by Pivot
Tag: Mobile
Smartphone Growth Forecasted at 2.3% for 2025, Higher in U.S.: Report
After recently disclosing a 6% growth rate of worldwide shipments of smartphones in 2024, a new International Data Corporation (IDC) report announced its 2025 forecast of 2.3% growth in the smartphone market. If the projected…
T-Mobile Ahead of AT&T and Verizon in 5G Use Where Available: Report
T-Mobile subscribers in rural Florida who have access to 5G spend the most time of any state using it rather than LTE, according to a new report by Ookla. AT&T finished second and Verizon third.…
National Advertising Watchdog Rules Against Total Wireless
BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division (NAD) is recommending that Total Wireless modify its ads to avoid suggesting customers can get both four lines for $25/month and four free 5G phones. Total Wireless is a…
T-Mobile, Spectrum Mobile, and Mint Mobile Highest in Retail Experience: J.D. Power Study
J.D. Power’s 2025 U.S. Wireless Retail Experience Study – Volume 1 places T-Mobile, Spectrum Mobile, and Mint Mobile at the top of their respective categories for overall customer satisfaction with the wireless retail experience. The…
Charter’s Spectrum Mobile Reaches 10M Lines Milestone
Stamford, Conn. – February 4, 2025 – Spectrum today announced that Spectrum Mobile reached 10 million mobile lines1 six years after launching, becoming the first cable operator to surpass the milestone and further cementing Spectrum Mobile’s status as the…
Helium Mobile Introduces Free Plan, ‘Cloud Points’ Gift Cards
The price point offered by Helium Mobile’s new Zero plan is sure to gain consumer attention; the service is free. Helium Mobile also is introducing Cloud Points, a program in which subscribers earn points by allowing…
AST SpaceMobile LEO Initiative Gets Okay for Tests From FCC
AST SpaceMobile says that the Special Temporary Authority (STA) it has been granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will enable it to begin testing its five low earth orbit (LEO) BlueBird satellites with unmodified…
Gap Narrows Between Samsung and Apple as Smartphone Shipments Change: Report
Samsung leads the global market in overall shipments of smartphones, but the gap between Samsung and second-largest supplier Apple is not as wide as it once was. A report by stock data and analysis company,…
AT&T Announces Structured Sale-Leaseback of Real Estate to Reign Capital
January 24, 2025 — As part of its legacy network transformation, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) completed a structured sale-leaseback of underutilized central office facilities with private real estate development firm Reign Capital. The transaction, which closed on…
FDNY Chooses Verizon Frontline for Communications Upgrade
NEW YORK – January 23, 2025 – Verizon Frontline today announced the completion of a communications upgrade for the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), replacing a legacy central exchange (Centrex) phone system with a more…
T-Mobile Repeats as Fastest Mobile Provider and More in 2H 2024: Ookla Report
T-Mobile repeated its first-half high-level performance by leading competitors as the fastest mobile provider in the U.S. across all technologies combined — and specifically for 5G — in the second half of last year, according…
T-Mobile Loses Two National Advertising Division Challenges
T-Mobile says that it will comply with recommendations that it discontinue advertising claims in two Fast-Track SWIFT challenges brought by AT&T Services. Fast-Track SWIFT challenges are an expedited process for single-issue advertising cases brought to…
