ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—Rural Cellular Corp. unveiled preliminary first-quarter figures reflecting a large increase in roaming revenue, but the company said it lost about 7,800 subscribers...
BELLEVUE, Wash.—Wireless Services Corp. announced the acquisition of off-deck content provider Mobile Media North America. Terms of the all-cash deal were not disclosed.WSC said...
READING, United Kingdom—The worldwide smart mobile device market is in flux, according to a new study from market research firm Canalys. The firm defines...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. said it topped half-a-million subscribers during the first quarter, adding 13,000 net customers to its network. The...
BOSTON—American Tower Corp. narrowed its financial losses, reporting first-quarter net losses of $2.6 million from revenue of $320.4 million compared to the year-ago loss...
HELSINKI, Finland—Publisher Rovio Mobile is looking to add another dimension with the acquisition of 3-D technology developer Pixelgene Ltd. Rovio, which was founded two...
SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. reported plans to "centralize its administrative field operations, including sales, marketing and product development," in Denver, where the carrier...
PORTLAND, Ore.—Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Siemens A.G. are just a few of the heavy-hitters aiming to certify interoperability...
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands—Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel Group plc gave L.M. Ericsson the nod as its exclusive infrastructure provider to build out its...
LONDON—Vonage Holdings Corp. reported plans to partner with European Wi-Fi hot-spot operator The Cloud to offer Internet-based mobile-phone calls. The companies are working to...
RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a mixed first quarter, with gross additions up compared to the same period last year and wireless revenues up;...
WASHINGTON—Small and regional wireless carriers petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a special inquiry designed to collect and inspect a representative sample of...
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission backed away from making major reforms to a controversial auction program offering bidding discounts to small businesses, rejecting a revenue-only...
CHICAGO—U.S. Cellular Corp. can breathe a sign of relief, having finally released its operating results from the third quarter of 2005 and the financial...
KIRLAND, Wash.—Nextel Partners Inc. reported a strong first quarter—which will very likely be its last quarter of independent reporting since its acquisition by Sprint...
WASHINGTON—Customers of at least one rural telecommunications cooperative are cutting the cord at the rate of five to 10 per month, J. Frederick Johnson,...
WASHINGTON—Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) is expected to introduce telecom reform legislation, dubbed the Broadband for America Act of 2006, meant to jumpstart discussion in...
MURAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. says weakened North American wireless sales coupled with the delay in China’s third-generation network buildout caused the company’s second-quarter...
OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Communications Corp.’s wireless subsidiary, American Cellular Corp., expanded its spectrum position in Texas with the $25 million purchase of a Rural Service...
HELSINKI, Finland—Slice Wireless and U-Turn Media Group have partnered to acquire Finnish mobile software developer Oplayo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Oplayo’s platform...
WASHINGTON—The Federal Highway Administration late Monday released the "presoliciation notice" for the next-generation 911 system, which would overhaul the current nationwide emergency-response system that...
DURHAM, N.C.—Motricity is looking to expand its content business after raking in $40 million in venture capital. Advanced Equities Inc. led Motricity’s most recent...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Wireless chipmaker Atheros Communications Inc. announced plans to pay about $23 million to buy ZyDAS Technology Corp., a privately held wireless local...
