Monthly Archives: August, 2005

Verizon plans Ark. expansion in November

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Verizon Wireless said it plans to expand its nationwide network into Little Rock, Ark., beginning Nov. 1. As part of the expansion,...

Martin names Franca OET chief

WASHINGTON-Within hours of telling reporters that he expected to fill "current open positions" during the month of August, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin named Bruce...

SK-Earthlink delays MVNO launch, sticks to aggressive growth projections

SK-Earthlink's plans to launch a mobile virtual network operator service have been pushed back until at least early next year, but despite the delay,...

Dichotomy

As the wireless industry and others that provide content and value in the supply chain wrestle with digital rights management in the age of...

Verizon to hire 300 for Md. call center

LAUREL, Md.-Verizon Wireless said it will hire more than 300 customer service representatives to help staff a new $22 million Maryland call center about...

Give it some time

Included in discussions about efforts to reform telecom at the federal level is debate about whether cities should be banned from offering Wi-Fi services....

Qualcomm paves way to 4G with Flarion buy

Qualcomm Inc. augmented its wireless reach with the $600 million acquisition of OFDM technology startup Flarion Technologies Inc., a move that pushes the company...

Alltel to sell Austrian property

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported that its newly acquired Western Wireless International Austria Corp. subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its...

Nortel enjoys 2Q turnaround

Nortel Networks Ltd. seems to have emerged from under a financial cloud that has haunted it in recent years. The company recorded net earnings...

Business Briefs

Motorola Inc. will score $4.4 billion in accumulated earnings in the third and fourth quarters thanks to a federal tax incentive. The company said...

American Tower closes SpectraSite merger

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. completed its merger with SpectraSite Inc., creating a combined company with more than 21,500 wireless towers, more than 400 broadcast towers...

As head of Sprint gaming, Ford is a wanted man

Jason Ford can walk through any mall in the United States without eliciting a second glance. But in the tiny universe that is wireless...

Anritsu buys NetTest from investment firm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Anritsu Corp. signed an agreement with Axcel, the Danish investment firm that owns NetTest, to acquire NetTest, a global network monitoring systems and...

Andrew provides location technology to Nokia carrier customers

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. signed an agreement to provide its location technology to Nokia Corp.'s GSM network base station subsystem customers and to license...

Carriers reach for underpenetrated market segments with hybrid plans: Verizon Wireless launches EasyPay

The battle for wireless customers between the industry's No. 1 operator Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and No. 2 Verizon Wireless is set to move into...

Movida expands Hispanic content

MIAMI-Hispanic-targeted prepaid service Movida said it will launch a suite of information services next month. The 6-month-old service said it will offer regional news...

Lawmakers urge FCC to allow state regulation of early-termination fees

WASHINGTON-A group of 14 Democratic House members led by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject a wireless-industry petition that...

724 shares dip on worries over Sprint PCS contract

TORONTO-Shares of software developer 724 Solutions Inc. tumbled Wednesday after the company hinted it could lose a key contract with Sprint PCS. In a...

Royalties remain an industry mystery

Rumors are circulating that Nokia Corp. is planning a major public offensive against Qualcomm Inc. over royalty rates for W-CDMA mobile phones. Those in...

Continental fights Logan airport over Presidents Club Wi-Fi

WASHINGTON-Continental Airlines Inc. is fighting an order from the Massachusetts Port Authority that Continental discontinue its free Wi-Fi service inside its Presidents Club at...

AOL looks to grow wireless biz with Wildseed acquisition

America Online Inc. is stepping up its move into the wireless industry with the acquisition of privately held software developer Wildseed Ltd., the Internet...

Ensign’s bill would hurt non-RBOC operators

To the Editor, I know it's been a long time since we've conversed, but I read your most recent RCR Opinion piece ("Telecom reform...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

Following is information on wireless companies that had ratings changes and other news from investment banking and financial services firms this week.Moody's Investors Service...

Sprint closes on $35B Nextel buy

Sprint Corp. closed on its $35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. in a deal that will strengthen its position as the industry's third-largest...

Sona Mobile to offer Star Trek phone

NEW YORK-Star Trek fans will soon be able to access themed content through a branded phone modeled on the communicators used in the 1960s...
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