Jason Ankeny
Juniper Research
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U.S. Cellular
Latest Headlines
Latest Headlines
MetroPCS, Leap and other Tier 2 U.S. carriers lukewarm on BlackBerry 10
Tier 2 U.S. carriers said they are uncommitted as of now to Research In Motion's BlackBerry 10 platform.
U.S. Cellular lures customers by paying them $300 to switch carriers
Tier 2 operator U.S. Cellular is pulling out all the stops in an attempt to lure more customers to its service. The carrier said it will give new customers a prepaid debit card loaded with $300 if they switch two lines of service from their current carrier to U.S. Cellular and activate a smartphone.
Nokia Siemens charges to profit in Q4 as sales increase, costs drop
Nokia Siemens Networks reported a record operating margin and surging sales and operating profit in the fourth quarter as its strategy of cutting jobs and units not related to mobile broadband begins to pay off.
U.S. Cellular taps Boku for direct-to-bill mobile payments
U.S. Cellular is partnering with Boku to enable its postpaid subscribers to purchase online goods via mobile phone then charge the transaction to their monthly wireless service bill.
Microsoft aims to spread Windows Phone to Tier 2 U.S. carriers
LAS VEGAS--Microsoft thinks it's very important to bring its Windows Phone 8 platform to tier 1 U.S. carriers, a strategy that helped Google's Android platform gain significant market share, according to a Windows Phone executive.
U.S. Cellular updating Samsung Galaxy S III to Android Jelly Bean this week
U.S. Cellular will begin upgrading Samsung Electronics' flagship Galaxy S III smartphone to Google's Android 4.1, a.k.a. Jelly Bean, on Dec. 21.
U.S. Cellular testing VoLTE, will launch 'at some point in the future'
U.S. Cellular has started testing Voice over LTE technology but has not yet said when it will launch the service.
U.S. Cellular to sell Midwestern markets, spectrum to Sprint for $480M
U.S. Cellular said it will sell some of its major Midwestern markets and spectrum to Sprint Nextel for $480 million as it seeks to streamline its operations. The Tier 2 carrier made the announcement in conjunction with its third-quarter earnings, in which it reported a modest gain in subscribers.
Samsung pledges Android Jelly Bean for all Galaxy S III devices in U.S.
Samsung Electronics confirmed it will update all Galaxy S III smartphones across the U.S. to run Google's Android 4.1, a.k.a. Jelly Bean.
Wireless in the third quarter of 2012
How did the wireless industry perform in the third quarter of 2012? Check here throughout the second-quarter earnings report season for full earnings reports from the wireless industry's carriers, handset makers, equipment suppliers and others.
