Wireless carriers subsidize the the cost of the v3 by as much as 100% to lure subscribers.
His company, ReCellular, buys used phones for a few bucks each from wireless carriers, banks, retailers and fundraisers.
Providing wireless networks would allow Google to circumvent incumbent cable companies and wireless carriers.
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Lanci concedes that Acer must spend the next year strengthening ties to wireless carriers.
The Mountain View, Calif. company is also looking to strengthen ties with wireless carriers.
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However, the competition to provide gateway and application software to wireless carriers is intense.
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The first was that recently, Chinese wireless carriers have been bypassing content aggregators like Hurray!
Wireless carriers have worked for the past few years to boost their data revenue.
That service orientation is critical, because wireless carriers stress revenue generation over cost recovery.
Instead of going through wireless carriers, Apple began working directly with two national distributors.
Unlike most wireless carriers in the U.S., the company does not offer subsidized handset prices.
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Google also has to find a way to limit the influence of wireless carriers on Android.
In the early 1980s, for example, wireless carriers could put only a few thousand calls on each band.
But for wireless carriers, which now control a new entry point to the Internet, the prospect is enticing.
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More innovation among wireless carriers means that the present two-year upgrade cycle will sustain itself for a while.
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By the end of 2005, wireless carriers were supposed to implement tracking technologies for 95% of their calls.
Everyone from television studios to wireless carriers thinks consumers want to watch video clips on their mobile phones.
The importance of the new mobile Internet cycle to investors and wireless carriers was discussed in previous articles.
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Verizon, on the other hand, will likely compare the valuation to those of other wireless carriers with strong performances.
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Skype also wants to pull in more revenue by licensing its technology to wireless carriers and consumer electronics manufacturers.
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The innovation-choking monopoly that wireless carriers have on hardware, services and content--especially in the U.S.-- is starting to crack.
Maggiotto expects to sign similar deals with wireless carriers and other device makers.
Regional wireless carriers and cable companies are likely to get in the game.
Tellabs is clearly benefitting from the increased network demands on wireless carriers as smartphones continue to sop up bandwidth.
On top of that, wireless carriers are giving highly subsidized phones along with a 1-2 year contract to customers.
U.S. wireless carriers are working on a new way to deliver voice calls to make their networks more efficient.
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So far, the wireless carriers have only dipped their toes into mobile television.
Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products.
Wireless carriers have made bundles off the BlackBerry's high-priced monthly plans, but that doesn't mean they can't use other manufacturers.
Apple has spoken to at least one of the top U.S. wireless carriers about its plans, the person said yesterday.
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