Wireless Carriers Archive

Acer in talks with Europe’s operators for 3G mini laptop

Posted on : Aug 24 2008 | Posted under Wireless Carriers

Acer said it is in discussions with European operators T-Mobile International, Vodafone Group and Orange to supply mini laptops with built-in 3G. The company says it is also talking to Taiwanese operators Chunghwa Telecom and Taiwan Mobile. Acer’s Aspire one already includes 802.11b/g but left room to install WiMAX or 3G modules. The 3G module […]

AT&T asks FCC to deny Sprint-Clearwire merger

Posted on : Aug 24 2008 | Posted under Wireless Carriers

AT&T has asked the FCC to deny the planned merger between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire. The operator, which has the largest subscriber base in the U.S., argued that the venture would eventually use spectrum leased from schools, cities and nonprofits and that the spectrum hasn’t been fully accounted for in the proposed merger. Earlier this […]

Applications spur open environment

Posted on : Aug 24 2008 | Posted under Wireless Carriers

Wireless carriers have notoriously exerted control over the mobile applications users can access via their cell phones. But the iPhone is helping operators realize that openness can spur more data usage–which is a winning proposition for them. Article

Carrier metrics: ARPU, Churn and more

Posted on : Aug 24 2008 | Posted under Wireless Carriers

During the second quarter of 2008, U.S. wireless carriers kept their average revenue per user steady thanks to growing data revenues. In addition, churn levels remained low while net adds climbed (at least for some operators). Check out the top U.S. operator metrics here.