MVNEs Help Postpaid MVNOs
SOME NEWER MVNOS ARE embracing a postpaid strategy (see related story), which brings different — and more complicated — back-office concerns from the more traditional prepaid model.“From a [postpaid] business model perspective, installing proper BSS/OSS systems is probably ...More
September 1, 2006 By Tara Seals
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Amp’d Gets Channelized
Amp’d Mobile Inc., the multimedia-heavy MVNO that launched in January on Verizon Wireless’ 3G EV-DO network, is spending the fall building out and ramping up its channel distribution network. Amp’d focuses on its multimedia capabilities as a differentiator. “We realized ...More
September 1, 2006 By Tara Seals
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Our Town
AS MOBILITY CONTINUES TO PROVE itself useful in bolstering productivity and efficiency, it has begun to find a footing in the municipal arena, a space often faced with federal funding cutbacks and limited options for improving services. Offering cellular applications to ...More
September 1, 2006 By Tara Seals
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EarthLink Takes a Wholesale Dive Into Muni Wireless
EarthLink Inc. launched its first municipal Wi-Fi broadband network in Anaheim, Calif., kicking off a wholesale strategy that relies on the creation of a nationwide Wi-Fi footprint and standardized program. EarthLink plans to go after the home broadband user and businesses, ...More
September 1, 2006 By Tara Seals
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Branching Out
WHILE THE SEED OF WIRELESS RESALE has matured into a mighty oak of a market, it has relied on a largely prepaid business model to date. Recently we’ve seen a different kind of nut, as postpaid operators have emerged to widen the focus for the market segment. Amp’d’s ...More
September 1, 2006 By Tara Seals
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Flanking the Front Lines
EVERY NEW TECHNOLOGY attracts the dark side, as IP telephony did earlier this year when a VoIP executive and his hacker accomplice were arrested for fraud. And while computers largely have become immune to attacks — thanks to firewalls and other security measures — the ...More
September 1, 2006 By Kelly Teal
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Judges Reaffirm States’ Rights for Wireless ‘Truth-in-Billing’
FEATURE Posted: 09/2006 Judges Reaffirm States’ Rights for Wireless ‘Truth-in-Billing’ By Kelly M. Teal A federal appeals court has reaffirmed legal support for states’ rights to require or prohibit the use of line items on wireless bills. The so-called “truth in billing” ...More
September 1, 2006 By Kelly Teal
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Mobile Payment Processing Gives New Meaning to COD
AS BUSINESSES BECOME wireless-enabled, the resulting changes to their service-delivery models are creating even more opportunities for wireless dealers beyond selling phones and connectivity. One of these changes is that the point of sale oftentimes has moved to the field. ...More
August 1, 2006 By Kelly Teal
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