The wireless industry's incessant march toward faster and better networks appears to be showing no signs of slowing as industry players gear up for increasing interest in CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision B technology, a software upgrade to the Rev. A networks that Sprint Nextel...
An increasing percentage of customers report that their service problems are "resolved in a timely manner," according to the latest survey of customer care by J.D. Power and Associates-and carriers' investments in network infrastructure are likely the cause. The semi-annual study asks customers about...
Mobile video startup mywaves inked its first carrier deal, gaining placement on the deck of Alltel Corp.Alltel subscribers can download an application to gain access to both user-generated videos and professional programming from the Internet. The $4-per -month service allows users to choose their...
AT&T Mobility released a downloadable application that serves as a locker for contact information on mobile phones.The service, which is offered at $2 per month, allows users to add new contacts and edit information on an AT&T Mobility Web page, and includes an automatic...
A&E Television Networks has struck its first carriage deal for its made-for-mobile channels A&E Mobile and the History Channel Mobile with MobiTV."We believe our audiences are skewing younger, and we want to have our programming available to consumers in different platforms," said Paul Jelinek,...
Sprint Nextel Corp.'s stock spiked for a brief time yesterday in after-hours trading due to a report that Korean operator SK Telecom was going to make a bid for the U.S. wireless carriers, according to Reuters. Sprint Nextel stock temporarily rose more than 14%...
Wireless is still drawing considerable interest-and dollars-from venture-capital companies, but VC investment overall saw a dip in the number of deals in the first quarter as investors concentrated on exit strategies, including initial public offerings. Some of the biggest IPOs related to the wireless...
Rural wireless service provider Dobson Communications Corp. is reportedly considering a sale and has hired Morgan Stanley to help the company explore its options, according to the Wall Street Journal. A spokesman for Dobson could not immediately be reached for comment. The possibility of...
WIRELESS INDUSTRY EFFORTS to derail a federal-state panel's recommendation to cap universal service fund support for wireless carriers in rural areas could be undermined by a new report that found billions of dollars in subsidies have been largely ineffective in bringing cellular service to...
AT&T Mobility has joined rivals Verizon Wireless Sprint Nextel Corp. and trend-starter T-Mobile USA Inc. in offering an unlimited messaging option for family plans. AT&T Mobility's unlimited family messaging plan allows all lines on a family plan to send and receive unlimited domestic SMS,...
It's no secret that a stroll through the offerings on carrier decks is enough to give you carpal tunnel syndrome. A recent study of four U.S. wireless services providers by Strategy Analytics found that a simple music download from a carrier portal required anywhere...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said the agency will consider revising special-access pricing rules by early September, a development that could lead to lower costs for mobile phone carriers and others.Sprint Nextel Corp. has been the most vocal of the four national carriers...
MetroPCS Communications Inc. extended its contract with TeleCommunications Systems Inc. for the company to provide hosted E911 services to the flat-rate carrier. The contract between the two companies has been extended for three years; additional terms were not disclosed."The contract extension demonstrates MetroPCS' continued...
T-Mobile USA Inc. instituted a set of new promotional price plans and expanded its offerings at the increasingly popular $40 price point. The carrier added a $40 per month Get More 1,000 Plus individual plan that includes unlimited night and weekend calling, but does...
Editor's Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what's hot in wireless.Wireless Toyz stores operate in 24 states across the country offering devices and services from multiple carriers and mobile...
In a potentially serious blow to Qualcomm Inc.'s chipset and IP-licensing business, the U.S. International Trade Commission ordered a ban on new 3G handsets bearing Qualcomm chips that infringe on a Broadcom Corp. patent. The ruling could also have wide-ranging effects on the U.S....
Alltel Corp. said its customers can now use Alltel laptop cards to access CDMA EV-DO coverage in major metropolitan areas through the carrier's roaming agreements.Alltel said the roaming agreement runs through Sprint Nextel Corp.'s network. The broadband wireless roaming includes major markets such as...
Remember James D. Dondero, the Highland Capital Management L.P. honcho who made Motient Corp. want to forget 2006 and all the fun that comes with nasty proxy fights and lawsuits? Dondero has some folks scratching their heads about why he sold 93,000...
Alltel Corp. made clear its interest in the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction in government filings, and requested that the Federal Communications Commission avoid plans to set aside a chunk of the spectrum for a national private/public-safety network and make sure that smaller regional...
Whether it's through a transistor radio, a Walkman or an iPod, on-the-go music has an impressive track record as a business model. But when it comes to revenues from full-track downloads, their may be little room on the dance floor for carriers. Mobile music...
Alltel Corp. made clear its interest in the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction in filings with the Federal Communications Commission, and requested that the commission avoid plans to set aside a chunk of the spectrum for a national private/public-safety network and make sure that...
Growth in the handset market in the United States remains healthy, and recent market-share figures for vendors paint a markedly different picture than the global scene. Handset sales in the first quarter grew 12% from the year-ago quarter, with the sale of about 39...
Harbinger Capital Partners is hoping to buy Openwave Systems Inc. at closeout prices. And as the Alltel Corp. deal demonstrates, Harbinger isn't the only private firm looking for a bargain in wireless.The investment firm is looking to buy more than 40 million Openwave shares...
TPG, formerly Texas Pacific Group, was founded in 1992 and manages more than $30 billion in capital, spread across private equity, venture capital and public equity/debt investing. The company describes its investment philosophy as " value by investing in change-change created by industry trends,...
