Carriers

While some mobile virtual network operators are switching off the lights, others seem to be thriving – and globally at that. After seeing success in the United States and Canada, …

VERIZON WIRELESS MAY LAG BEHIND larger rival AT&T Mobility in total customers, but the industry’s No. 2 players continues to hold a financial lead.Verizon Wireless posted an 11.8% increase in …

The tower industry was busy last week with Sprint Nextel Corp. announcing the sale of 3,300 towers to TowerCo L.L.C. for $670 million and tower giant SBA acquiring a pair …

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. …

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. AND CLEARWIRE CORP.’S CAMPAIGN to win government approval of a their national WiMAX plan is drawing static from AT&T Inc. and rural cellular operators on key unsettled …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has teamed with the Yankee Group to conduct a series of market surveys of RCR Wireless News’ subscribers to gauge their thoughts o technology issues …

Public-safety groups, which last year successively persuaded federal regulators to adopt a strict enhanced 911 location accuracy standard over the objections of wireless providers, now say the rule is unworkable …

Today, at least two companies have incorporated an innovation for M2M that first was aimed at the handset market: FOTA, or, firmware-over-the-air. Make that DOTA (based on OFDM standards), in …

Verizon Wireless is smart to quickly agree to sell off wireless properties in 85 markets where it overlaps with Alltel Communications L.L.C. assets in order to try to speed approval …

Sprint Nextel Corp. sold its 3,300 towers to TowerCo L.L.C. for $670 million, a move that provides the carrier with some cash and relieves it of the business of owning …

Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. topped the rankings in the latest customer-satisfaction study of prepaid users from J.D. Power and Associates.The Dallas-based carrier performed particularly well in five out …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 …

Verizon Wireless, positioning itself to regain the top spot in the mobile-phone industry, agreed to initial divestiture requirements by the Department of Justice and offered roaming concessions in hopes of …

As analysts and pundits scoured the tea leaves in the wake of Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone launch, a few issues emerged.Who, besides Apple, will get a boost from iPhone mania? …

AT&T Mobility’s second-quarter numbers were buoyed by a 52% jump in wireless data sales over the same quarter last year, and the carrier’s overall revenues from wireless popped by 15.8% …

Prepaid wireless service provider Trumpet Mobile said its products will be available nationwide at Walgreens stores.Customers will be able to purchase Trumpet Mobile airtime and handsets at more than 6,000 …

Verizon Wireless released partial second-quarter results showing it added 1.5 million new subscribers to its “Can You Hear Me Now?” network during the period. The results came in ahead of …

A new report from IMS Research says the time is right for banking, money transfers and online payments to move to a mobile environment.The combination of better coverage and higher …

Verizon Wireless said its BlackBerry customers can now manage their financial accounts on the go.The carrier introduced a mobile banking application that works on BlackBerry Curve 8330, BlackBerry Pearl 8130 …

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.With the launch …

A federal judge in Seattle ruled a class action texting lawsuit against T-Mobile USA Inc. will move forward, a development that comes as the mobile-phone industry offers to help federal …

iPhone, iPhone, iPhone. Apple Inc.’s new device is dominating chatter in the wireless world, selling out in most stores and AT&T Mobility employees couldn’t be more pleased. But some third-party …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. has found an assistant to help them assist customers. The carrier selected Verizon LiveSource to provide directory assistance services to its subscribers.LiveSource, a directory assistance channel of …

Could the CDMA camp be losing a pair of stalwarts? According to a report released this morning by UBS Investment Research, Canada’s two largest CDMA operators Telus Mobility and Bell …

Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone is making its way across the world, with reportedly more than 1 million sold in the first weekend, and AT&T Mobility spokesman Mark Siegel said the …