Health and fitness emerged as the newest major platforms in the mobile industry during the second quarter of 2014. The flurry of activity illustrates how quickly the mobile-health industry is maturing… Read more »
NetZero’s 200 MB free monthly plan will soon be available all over the country (though only at 3G speeds) thanks to new wholesale network deals with Verizon and Sprint. Read more »
Prepaid mobile giant TracFone had a massive quarter, adding 839,000 subscribers and even beating out Verizon Wireless. TracFone didn’t say why, but not coincidentally its Straight Talk brand and partner Walmart… Read more »
ACN’s wireless arm Flash may not have the most compelling rates today, but with a new deal with Devicescape it may be setting the stage for cheaper data plans in the… Read more »
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington wrote this week that he’s bored with the state of the mobile industry as we head into the new year. But there are plenty of reasons to… Read more »
A world of difference separates the Sprint Dan Hesse took over on Dec. 17, 2007 and Sprint today. On his fifth anniversary as CEO, Hesse talks with GigaOM about how Sprint… Read more »
A small army of MVNOs are employing innovative new business models as they come to market in the U.S. They face very long odds of surviving, but they could disrupt the… Read more »
Reports are coming from Japan that Amazon is forming an MVNO. If true, it would be an interesting experiment for Amazon, expanding its mobile business beyond selling devices, apps and e-books… Read more »
The U.S. MVNO market is now largely a niche where a handful of companies provide phones and services on the cheap. But several notable new players are joining the space next… Read more »
The European rumor mill heated up last week with reports that Google is toying with an MVNO-like service for its employees. Google isn’t commenting, and one conflicting story even claims that the initial… Read more »