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AT&T and Verizon: Is the smartphone growth train slowing?

J.P. Morgan analyst Mike McCormack raised a bit of a ruckus with a downgrade of AT&T and Verizon largely based on "on deteriorating wireless fundamentals, specifically in the higher value postpaid subscriber base of each company." For those of us following the wireless sector McCormack's downgrade of...

Tags: Smart Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Carrier, Wireless, Subscriber Growth, Smart Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-08

Netflix: Outage, economy ding subscriber growth

Netflix: Outage, economy ding subscriber growthDid they miss or just hit the low end?From the article:"Netflix said it ended the quarter with 8.67 million subscribers, a tally that missed the company's range of 8.67 million to 8.87 million."If the numbers are accurate, they just hit the bottom their expected numbers.they...

Tags: Manufacturing, NetFlix Inc., subscriber growth

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Salesforce.com: Is subscriber growth slowing?

Salesforce.com: Is subscriber growth slowing?Of course it's slowingThat was inevitable. If they don't start leveraging their cost basis they're not only not going to grow much more, they'll start to lose market share. I've seen a lot of interest in SugarCRM lately on the commercial side. Gov side...

Tags: Sales force management, Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., subscriber growth

Discussion threads 2007-05-17

Subscriber growth for satellite TV down 29%

Subscriber growth for satellite TV down 29%Billing practicesI'm sure part of DirecTV's low 'net adds' this quarter comes from the large number of users that had their systems disconnected when they suddenly 'opted out' of sending people paper bills if they had registered for a web account at all... ...

Tags: Satellite TV, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Subscriber Growth, satellite television, satellite, TV

Discussion threads 2006-10-13

Verizon, AT&T see strong subscriber growth

Verizon, AT&T see strong subscriber growthI will be signing up with Verizon next week!:)Sorry Cingular, you don't have a $39.95 individual plan. Verizon has a 450-minute plan for me at $39.95 for me. Plus, I don't need rollovers...

Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., subscriber growth, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-01-26

2.3 bln wireless subscribers by 2009

Worldwide, wireless subscriber growth is experiencing robust expansion after several years of slower growth due to the economic downturn of the last few years, reports In-Stat. By 2009, the research firm forecasts the worldwide wireless market will grow to more than 2.3 bln subscribers. There will be no relief from...

Tags: wireless, subscriber growth

Blog posts 2005-06-21

Digital cable grew 22% in 2003

Although the total number ofworldwide cable TV subscribers increased last year, the rate of growthin 2003 was the slowest in over a decade. However, even with the recentslow-down in worldwide growth, total cable TV subscribers are projectedto reach 395 million by 2007. According to In-Stat/MDR, cable TV subscriber...

Tags: cable television, subscriber growth

Blog posts 2004-02-03

Additional Resources

RIM's second quarter revenue light as is the outlook

Research in Motion's second quarter revenue and third quarter outlook fell short of expectations. RIM reported second quarter earnings of $475.6 million, or 83 cents a share, down from $643 million, or $1.12 a share, a year ago statement. Adjusted net income for the second quarter was...

Tags: Revenue, Research In Motion Ltd., Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-24

Facebook: "We're cash-flow positive"

Buried in the fourth paragraph of a blog post from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today was the news that really mattered - the company is making money. In that post, Zuckerberg writes: We're also succeeding at building Facebook in a sustainable way. Earlier this year, we said we expected...

Tags: Facebook, Mobile, Mark Zuckerberg, Advertising & Promotion, Blogging, Marketing, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-15

RealNetworks: It can get worse

It couldn't happen to a more deserving company. ntntReal is paying a price for not open sourcing its codeTrying to be like M$ harmed Real.They must GPL their code immediately, in order to survive.Real should also shoud push for M$ removing media player from windoze, and embrace Linux as the...

