Gemalto wins deal with operator, following similar win at VZW

Wireless services provider MetroPCS has recently announced the selection of Gemalto, world leading provider of digital security solution, for the provision of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) over-the-air platform and Universal Integrated Circuit Cards for the already announced 2010 launch of LTE broadband services. According to the company, Gemalto&rsquo...

MetroPCS will use Gemalto's over-the-air platform and specialized SIM cards for the its forthcoming LTE network. This is Gemalto's second such deal in the United States; the company announced a similar contract with Verizon Wireless in May. Gemalto's over-the-air platform will allow MetroPCS to manage devices and subscribers as its gets its LTE network up and running, the companies ...

MetroPCS started offering the new Motorola VE440 customized by Mister Cartoon. The phone has been re-skinned in black and chrome and has two interchangeable back covers painted with custom artwork. The Mister Cartoon VE440 also comes with a 1GB microSD card preloaded with two unreleased full-length Snoop Dogg videos, as well as exclusive wallpapers and ringtones from Mister Cartoon and Snoop Dogg....

MetroPCS appears to be interested in a merger with prepaid rival Leap Wireless, but a key company executive declined to elaborate on the topic. "Obviously, we're very interested in the combination of our companies," MetroPCS CFO Braxton Carter said at an investor conference. He declined to provide a specific timetable for such a deal or whether it was even on the table. Though not surprising,...

While MetroPCS hopes to launch its first LTE phone this year (apparently made by Samsung), Verizon says that its very first LTE / 4G handset will only be available starting mid 2011. Verizon CTO Anthony Melone confirmed this to the Wall Street Journal, although he didn’t say which company will manufacture the LTE phone. Maybe it

Roger Jones of Down Jones Newswires has a report up regarding the hot-button MetroPCS Leap Wireless situation. Its nothing definitive, not by any stretch, but Metros CFO, Braxton Carter, make his companys interest clear. Obviously, were very interested in the combination of our companies, he said. While its not much, its still the most direct comment weve heard from an involved party. It doesnt, ...

New to the lower tier of Cricket is the Samsung Stunt, a phone that MetroPCS added back in December. Its as basic as they come, boasting Bluetooth as its sole advanced feature. Theres no camera, no nothing, keeping this in line with the recent trend of prepaid carriers releasing bare bones phones. The handset is available now for $79.99 on Crickets website. Via Engadget. This post originated at Pr...

Looking for a rightful successor to your now-aging SCH-R211? Samsung and Cricket would like you to look no further than the SCH-R100 Stunt, a dead ringer for the candybar of the same name that launched on MetroPCS back in December of last year. It turns out this is a little bit more than your average ultra-basic phone, though: Cricket says this device is introducing Bluetooth to the lowest tier of...

Remember the Samsung Freeform? You should. It made an appearance late last year for Alltel Wireless. But in all honesty, it didnt make that big of a splash. The phone is a generic, full QWERTY keyboard messaging device, but other than that, its just another phone. Itll be great for the dad out there that