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Leap Wireless (LEAP) named Jerry Elliott to replace the retiring Walter Berger as the carrier’s EVP and CFO beginning May 1. Berger, who was named CFO at Leap in early 2008, announced earlier this year plans to leave the company to become CFO at...

Verizon Wireless’ (VZ) spectrum game took an interesting turn this morning as the nation’s largest wireless operator said it would be willing to sell off some of its 700 MHz spectrum holdings if the government approves pending transactions to acquire 1.7/2.1 GHz spectrum. Verizon Wireless...

T-Mobile USA and Leap Wireless looked to shore up some spectrum shortages in their respective networks, announcing the exchange of licenses covering a handful of markets. The deals were technically made between the operators as well as affiliates of the respective carriers that are...

MetroPCS (PCS) joined a handful of its competitors by instituting throttled data plans for its LTE-based cellular network. The offering includes four rate plans running between $40 and $70 per month with increasing amounts of access to go along with the carrier’s traditional unlimited...

The domestic mobile broadband market took an interesting turn today as United Online launched its NetZero Wireless service offering consumers plans beginning at the attractive price of free. The service does not require a contract and runs across Clearwire’s WiMAX network, which currently covers...

Having seen its previous LTE roaming partner stumble over spectrum concerns, Leap Wireless today announced a five-year wholesale deal with Clearwire. The agreement will provide Leap and its Cricket brand with LTE coverage for customers when they are outside of the company’s native markets. Financial...

BARCELONA, Spain – While marketing hype around acronyms, levels of “G” and the sexy devices that run over those networks are seen as the main drivers in the mobile broadband world, at the end of the day it’s how innovative carriers can be in...

Following up on its pre-release of fourth quarter results last month, Leap Wireless rolled out the rest of the numbers showing improved financial results to go along with positive operational news. Despite the results coming in just ahead of most estimates, Leap’s (LEAP) stock was...

Ever get a feeling of déjà vu? The longer I spend in the wireless industry (2012 will be 20 years), the more it seems that history repeats itself. This has become apparent recently as we have been looking at the developments in the smartphone market.

While the mobile industry has been busy hyping the benefits of “4G” to consumers, those that have taken them up on the offer have been busy contacting their respective carriers’ customer care centers at a greater rate, according to the latest customer care survey...

As we turn the page into 2012, we believe it is an opportune time to offer our own version of a Top 10 list to take a page out of Mr. Letterman’s playbook.

Getting the word out early for a quarter that is typically generous to its operations, MetroPCS (PCS) and Leap Wireless (LEAP) both announced limited fourth-quarter results today that proved a mixed bag for the no-contract operators. MetroPCS said it added 197,410 customers during the final...

Leap Wireless (LEAP) threw its hat into the LTE ring, announcing the commercial launch of service in the Tucson, Ariz., market. The carrier said the initial service offering covers more than 90% of its current CDMA-based footprint in that market, with further expansion to...

Leap Wireless’ (LEAP) Cricket Communications operations unveiled a halo device in the Huawei Mercury smartphone set to retail at the carrier for $250. The Android-powered device sports a 4-inch screen, 1.4 GHz processor, 8-megapixel rear camera and VGA front camera and support for Leap’s 3G...

The past couple of weeks have witnessed several industry events that could reshape what the wireless industry will look like going forward. Those events have been centered on the growing need for wireless carriers to get their hands on spectrum that consumers are devouring...

Leap Wireless (LEAP) put some numbers to its plans to swap spectrum with Verizon Wireless, announcing it would acquire a 12 megahertz patch of spectrum in the 700 MHz band covering Chicago from its larger rival for $204 million and in turn sell various...

Regional wireless operator Leap Wireless (LEAP) appears to be in the center of several possible spectrum transactions that could help reshape the wireless market. According to a story from Fierce Wireless, Leap and Verizon Wireless filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to swap...

UPDATED: Wonder no longer about how the Federal Communications Commission feels regarding AT&T’s (T) attempt to purchase rival T-Mobile USA as the government agency late yesterday released an order in connection to its dismissal of AT&T’s petition at the carrier’s request. The dismissal followed...

Reports indicate that AT&T (T) is now in talks with Leap Wireless about possibly acquiring some of T-Mobile USA’s assets in order to make its attempt to acquire T-Mobile USA more palatable to government regulators. It appears that the government is concerned that AT&T’s...

DALLAS – Leap Wireless’ senior vice president of strategy, Bill Ingram, threw down the gauntlet on his rivals during a keynote address at this year’s LTE North America event in Dallas, challenging his competitors to band together in their attempts to remain competitive in...

After decades of “holy wars” surrounding cellular technologies, common ground seems to have been made around the LTE standard. Virtually all carriers around the world have said they plan on moving towards the standard at some point in the network evolution path regardless of...

SAN DIEGO – Leap Wireless International Inc. said it plans to continue to focus on the burgeoning Android-powered smartphone market, which has helped the carrier boost monthly recurring revenues and decrease customer churn. Two very important metrics for a carrier that has struggled to...

SAN DIEGO – While not traditionally considered a “device” show, the annual fall CTIA event has on occasion been a chance for carriers and device makers to roll out new products ahead of the holiday shopping season. This year, however, the device news was...

Some Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) shareholders appear to be getting nervous about a fellow investor's attempt to purchase a growing interest in the regional wireless operator.In an open letter to Leap's board of directors, Pentwater Capital Management said it was concerned that MHR...