rs should be very careful as their policy changes begin to change end-user behavior.
Tags: apple, at&t, att, bandwidth caps, data hogs, facebook, galaxy note, hulu, ipad, iphone, ipod, motorola, pinterest, samsung, streaming, twitter, verizon, youtube
Related tags: streaming companies, video streaming, bandwidth...
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Comment Mentions: Facebook Profile Google Reader Google Samsung
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Google's Rubin: We're building a 'firewall' between Android and Motorola
Explore FierceWireless (Feb 28 2012) Marketing
...tly, we're not doing very well in the tablet market," Hankil Yoon, a product strategy executive for Samsung, said here at the MWC show, according to a report from CNET.
In a separate blog post, Rubin gave ......Report: Amazon to release Android-powered tablet in Q3 * Report: Apple puts iPad 2 into production; AT&T, Verizon to sell it * Google exec: Android currently not optimized for tablets Tools * Subscribe * ...
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U.S. Cellular blames iPhone for hike in churn, preps for LTE launch in March
Explore FierceWireless (Feb 24 2012) Marketing , Mobility
...t from the launch of the Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4S by competitors Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ), AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T), and Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) in fourth quarter 2011. The company saw its churn inc......icles:U.S. Cellular announces LTE hotspot, details rollout plansU.S. Cellular to launch LTE-enabled Samsung tablet and smartphoneU.S. Cellular to launch 5-7 LTE devices in 2012U.S. Cellular: We'll ... (Read Full Article)
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T-Mobile, MetroPCS ask FCC to block Verizon's cable deals
Explore FierceWireless (Feb 22 2012) Marketing , Mobility
...ting effortDOJ probes Verizon's AWS spectrum purchasesVerizon to buy Cox's AWS spectrum for $315M * AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile all claim to offer nation's 'largest 4G network' * Samsung exec crows of U.S. LTE contract wins * LG unveils new smartphone design philosophy--and smartphones...
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Macro Base Stations with Fiber Backhaul to Approach 1.8 Million in 2014
Explore ECN: Electronic Component News (Feb 21 2012)
...astern Europe, and MEA * Companies mentioned in the report: ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, American Movil, AT&T, Telekom Austria Group, Avea, Bharti Airtel, BridgeWave, British Telecom, Cambridge Broadband Netwo......GigaBeam, Huawei, Indosat, KT Corp, LG Uplus, LightPointe, Metroweb, MTS (Russia), NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Samsung, Siklu, SK Telecom, Sprint, Taqua, Telefonica, Tellabs, Togo Cellulaire, Tower Cloud, VectaStar, Ve... (Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Telefonica Clearwire Vodafone
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U.S. Cellular announces LTE hotspot, details rollout plans
Explore FierceWireless (Feb 17 2012) Mobility
...lar, which continues to battle against larger nationwide rivals like Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T), which are in the midst of their own LTE rollouts. In the third quarter, U.S. C...... CNET article - see this TechCrunch article Related Articles: U.S. Cellular to launch LTE-enabled Samsung tablet and smartphone U.S. Cellular to launch 5-7 LTE devices in 2012 U.S. Cellular: We'll ... (Read Full Article)
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U.S. Cellular to add more tiered data options by mid-year
Explore FierceWireless (Feb 7 2012)
...hopefully be able to move customers up the data usage curve to increase ARPU. Many carriers, led by AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T), have employed similar strategies to get customers to switch to smartphones. I......e middle of 2013. For more:- see this webcastRelated Articles:U.S. Cellular to launch LTE-enabled Samsung tablet and smartphone U.S. Cellular to launch 5-7 LTE devices in 2012U.S. Cellular: We'll wait ... (Read Full Article)
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Microsoft to Pay AT&T Employees to Sell Windows Devices
Explore IP Carrier (Jan 26 2012) Marketing
Microsoft apparently plans to pay AT&T staff $10 to $15 for each Windows Phone handset sold as a direct result of a recommendation to a cu......es, do not buy them from Verizon. Both the Motorola Droid RAZR and the just released Google-branded Samsung Galaxy Nexus are $299 with a two year Verizon contract, and both are listed as costing $649 without...
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Consumerization of IT: Is It More than Just Bring-Your-Own (Mobile) Device?
Explore No Jitter (Jan 19 2012)
...vides a "TV Phone" connection over any television set with connectivity to tablets and smartphones. Samsung announced their vision for providing connectivity across their entire catalog of TVs, mobile phones......ti interfaces with Gmail but has no interface with business platforms such as GoToMeeting, Webex or AT&T Connect. The Nokia Lumia with Windows Phone debuted with only a future promise of a Skype client, d... (Read Full Article)
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At CES, Samsung plans content for every screen
Explore GigaOM (Jan 10 2012) Mobility
... The Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE will be available on Verizon’s network and has a Super AMOLED Plus display. AT&T customers will be able to buy the Samsung Galaxy Note LTE; a cross between a tablet and smartphone with a 5.3-inch screen and S Pen stylus th...
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LTE to Boast Nearly 600 M Subscriptions
Explore vision2mobile (Jan 4 2012) Mobility
...works, Pyramid Research said. Long Term Evolution, the 4G technology that big mobile operators like AT&T and Verizon Wireless are adopting, is rapidly growing. Yet the technology is only expected to const......ced commercial LTE networks, Pyramid Research noted, and 197 LTE devices have become available with Samsung boasting the largest portfolio of LTE tablets and smartphones. (Read Full Article)
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Is C Spire's LTE buildout dead in the water?
Explore FierceWireless (Jan 4 2012) Mobility
...nch an LTE network on its 700 MHz spectrum in the fourth quarter of 2011. At the time, C Spire said Samsung would provide LTE network infrastructure as well as two LTE smartphones that would work in LTE band......s 12 range, which C Spire has argued is difficult to build out since Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T) are using different blocks for their own ...
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2011 in Review, Reviewed: Telco 2.0 News Review
Explore STL Partners (Jan 3 2012) Business Models
...sagreeing with a re-org that centralises more power in the CEO's office. T-Mobile walks from the AT&T deal with $3bn in cold cash, plus a handsome chunk of AWS 1700MHz spectrum covering 12 of the top 2......d that Google Wallet is in fact present in the devices Verizon asked Google to omit it from. And Samsung - which had a banner year selling Android devices by the sack ... (Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Qualcomm IMS Electronic Frontier Foundation
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HTC unlocks Androids even from AT&T and Verizon
...ter Sept. 2011, allowing users to install custom software. The supported phone list doesn't include AT&T or Verizon models, but the tool is working on some from these carriers. HTC unlocks Androids even f......ne example, and a more recent one is the outcry over the lack of Android 4.0 support on some recent Samsung phones, simply because Samsung’s own software doesn’t fit on the ...
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Is Windows Phone's consumer focus killing it?
Explore Ars Technica (Dec 28 2011)
...n both make the devices "their own." This is particularly true in the US market; a handset like the Samsung Galaxy S II had three "exclusive" releases in the US, as each of Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile had their own minor variation on the same base model (in fact, AT&T has released the handset in no fewer than three different variants). Kindels' argument rings true, ...
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