Carriers

Verizon Wireless said part of the reason its early-termination fees are more expensive for advanced devices is because the difference between what it pays manufacturers vs. what it sells devices …

Verizon Wireless said it plans to add between 150 and 200 customer service representative jobs to its call center in Mankato, Minn., during the next 12 to 15 months. The …

Imagine your business with no telephones on the desk top. No large PBX to maintain if you have digital phones, no PBX configuration changes due to office moves. If you …

BendBroadband, a family-owned cable operator in Central Oregon, turned on the nation’s first HSPA+ network to bring wireless Internet services to the region using AWS spectrum. Going forward, the operator …

Cellular Specialties Inc. has designed a “rail repeater” that is designed to attach to trains and subways to better enable wireless communications for travelers on those vehicles.The company said its …

Allied Wireless Communications Corp., the carrier that is buying some former Alltel wireless assets, said it is planning to locate its company headquarters in Little Rock, Ark., and hire between …

A public debate between CTIA and Public Knowledge over the impacts of imposing net neutrality rules on wireless carriers yesterday highlighted the fine line regulators will face in imposing just …

India’s Reliance Communications is looking to sell its undersea fiber optic network and U.S. network businesses, hoping to raise around $3 billion in cash, three sources with direct knowledge of …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Do …

Did you feel it? For a brief moment over the weekend, the wireless world as we know it almost ceased to exist when Google announced on its blog that it …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Happy holidays from …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Happy holidays from …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The holiday season …

T-Mobile USA Inc. was chastised for its labor relations in a report by the American Rights at Work Education Fund. The report, “Lowering the bar or setting the standard? Deutsche …

German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG announced that COO Hamid Akhavan has asked to leave the company in February to pursue new interests.Akhavan has been with DT for 8 years. …

Wireless carrier stocks in Canada dropped a bit on Friday after Industry Canada ruled Globalive Wireless Management Corp. will be allowed to launch service in Canada after all. Stocks were …

Cell site professional services provider Core Communications appointed Keith Pinter chairman of its board and Mark Carney to director of development. Pinter formerly served as CEO of Matrix Group International …

Innovation in 160 characters: How SMS continues to evolveBy Alan Pascoe, Senior Manager of Product Marketing, TekelecABI Research noted in its Q4 2009 “Mobile Messaging Services” executive summary that mobile …

The Government Accountability Office said the Federal Communications Commission needs to do a better job of monitoring complaints about wireless service, including informing unsatisfied customers that they can complain to …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Matt Carter is moving from his position at Boost Mobile’s president to take over Sprint Nextel Corp.’s fourth-generation rollout. The move comes amid Sprint’s acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA Inc.’s …

Capitulating to entrenched market conditions, Nokia Corp. announced plans to close four of its retail outlets. Those outlets include its London Regent Street store; stores in Chicago and New York; …

Our editor, Dan Meyer, recently caught up with Virgin Mobile’s Corinne Nosal. Watch his interview below to see what is new at Virgin Mobile.

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.For …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.I …