The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. CarriersStandard & Poor’s Ratings Services...
The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless has snapped up a small cellular operator in Northern California, Cal-One Cellular LP, which operates under the Cal North Wireless brand....
FORT WORTH Tex.—RadioShack Corp. announced a "turnaround" effort that includes the company shutting down between 400 and 700 company stores. The announcement came as...
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. looks to be getting down to business with its national third-generation network buildout plans. L.M. Ericsson and Lucent Technologies Inc. both...
OULUNSALO, Finland-Nokia Corp.'s chief technology officer said he plans to resign from the company to take the helm at a Finnish technology firm. Nokia's...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Move over, "American Idol." Verizon Wireless is offering unsigned bands a shot at mobile stardom through a contest that will end up with...
WASHINGTON—U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled three mobile-phone health suits should be returned to state and federal courts, another in a string of legal...
LONDON-Increased mobile penetration in Eastern Europe and Africa is expected to drive revenue growth in the Europe-Middle East-Africa region, according to new research from...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Video-game powerhouse Electronic Arts Inc. said it completed its acquisition of Jamdat Mobile Inc. The $680 million deal was announced in December.Mitch...
BARCELONA, Spain—Top Level Domain Ltd., which is promoting mobile-specific domains, added to its .mobi push with the launch of weather.mobi, a trial URL that...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.—Mobile phone distributor Brightpoint North America L.P. announced it expanded its warehouse space with the addition of a new 321,000-square-foot facility. Brightpoint said...
WASHINGTON—Sales of wireless service and equipment helped boost telecom industry spending 8.9 percent to an estimated $856.9 billion last year, the Telecommunications Industry Association...
LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. revealed two components of its upcoming service launch: a partnership with popular social networking Web site MySpace.com...
FT. MYERS, Fla.-NeoMedia Technologies Inc. announced it purchased Munich-based mobile marketing company 12snap AG for $22 million in cash and shares. The announcement comes...
BATH, United Kingdom-Wireless chipmaker picoChip announced it received an undisclosed investment from AT&T Inc.AT&T joins Intel Corp., Atlas Venture and others in funding picoChip,...
BARCELONA, Spain—Walt Disney Co. licensing partner Dmobo launched a limited-edition Mickey Mouse-themed mobile phone. The M900 phone, produced by Korea’s NewGen Telecom Co., is...
MURRAY HILL, N.J—Lucent Technologies Inc. said it won a contract to conduct a threat assessment of Europe’s wireless, wireline and Internet networks.The contract, which...
RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. touted the success of its Sprint Music Store, announcing that customers had downloaded one million full-length songs through the service.Sprint...
LONDON—European operator Vodafone Group plc announced a major new agreement with Chinese equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. that calls for Huawei to build...
DENVER—Regional Bell operating company Qwest Communications International Inc. posted a third quarter of sequential growth after transitioning customers from its own network, which it...
BARCELONA, Spain—The GSM Association said it has started interoperability trials for video services in Europe, Asia and the United States that would allow wireless...
TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced plans to begin selling Nokia Corp.’s 6630 3G phone. The announcement stands as a notable victory for Nokia, which has...
