by Pivot
Tag: MVNO
Comcast and Charter Partner to Take on Mobile Industry, Form Mobile Operating Unit
Comcast and Charter announced a joint venture today that will fuel both cable MSOs’ continued move into the mobile broadband ecosystem. The partnership will focus on developing and operating backend systems that support both Xfinity…
Busy Weekend for Sprint as T-Mobile Deal Dies, Altice MVNO Born, and More Softbank
Sprint executives were busy this weekend. Another run at a T-Mobile merger failed, but a new Altice MVNO deal was born. To top it off, Sprint majority owner Softbank intends to up their current 82%…
Sign of the Times: Xfinity Mobile iPhone Launch
The launch of new iPhones, iPhone 8 and 8+ specifically, is a reminder of how the mobile industry, as mature as it is, continues to have new entrants. Comcast is trying to carve out a…
Samsung/ Charter 5G Trials Illustrate Importance of Fiber for Small Cells
Samsung said today that it has been conducting field testing of 4G LTE and 5G wireless technology with Charter Communications in trials that will run until the end of the year. The Samsung/ Charter 5G…
Sprint, Comcast and Charter Rekindle Wireless Partnership Talks
Sprint, Comcast and Charter are once again talking wireless partnership, according to several reports, including the Wall Street Journal. The talks have put a long rumored tie up between Sprint and T-Mobile on hold for…
Moffett: Comcast Verizon MVNO Plans Could Be Good for Both Companies
When Comcast a few weeks ago confirmed rumors that it would launch a wireless mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service that would tap a years-old agreement with Verizon to resell Verizon wireless services, it raised…
Comcast Wireless Plans Confirmed, Details to Come
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts confirmed that Comcast wireless plans are definitely in play, with a wireless service from the broadband and entertainment conglomerate expected sometime in 2017. Responding to questions at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia…
Comcast Confirms Cable Wireless MVNO Plans, Sort Of
Comcast confirmed some form of a cable wireless MVNO plan today on their quarterly earnings conference call. An imminent wireless move by Comcast, and maybe other cable MSOs, has been rumored for the past few…
CEO: Mobile Telemedicine is Focus for MVNO Seniors Wireless
A unique way of differentiating a wireless offering comes from Seniors Wireless, a subsidiary of Australia-based MVNO emveno. The two-part offering launched yesterday combines mobile voice and data service with a telemedicine service operated by…
Google Wireless Plans: Reconnecting Dropped Calls Could be Just the Start
Dropped calls that automatically reconnect could be coming your way thanks to Google. According to several news reports, a Google exec told attendees at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week that this capability…
Sprint Integrates BYOD into MVNOs
OVERLAND PARK, KS – March 05, 2013 – As the opportunity to reuse or recycle idle mobile devices in the United States continues to grow, Sprint (NYSE:S) Emerging Solutions & Global Wholesale today introduced the…
Sprint Wholesales Cord Cutting
Sprint is introducing their wireline phone replacement service, Sprint Phone Connect, as a wholesale product, inviting MVNOs to market it as a home phone replacement service. Sprint Phone Connect uses Sprint’s 3G wireless network to…