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1. T-Mobile hails BlackBerry phone as first that's prepaid in U.S.
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 19, 2009
T-Mobile will allow customers to buy a BlackBerry Curve 8520 without signing a contract as part of its new Complete package that the carrier will sell for $60, including a free month of service. The telecom, which will provide four handsets in its plan, said it marked the first time a U.S. carrier had offered a BlackBerry model on a prepaid basis. Chicago Tribune (11/18)
2. Verizon Wireless mum on Droid figures, but "very pleased"
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 17, 2009
Saying it has a strict policy against talking about sales figures, Verizon Wireless asserted it was "very pleased" with results from the Motorola Droid, which the carrier launched last week. Analysts have weighed in with estimates that range from 100,000 units over the first weekend to 250,000 through its initial week on the market. Network World (11/16) Wall Street Journal, The (11/16)
3. Stephenson: AT&T sees rebound starting in second half of 2010
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 18, 2009
The business cycle has remained mired in the economic slump, but a rebound is expected in the second half of next year, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson told Dow Jones Newswires. Stephenson added that he was not certain when hiring would return because many companies were waiting to see the outcome of congressional action on health care, taxes and other issues before making those decisions. Wall Street Journal, The (11/17)
4. Verizon Wireless' Droid sends Android Web traffic into orbit
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 16, 2009
It may be too soon to tell if Motorola's new Droid smartphone will be a huge hit, but its Verizon Wireless users sure like to browse the Web, according to a report from the Clicky analytics firm, which said the Droid accounted for 1.5% of all mobile Internet traffic Nov. 11 and about 25% of the entire Android Web activity. Droid is the sole Android-based handset running the operating system's version 2.0. InternetNews.com (11/13)
5. With new standard, big changes in store for Wi-Fi
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 13, 2009
Approval of the new 802.11n wireless standard will lead to a wave of innovation for Wi-Fi products over the next three to five years, according to industry executives. This report predicts some of the new technologies that might come down the pike. Network World (11/12)
6. Palm begins second phase of WebOS story with $99 Pixi
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 16, 2009
Palm on Sunday launched its second WebOS-based handset, the $99 Pixi, at a time when Google's Android operating system has been grabbing most of the headlines in the mobile business. CEO Jon Rubinstein said Palm did not have to be a huge company to compete, but added, "One of the key things we need to do as a company is to get to scale. We need to bring on more carriers and more regions." New York Times, The (11/15) Pocket-lint.co.uk (11/16)
7. MVNO startup aims to keep it Simple
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 17, 2009
Simple Mobile introduced its U.S.-based MVNO service Monday with a twist: The carrier provides handsets, but encourages subscribers to use their own unlocked phones with a new SIM card. Simple, which has tested 180 devices so far, starts its plans at $40 a month for unlimited domestic calls with a strategy that downplays data in favor of voice services. Electronista (11/16)
8. Analyst says Sprint has turned corner, ups rating
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 17, 2009
Sprint Nextel investors got some welcome news Monday when a Credit Suisse analyst raised his rating on the carrier's shares to "outperform," saying he believes that subscriber losses will stabilize and that growth from prepaid services will offset postpaid declines. The analyst also noted that Sprint has repaid $1 billion on its $4.5 billion revolving-debt facility. Also, Sprint said it had begun selling Clearwire's WiMAX service in Austin and San Antonio, Texas, under its own brand. CEDMagazine.com (11/16) Reuters (11/16)
9. AT&T set to introduce pair of BlackBerry devices
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 18, 2009
Network World (11/17)
10. Report: RIM will dominate market despite drop in share
CTIA SmartBrief | Nov 16, 2009
Smartphones will account for almost one-third of all cell phones sold in the U.S. this year compared with 15% in 2007, according to a new Pyramid Research report that predicts Research in Motion's BlackBerry handsets will still lead the market by a wide margin by 2014. The report estimates that smartphones will make up 60% of the handset market in five years. Electronista (11/13)
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