Comments on: Sprint Mobile Losses Not a Sign of Recession

By: The Law of Mobility » Blog Archive » Business Models: February 2008

The Law of Mobility » Blog Archive » Business Models: February 2008 — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:08:35 +0000

[...] Sprint Mobile Losses Not a Sign of Recession [...]

By: Verizon’s New Rate Plans… Cruising for Bruising - GigaOM

Verizon’s New Rate Plans… Cruising for Bruising - GigaOM — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:48:29 +0000

[...] left for carriers to play: steal business from competitors. Guest columnist and analyst Jason Kowal wrote about the coming slowdown earlier this month. Kowal outlined some of the moves carries are going to make to counter the [...]

By: AT&T’s 3G Plans Reflect Reality Of Voice - GigaOM

AT&T’s 3G Plans Reflect Reality Of Voice - GigaOM — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:03:50 +0000

[...] to aggressively push its 3G wireless services in 2008 is further proof that U.S. mobile operators are now banking on growing demand for wireless broadband to overcome slumping/stagnating voice [...]

By: AT&T’s 3G Plans Reflect Reality Of Voice - GigaOM

AT&T’s 3G Plans Reflect Reality Of Voice - GigaOM — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:03:50 +0000

By: AT&T’s 3G Plans Reflect Reality Of Voice - GigaOM

AT&T’s 3G Plans Reflect Reality Of Voice - GigaOM — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:03:50 +0000

By: insaneinthemembrane

insaneinthemembrane — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:16:16 +0000

Sprint losses arise more of loss of its post-paid subscribers rather than limited growth of its customer base. At this time most of its policies seem to towards retaining its present customers rather than gaining new ones.

By: Wireless reaches saturation in the US |

Wireless reaches saturation in the US | — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:55:14 +0000

[...] In the UK in 2002, for example, subscriber growth slowed from to 9 percent from 16 percent in 2001 (the year that penetration rates reached 85 percent), and since then has only exceeded 10 percent in one year (2004). In 2006, UK subscriber growth was just 4 percent. Meanwhile, ARPU fell by 24 percent between 2000 and 2001, a drop from which it has only recently started to show a slight recovery, thanks to the contribution of data services. (from GigaOm) [...]

By: Yakety Yak

Yakety Yak — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:42:45 +0000

Don't forget growing through gobbling like pacman (I'm old). M&A is good route to further growth of these companies. Someone should put Sprint out of it's misery and do a take-over. There are rumors circulating about Alltel marrying Sprint. I would like to see Verizon merge with Sprint personally.

By: christophe

christophe — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:38:27 +0000

I think that all operators have the same problem, Except emerging country !

By: free market research company

free market research company — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:15:28 +0000

wake up guys M'Soft is buying Yahoo - I'll cry for anti-competition