Cricket Communications and mPortal Named Key Technology Enablers in U.S. Mobile Data Services by Frost & Sullivan.Companies Recognized as the Industry's Top Technology Enabler Based on Proven Ability to Drive Mobile Data Consumption across Different Customer Segments MCLEAN, Va. & SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- mPortal, Inc., a leading enabler of mobile user experiences, and Cricket Communications Cricket Communications, Inc. is a subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. It offers wireless service without credit checks or long-term commitments. Customers can purchase plans giving them access to unlimited local calls; unlimited U.S. , Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, have been named the Key Technology Enabler in U.S. Mobile Data Services by industry analyst firm, Frost & Sullivan. The Frost & Sullivan Award A Sullivan Award may refer to:
"The amount of mobile data traffic going outside the operator networks continues to increase rapidly," said Vikrant Gandhi, Senior Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "It is extremely important for mobile operators to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the premium content opportunity proactively or risk disintermediation The elimination of the distributor and/or retailer (the middleman) when making a purchase. The term is used to refer to purchasing directly from a manufacturer's Web site, the benefits of which are convenience, fast turnaround time and sometimes lower prices. due to the rapidly evolving relationship between independent content providers and their customers. Solutions such as mPortal's SPRINGBOARD Smart Client are the ideal tools to help mobile operators execute their long-term mobile data growth strategies." mPortal's Smart Client solution is comprised of a home screen manager, an open standards-compliant mobile widget Pronounced "wih-jit," for decades, the term has been a popular word for a generic "thing" when there is no real name for it. It is often used to describe examples of made-up products along with other fictitious names; for example, "10 widgets, 5 frabbits and 2 dingits. platform and an app store that can be customized to suit the service provider's needs. Cricket is using the platform to provide a common, branded experience across their lineup of available phones to promote content discovery and usage. The platform is open to developers to create widgets that can be made available to Cricket customers. Frost & Sullivan published a white paper about the Key Technology Enablers in U.S. Mobile Data Services Award, including an overview of the current state of the U.S. mobile data services market, key industry challenges in mobile data services, and the implications for the mobile operators. To download the free white paper, visit www.mportal.com/aboutus/whitepaper. About Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Consulting Company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , partners with clients to accelerate their growth. The company's Growth Partnership Services, Growth Consulting and Career Best Practices empower clients to create a growth focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements effective growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan employs over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. . For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Growth Partnerships, visit http://www.frost.com. About mPortal mPortal Inc., founded in 2000, enables mobile content and applications for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), Cable Operators, Content Providers and Enterprises. mPortal's products and services assist its customers to create, launch, manage, and monetize mobile content and applications across multiple mobile devices and networks. As a total solution provider, mPortal eliminates the complexities involved in launching mobile content and applications. With mPortal as a strategic partner, its customers focus on their core business and rely on mPortal to provide its expertise and experience in launching revenue-generating mobile content and applications. With offices in the US and India, mPortal serves some of the world's leading companies, including Alltel, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , Comcast, Cricket Communications, Disney Mobile Disney Mobile is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator in the United States which launched in June of 2006, and will cease operating on December 31, 2007. It operates on Sprint's CDMA network. Disney Mobile is owned by The Walt Disney Company, which had marketed to family subscribers. , Mobile ESPN Mobile ESPN is a cellular phone-based sports information service offered by ESPN and Verizon Wireless. It will be carried on the Verizon Wireless Network after it is relaunched in May of 2007 as the ESPN MVP. , Reliance Infocomm, TV Guide, Verizon Wireless, Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , and XEROX. For more information, please visit www.mportal.com. SPRINGBOARD is a registered trademark of mPortal Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. About Cricket Cricket is the pioneer of simple and affordable unlimited wireless services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required serving more than four million customers in 34 states. Cricket offers wireless voice and broadband Internet services over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital 3G CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. 2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Cricket's wireless voice service plans include unlimited anytime minutes, unlimited U.S. long distance, unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited text to Mexico, unlimited Mobile Web, unlimited directory assistance, as well as a variety of calling features and feature-rich mobile applications such as popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. Cricket Broadband provides unlimited Internet access anywhere within Cricket's coverage areas at speeds comparable to DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary . For more information on Cricket, visit www.mycricket.com. Cricket is offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit www.leapwireless.com. Leap is a U.S. registered trademark and the Leap logo is a trademark of Leap. Cricket, Jump, the Cricket "K" and Flex Bucket are U.S. registered trademarks of Cricket. In addition, the following are trademarks or service marks of Cricket: Cricket By Week, Cricket Choice, Cricket Connect, Cricket Nation and Cricket PAYGo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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