Yes, you read that right. NEXTEL has been selected as a communications supplier for the SuperBowl LIV, held on February 2, 2020. Sort of. Now, since Sprint bought Nextel in 2004 and they turned off the iDEN network in 2013 – 7 years ago- how is this possible? First, it’s not the on-field radios – those are Read more…
One of the most exciting stories at CES this year was the acquisition of Corporate Dynamics, Inc. by ACCENT Ventures, LLC and the announcement of two new services that can dramatically improve the performance and profits of wireless dealers, master agents, MVNOs and carriers. NWIDA previewed these services and here’s what we saw: • A New Interactive Digital Display Read more…
Per a post on an industry Facebook group, AT&T may be opening up it’s Cricket Wireless products to multi-carrier stores, starting in February. Cricket has always been an exclusive store product, with the exception of a limited test in very few markets in 2019. The post (image below) implies this will also be on a trial basis Read more…
The EU Wants Standard Charging on all mobile devices sold in Europe. And, the European Union authorities have threatened to outlaw its lightning cables. Members of the European Parliament called for the European Commission to enforce use of a single universal charger for all mobile devices. They’ve said this is to reduce electronic waste and increase convenience Read more…
For a while now, Google Fi has worked on multiple networks – pulling in the strongest signal. Signal strength is key – right? It doesn’t matter what your phone can do if you can’t get a signal. It appears Trac has realized they own MVNOs on all 4 networks, AND is apparently working on a “smart SIM” Read more…
The Sprint / T-Mobile merger faced another setback when a federal judge extended his Tunney Act review of the U.S. DoJ settlement into mid-February. We had initially expected this routine review to end in mid-November. Now it might not conclude until after Judge Victor Marrero’s decision in the State AG case, thereby delaying T-Mobile’s ability to close Read more…
Unremovable Malware Found on LifeLine Phones. The UMX U686CL, an Android phone provided in the Lifeline program, comes preinstalled with malware that can’t be removed without making the device cease to work, researchers reported. Manufactured in China, the phone is provided by Virgin Mobile’s Assurance Wireless program. Researchers at Malwarebytes said on Thursday that the device comes Read more…
While Boss Revolution has long been in the prepaid telecom business, selling international calling cards – they’ve now become a full fledged MVNO, on the Sprint network – Boss Revolution Mobile. Offering 4 plans, and starting at $20/month, all the plans offer unlimited talk, text, and data with mobile hotspot. There is a high-speed 4G LTE data Read more…
Yesterday, we reported that Sprint had announced they’ve killed off the Virgin Mobile brand, and will be moving all those customers to Boost. Today we learned that the Virgin Group will be taking the Virgin Mobile brand back. Virgin is still deciding whether they will relaunch the brand in the US under a new identity. A representative Read more…
H2O Wireless announced that Sam Hamdan has joined the company as the VP of sales, a newly created position for the company. In this role, he will lead sales for H2O Wireless with an initial focus on improving the performance of H2O’s existing dealers while also expanding H2O’s dealer footprint in strategic US markets. Leveraging a unique Read more…