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The wishes of millions looks set to be answered in the coming weeks as Verizon Wireless (VZ) is set to begin offering an Apple Inc. (AAPL) product. No, that product is not the iPhone, but instead the iPad, and comes …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ July …

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) continued to spread its prepaid offering with its Boost Mobile division unveiling a new access plan providing unlimited services for $2 per day. The plan includes unlimited nationwide talk, text, Internet access, picture messaging, e-mail and …

UPDATED: Clearwire Corp. broadened its marketing reach today with the launch of its prepaid Rover offering that the WiMAX network operator said was targeting the 18 to 24 year old segment, also known as Generation Y.The service provides for daily, …

Broadband customers in the United Kingdom have seen prices for fixed services drop over the past six months due to increased competition from mobile broadband offerings, according to a report from Analysys Mason. The firm noted that fixed broadband prices …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s (S) Virgin Mobile USA brand affirmed plans to update its mobile broadband service that will include an unlimited, no-contract offering for $40 per month. The company originally hinted at the changes yesterday on its Facebook page.The new …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s (S) Assurance Wireless subsidy said it has expanded its offering to New Jersey, providing eligible customers with a free wireless device and 200 minutes per month of voice service. Assurance noted that more than 438,000 New Jersey …

Losses continue to mount at Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) even as it makes well-received strides in customer care and reduces churn.The nation’s third-largest carrier reported a net loss of $760 million in the recently closed second quarter, which is nearly …

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) announced this morning that current president of its Prepaid group Dan Schulman would be leaving the company on Aug. 23 to join American Express Co. (AXP) as group president of its Enterprise Growth division.Schulman will be …

Sprint Nextel Corp. managed to find another prepaid niche it had not already covered with the launch this morning of its PayLo offering through its Virgin Mobile subsidiary. The service brings a voice-focused component to what has been a data-centric …

Our editor, Dan Meyer, recently caught up with Virgin Mobile’s Corinne Nosal. Watch his interview below to see what is new at Virgin Mobile.

Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Executive Dan Hesse often refers to “doubling down” on the pre-paid market when he talks about the company’s pending purchase of Virgin Mobile USA Inc . The deal, expected to close Tuesday, remains a risky gamble …

Part 3 of a three part interview with Bob Stohrer of Virgin Mobile USA.

Part 2 of a three part interview with Bob Stohrer of Virgin Mobile USA.

Part 1 of a 3 part interview with Bob Stohrer of Virgin Mobile USA.

The one-time rock of the wireless industry appears set to crumble. And I think that crumbling can’t come soon enough. That rock is postpaid, contract-encumbered rate plans. These were necessary evils when the industry was rife with hundreds of wireless …

Leap Wireless International Inc. is bringing music to the masses, or at least those wireless consumers packing its Cricket devices.Despite the languid adoption of full-track mobile music download services, the no-contract carrier jumped into the mobile music field today with …

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. released “selected” – meaning positive and unaudited – metrics today, and suggested that the troubled economy was sending mobile subscribers into its arms.The low-cost wireless provider isn’t due to report full financial results until March 3. …

Mobile virtual network operators will likely join the ranks with most Americans facing a tough holiday season with mixed forecasts as to whether MVNOs will come out strong or gasping for breath.Tole Hart, analyst for Gartner, thinks the next few …

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. reported plans to shed 10% of its workforce, announcing it will eliminate 45 positions in its New Jersey and California offices. The cuts comes on the heels of the MVNO’s mixed third quarter results, in which …

The mobile virtual network operator market continues to proffer a mixed bag for those that continue to dabble in its murky waters. One of the segments stalwarts, Virgin Mobile USA Inc., posted third-quarter results last week highlighting struggles, but industry …

Following its $25 million investment in Virgin Mobile USA Inc., SK Telecom landed two spots on the company’s board. The mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) has appointed Richard Chin, president of SK Telecom Americas, and Sungwon Suh, executive VP and …

A few weeks after its official purchase of Helio L.L.C., Virgin Mobile USA has decided on a branding strategy; “Helio by Virgin Mobile: Plan to Have it All.” The mobile virtual network operator’s (MVNO) first plans for the newly joined …

Fresh on the heels of closing the Helio L.L.C acquisition, Virgin Mobile USA Inc. has named a new chief information and technology officer.Daniel Acton steps into the role to manage present Virgin Mobile USA I.T. and product development operations. The …

Just a month and a half after Virgin Mobile USA Inc.’s announcement to acquire Helio L.L.C., all but one of Helio’s five retail stores have already closed. The New York location remains open, for now, while stores in San Diego, …