Friday, May 08, 2009

 

Connecting on wireless

MetroPCSAmid telecom results published yesterday, the attention in Canada was focussed on TELUS and Bell and the impact of the economy on wireless activations.

In the meantime, south of the border, where the impact of the recession has been far more pronounced, MetroPCS released results that showed record activations of 684,000 new subscribers in the first quarter of the year, representing 37% subscriber growth when compared to the same quarter a year ago. Keep in mind that MetroPCS does not have national coverage and it is operating in the US, a market that is more saturated with higher mobile penetration rates than Canada. MetroPCS is specifically targeting landline replacement with some of its plans.

These results point to the opportunities that may lay ahead for the new entrants in the Canadian market.

The heads of Globalive, Public Mobile and DAVE will be speaking at The 2009 Canadian Telecom Summit on Wednesday June 17. In addition, we have added an eclectic panel on Tuesday afternoon, June 16, that will be looking at Mobile Marketing and Commerce.

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Posted by Mark Goldberg @ 5/08/2009 06:38:00 AM




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