What’s Next For the Nation’s Roughly Four Dozen MVNOs?
Fierce Wireless News Remember, in 2007, when the MVNO died? In a series of high-profile flops, Disney Mobile met its untimely end just a few months after Amp’d Mobile went under. Those followed the demise of Mobile ESPN the year before. Topics: 3G, AT&T, attack, broadband, carrier, CDMA, cellular, Cingular, Clearwire, FCC, GPS, GSM, HSPA, [...]
Leap’s MVNO Deal With Sprint Makes MetroPCS Merger Unlikely
Fierce Wireless News Recent moves by Leap Wireless (NASDAQ:LEAP) appear to be making the unlimited prepaid carrier less dependent on its roaming partner, rival and sometimes rumored merger buddy MetroPCS (NASDAQ:PCS). In fact, some analysts believe that Leap’s latest maneuverings make a merger between Leap and MetroPCS extremely unlikely. Topics: 3G, AT&T, carrier, Cingular, HSPA, Leap Wireless, merger, [...]
3D Cell Phones? Some Think It’s Only a Matter of Time
Fierce Wireless News Does this mean smartphone owners are going to have to wear special 3D glasses just to check their email? Not really, explained Mitchell. He said there actually several different technologies that can essentially “trick” the eye into seeing a 3D image without the use of special glasses (dubbed “Autostereoscopy” for those technically [...]
Report: HSPA Accounts for 7.1% of PC Broadband Connections in North America
Fierce Wireless News A new report on mobile broadband connectivity from Berg Insight found the North American market has evolved more slowly than Europe, and currently only 7.1 percent of PC broadband connections are HSPA. Topics: broadband, Europe, HSPA, North America, WiMax, wireless
