Kristin Rinne, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s chief technology officer, has been elected the 2005 chairwoman of the 3G America's board of governors. Rinne succeeds former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. CTO Rod Nelson, who served as 3G America's chairperson for the past two years. French supplier...
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-T-Mobile USA Inc. topped Vocal Laboratories' quarterly report measuring the quality of customer care among wireless carriers during the final three months of 2004. The Vocal Labs report gave T-Mobile USA an A for caller satisfaction, with Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless...
Despite a rash of operational difficulties during the past several years that led to its eventual sale to rival Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Forrester Research Inc. found that AT&T Wireless Services Inc. was the leading wireless provider of next-generation business services, according to a survey...
Despite a rash of operational difficulties during the past several years that led to its eventual sale to rival Cingular Wireless L.L.C., research firm Forrester Research Inc. found that AT&T Wireless Services Inc. was the leading wireless provider of next-generation business services. The results,...
Whittled down from 49 total applicants, 35 certified bidders placed more than $325 million in deposits with the government for a crack at 242 spectrum licenses up for bid in the 1.9 GHz band beginning on Jan. 26. Those licenses include spectrum in a...
LONDON-The GSM Association reported that Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has replaced AT&T Wireless Services Inc. on the trade association's board following Cingular's $41 billion acquisition of AWS late last year. Jordan Roderick, executive vice president of international operations for Cingular, will serve as Cingular's representative...
Editor's note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories during the past 12 months. While our list does not include the...
The following is a list of headlines ranked by the highest number of page views on RCRNews.com during 2004. 1. Dec. 10, Report: Sprint/Nextel reach tentative $36B deal2. Jan. 15, Multiple offers could set off AWS bidding war3. Dec. 9, Sprint, Nextel consider merger,...
Editor's Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past 12 months. By successfully closing the acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., making Cingular Wireless the nation's largest carrier, as...
Global Signal Inc. said its board of directors has increased its cash dividend for the fourth quarter to 40 cents per share of common stock from 37 cents in the third quarter of 2004. The dividend is payable Jan. 20. The tower player owns...
ATLANTA-Highlighting its growing presence in the enterprise market, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has closed deals with more than 135 business and government customers in the first 45 days since its acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. was approved Oct. 26. The carrier noted...
In the wake of its acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. created a new Business Markets Group, which the carrier said would provide business customers with access to sales and support professionals focused solely on enterprise needs. AWS was regarded as...
ATLANTA-In the wake of its acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. that created the nation's largest wireless operator, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. created a new Business Markets Group that the carrier said would provide business customers with access to sales and support professionals that are...
Just more than a month after closing its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it expects to post a quicker return on its investment than it originally predicted. The nation's largest carrier also reaffirmed its commitment to deploy...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. continued the business of integrating AT&T Wireless Services Inc. with a pair of deals to sell spectrum and wireless assets designed to comply with government divestiture requests related to the merger. The first deal was with Alltel Corp. and calls for...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided a financial update of its acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., highlighted by expectations of between $3.6 billion and $5 billion in cost savings from the deal by 2007, which is nearly double the $1.8 billion to $2.7 billion the...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will begin deploying a UMTS/HSDPA-based network next year with plans to cover most major markets by the end of 2006. The carrier noted the network would provide network speeds of between 400 and 700 kilobits per second, which is...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s integration of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. gained steam last week as Cingular converted more than 1,000 AWS retail outlets to the Cingular moniker. The timing of the conversion was important as Cingular had previously stated it wanted to provide a seamless...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. moved another step closer in its plans to integrate AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s operations with the conversion of 1,055 AWS company-owned stores into Cingular Wireless stores. The carrier added that it now has more than 2,800 company-owned retail locations, and it...
The rash of consolidation and spectrum deals that have recently swept through the wireless industry could have a substantial impact on the Federal Communications Commission's Auction 58 set for late January, as the carriers with a history of being the most aggressive bidders have...
Though often regarded as the most important quarter of the year for wireless customer acquisitions and thus the most highly competitive, this year's fourth quarter is expected to be particularly heated as carriers aggressively target customers disenchanted or confused by Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s acquisition...
ATLANTA-In connection with its recent acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported that AWS subsidiaries Tritel PCS Inc. and TeleCorp Wireless Inc. plan to redeem their respective outstanding senior subordinated notes. The notes include Tritel's 10.375-percent senior subordinated notes due 2011,...
BERWYN, Pa.-Former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Triton PCS Inc. reported that it intends to enter into a $250 million senior secured term loan facility that will replace its existing $100 million senior secured revolving credit facility. The carrier said it plans to use...
Terrified by the stigma of pornography and despite its revenue-enhancing potential, U.S. carriers continue to keep mobile adult content at arm's length, refusing to offer it through their portals. But that's not stopping wireless users from getting it. There's no question of the worldwide...
