Monthly Archives: August, 2007

Centennial’s stock falls on mixed results

Regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. said it added 15,500 wireless customers across its domestic and Puerto Rico operations during its fourth fiscal quarter...

T-Mobile USA posts strong Q2

T-Mobile USA Inc. continued to chug along as the industry's No. 4 carrier, but the third fastest-growing operator during the second quarter adding 857,000...

Huawei delivers broadband card to Alltel

The aggressive Chinese handset-and-network vendor, Huawei Technologies, is step-by-step making its way in the United States. Its latest win is a broadband PC card...

Vodafone joins WiMAX Forum

Vodafone Group plc has made a somewhat surprising move by joining the WiMAX Forum as a principal member."For a company that has historically been...

Dobson reports solid growth ahead of AT&T acquisition

Dobson Communications Corp., which recently announced plans to be acquired by AT&T Inc., posted a 15% jump in second-quarter revenues from $312.1 million in...

EA names new mobile chief-again

Electronic Arts Inc. named its second general manager of EA Mobile in five months, appointing Barry Cottle to direct the business.Cottle, who will oversee...

FCC mandates voice, text, PTT roaming; data and broadband up to market

Wireless carriers must allow wireless customers of competing operators using similar technology to automatically roam on their networks when outside of their home coverage...

Nokia diversifies chip sources, sheds some R&D

Nokia Corp. is accelerating its research-and-development efforts in software to enable mobile Internet services while scaling back on research and development in chip-based radio...

T-Mobile USA has a Blast

Device vendors seem to be getting the hang of names, though it's hard to let go of those pesky numeric tags. Enter the Blast...

Vodafone passes on VZW sale

Vodafone Group plc said it had no plans to sell its stake in its U.S. joint venture Verizon Wireless.In an effort to end speculation...

Leap’s stock plunges on Q2 shortfall, speculation on merger

Leap Wireless International Inc. failed to meet analysts' estimates for customer additions in the last quarter and its stock suffered dramatically because of it,...

Sprint Nextel continues operational struggles

Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to show signs of turning around its customer growth challenges, saying it added 400,000 subscribers during the second quarter. While...

TerreStar reiterates need to delay MSS launch

TerreStar Networks Inc. defended its request to the Federal Communications Commission to delay its mobile satellite launch, claiming that the 10-month postponement "is in...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Berggi, Compete and Ifbyphone

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Alltel, Nokia, American Tower and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--R.W. Baird raised its EPS...

Review: Why text, when you can talk

Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll...

ITC’s 3G ban stands, Qualcomm appeals

The president passed and Qualcomm Inc. is heading to court. A 60-day window closed yesterday for a presidential veto of the U.S. International...

U.S. Cellular posts robust revenues, slowing customer growth

U.S. Cellular Corp. reported $971.6 million in total revenues for the second quarter, a nearly 15% increase compared with the $846.1 million the carrier...

Clearwire’s stock drops on Q2 loss

Fresh off the heels of a major deal with Sprint-Nextel Corp. to collaborate on the construction and operation a nationwide mobile WiMAX network, Clearwire...

Alvarion, Hitachi partner on mobile WiMAX in Japan

Alvarion Ltd. and Hitachi Communication Technologies Ltd. have partnered to develop a mobile WiMAX network in Japan using spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band....

Melone promoted to CTO at Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless promoted Anthony Melone to senior vice president and CTO. The former VP of the carrier's network operations will now head the team...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: L.M. Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and more

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...

Alltel expands video offerings to 200 clips

Alltel Corp. added to its video portfolio with a two-tiered service that offers access to more than 200 on-demand video clips from network television...

Margin Check: T-Mobile pondering role in cycling, Disney buys a Penguin and tracking cabbies

Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the...

Google’s widening wireless world

In case you hadn't heard, Google is going mobile. The Wall Street Journal last week trumpeted the Internet giant's efforts to build handsets in...
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