Tags: Digital media, OPEN SOURCE, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Wireless: Examining the race to the bottom

The wireless industry is facing quite a conundrum: Subscriber growth is faster than the relatively pokey video business, but revenue per subscriber is falling. Toss in the movement by Apple, Google and others to make wireless carriers mere dumb pipes and there's turbulence ahead. ...

Tags: Industry, Video, Cable, Wireless, Wireless Industry, Craig Moffett, Tracfone, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-24

Vonage: Can it grow the customer base?

Vonage continues to drop customers as the company pares marketing and subscribers opt for their wireless phones. What's unclear is whether Vonage can ever juice growth again. Vonage, however, is promising new features that may improve its standing. Vonage ended the second quarter with 2.5 million lines...

Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp., Marketing Research, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Extending Mobile Infrastructure Investment Benefits: A Backhaul Solution

Mobile networks have been deployed in all corners of the world. It now serves over 4 billion subscribers and has become the most ubiquitous and important means by which human beings connect with one another. It is therefore no surprise that investments in the technology are substantial, amounting to in...

Tags: Mobile, Investment, Benefit, International Data Group, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

White papers 2009-08-01

Palm's Pre can't offset Sprint's subscriber losses

Sprint called the launch of the Palm Pre a success, but it wasn't enough to offset a net subscriber loss of 257,000 in the second quarter. The subscriber loss, which came amid a churn rate of 2.05 percent, illustrates Sprint's challenge. The company is launching new handsets---Palm...

Tags: Palm Inc., Sprint Communications, Subscriber Loss, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-29

AT&T activates 2.4 million iPhones; Second quarter tops estimates

Updated: AT&T's second quarter earnings were better than expected courtesy of a strong launch of Apple's iPhone 3GS. In the second quarter, AT&T activated 2.4 million iPhones, up 29 percent from a year ago and up 31.8 percent from the first quarter. Meanwhile, AT&T churn fell to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Tublip S.A. Sustains an Active User Market on the Web With a Solid, Scalable IT Infrastructure

Tublip wanted to implement a solid, flexible, and scalable Web-based platform to promote and sell musical and artistic content online and provide a robust, high-availability database to manage large volumes of user and subscriber data and sustain Tublip's growth. The challenge was to create a Web-based music platform to enable...

Tags: Web, IT Infrastructure, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Channel Management, Databases, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2009-07-01

RIM: We "don't fret" new competition; reports solid Q1, outlook

updated: Research in Motion reported better than expected first quarter earnings Thursday, but revenue fell just short of expectations. Meanwhile, the company delivered a solid outlook for the next three months. The BlackBerry maker reported first quarter earnings of $643 million, or $1.12 a share, up from...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Finance, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Verizon Wireless CEO throws jabs: Plans to offer Palm Pre (and its 'cousin'); Scoffs at AT&T's network upgrade

Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said Thursday his company hopes to offer the Palm Pre and talked up the carrier's upcoming phone lineup, which includes the latest BlackBerrys and Android powered phones. Meanwhile, McAdam panned AT&T's network upgrade.   McAdam, speaking at a Barclays Capital conference in...

Tags: Network Upgrade, Network, Palm Inc., AT&T Corp., Verizon Wireless, Network Administration, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Sprint still drops customers, but offsets with Kindle, Boost subs

Sprint is still losing too many post paid retail customers to AT&T and Verizon but offsetting losses with wholesale additions due to the popularity of devices like the Kindle and its prepaid Boost plans.  The company on Monday reported a first quarter net loss of $594 million,...

Tags: Customer, Sprint Communications, Boost Service, Product Marketing, WiMAX, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Wi-Fi, Operational Accounting, Wireless And Mobility, Networking, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-04

RIM delivers solid Q4 on BlackBerry sales; shares soar

updated: Research in Motion reported strong fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street's expectations and sent shares soaring in after hours trading. For the quarter ending Feb. 28, the company reported net income of $518.3 million, or 90 cents per share, on $3.46 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters...

Tags: Revenue, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Sales, Storm, Operational Accounting, Handhelds, Finance, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-02