North America Operators Verizon October 21, 2009 Alcatel-Lucent swings to surprise Q2 profit Alcatel-Lucent today posted an unexpected net profit of EUR14 million (US$19.7 million), albeit driven by after-tax gains of EUR277 million from the sale of its satellite business and its stake in French defence contractor Thales. By Mobile World Live
Dish Network North America Operators October 20, 2009 Boost Mobile head: not getting into price war The head of Sprint's Boost Mobile brand said yesterday that the company will not "get in a price war" in the increasingly competitive market for prepaid mobile in the US, reports Forbes. By Mobile World Live
North America Operators T-Mobile US October 20, 2009 T-Mobile UK outsources to Infosys Reuters notes that Infosys BPO, the back-office services arm of India's Infosys Technologies, said today it has won a five-year outsourcing deal from mobile operator T-Mobile UK. By Mobile World Live
BT Europe North America Operators Orange T-Mobile US Vodafone October 20, 2009 PaysafeCard, BT launch mobile money service Telecompaper notes that international payment provider PaysafeCard has signed a contract with BT to launch a mobile money service. By Mobile World Live
North America Operators Verizon October 20, 2009 Verizon kicks off smartphone sale A Washington Post report claims that US operator Verizon Wireless has cut prices on many of its older smartphones to US$99 with a two-year contract, By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Google North America Operators T-Mobile US October 20, 2009 Android targets the enterprise Google will soon compete harder with Research In Motion to nab mobile professionals with its Android mobile operating system, notes InformationWeek. By Mobile World Live
North America October 20, 2009 Broadcom’s LTE strategy questioned Unstrung is speculating on chip vendor Broadcom’s LTE strategy, noting that the company is starting to hire engineers to develop the proto-4G silicon. By Mobile World Live
