Best Buy will launch its own mobile broadband data service on July 11 for some of the devices it sells in many of its big-box retail outlets. The story has been dribbling out over the past few weeks with Best Buy leaking the details itself in an ad that was picked up Sprint Follows Verizon’s Lead And Says It Won’t Offer The Nexus One
No Stranger To Services, Best Buy Partners With Sprint To Offer Data Plans
CTIA 2010: Review In Photos
At the annual CTIA event in Las Vegas last week, more than 40,000 people turned out to listen to the keynotes, walk the show floor and see some of the next big devices to hit store shelves.
Some of the highlights included the unveiling of several Android devices, including the Samsung Galaxy S and Sprint’s...
@ CTIA: U.S. Leads In Mobile Broadband Subscribers And Investments
The theme at CTIA in Las Vegas is mobile broadband and the shift to 4G. In this morning’s keynote, AT&T’s CEO Ralph de la Vega said that the U.S. is facing unprecedented demand for mobile broadband and that the U.S. is moving faster than any other country in the world to deploy the fastest networks....
CTIA Energizes This Year’s Show With Focus On Developers
Wireless carriers typically take center stage at CTIA, but this week in Las Vegas expect it to be a bit more balanced: Event organizers are doing more than ever before to cater to the changing landscape of the industry.
The show will focus much more on application developers and start-ups with keynotes and at...
Wireless Carriers Bicker Over Size Of Spectrum Holdings
Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) frequently brags about how much spectrum it has at its disposal, and how easy it will be to deliver a ton of video and other high-bandwidth services over mobile networks. It’s a luxurious postion to be in and something that has only become top of mind for consumers recently...
Google’s Trademark Application for ‘Nexus One’ Is Denied; Launches On Sprint Next
Just as Google (NSDQ: GOOG) starts being more aggressive at rolling out the Nexus One to more carriers, it was socked in the gut with this bad news: its trademark application for the phone has been denied.
Google’s application was denied because of “a likelihood of confusion” with a trademark held by...
Sprint To Unveil The First 4G Phone Next Week?
Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel may unveil the first 4G phone next week at the big CTIA wireless conference in Las Vegas.
The device, which is reportedly made by HTC and called ‘the Supersonic,’ will run on the company’s WiMax network, which is being built by Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR),
Verizon Wireless Bringing First 4G Phones To Market In Mid-2011
If you are holding out for a 4G phone for your next purchase, don’t bother. Verizon Wireless will not have its very first 4G handset until mid-2011.
While that’s about six months earlier than the company had said before, that’s still far enough away to burn through another contract, especially since the chance of you wanting...
T-Mobile USA Says They Ditched Yahoo For Google Because Consumers Demanded It
T-Mobile USA executives explained that it abruptly ended its year-old exclusive search deal with Yahoo, and replaced it with Google (NSDQ: GOOG), because it is what their subscribers wanted. “It was customer led; the Google brand is associated with Internet and search,”...
Verizon Wireless Steals Play From Sprint: Signs $720 Million Deal With NFL
The NFL has signed a new four-year deal with Verizon Wireless, putting an end to a roughly five-year partnership with Sprint (NYSE: S).
The deal is valued at $720 million, including a rights fee and advertising spending, according to the WSJ, which quotes people familiar with the...
Yahoo Loses Exclusive T-Mobile USA Search Deal To Google
T-Mobile USA has ended its year-old exclusive search deal with Yahoo, and has replaced the company with its chief rival—Google (NSDQ: GOOG).
The deal shifts the U.S. mobile search dominance away from Yahoo and in favor of Google, which now works with two of the top four carriers. The hand-off between Yahoo...
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