Carriers

Sprint Nextel Corp. reiterated its plans for network investment this year, with a focus on upgrading its CDMA network with EV-DO Revision A, deploying WiMAX and also investing in its …

AT&T Inc. made a major re-branding push by stripping a number of its company-owned stores of Cingular-related trappings overnight and replacing them with AT&T logo and signage.The company said in …

Verizon Wireless is hoping to spur its full-track mobile music sales with a new music-identification application.The carrier launched Vcast Song ID, allowing users to play a tune into their phone …

Leap Wireless International Inc. is using TechnoCom Corp. for testing and optimizing E911 services for the carrier’s Cricket offering, enabling the carrier to potentially offer location-based services as well-a step …

Funambol plans to push ahead with its open source mobile e-mail strategy this week with an upgraded version of its white-label offering for carriers.The Redwood City, Calif.-based startup is set …

California announced plans to develop and launch a statewide emergency cellphone alert system within 12 to 14 months. The move is definitely apropos for “the Golden State,” which has long …

Mobile-phone carriers blasted a new Federal Communications Commission proposal to cap wireless universal service support in rural areas.The FCC plan, based on a recommendation by the Federal-Joint Board on Universal …

Machine-to-machine communication is all about efficiency: collecting data from far-flung locations with less labor, less danger, lower power and in real-time. Thus one might conclude that the perennial drive for …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Apparently Japan plans to set up an experimental high-tech wireless zone on the …

Nuance Communications Inc. continued to thin the speech-recognition herd, snapping up VoiceSignal Technologies Inc. in a deal valued at nearly $300 million.The company said it will fork over 5.8 million …

Mobile banking company Clairmail Inc. made public its first deal with a bank last week, announcing that California-based Bank of Stockton will use the company’s platform. Clairmail’s system relies on …

European consumers are more interested in location-based services than they are in watching mobile TV, according to new figures from Canalys.The U.K.-based market research firm said 51% of users in …

Sprint Nextel Corp. has extended its unlimited voice and data trials to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Tampa, Fla., and Philadelphia, branching out from its initial market in San Francisco.The carrier has two …

Carriers measure upA former Yahoo employee has created a new Web site, www.MeasuredUp.com, that is designed to provide a forum for cellular phone subscribers to rate their experience with their …

The Federal Communications Commission agreed to reserve a spectrum block for mobile satellite services provider TerreStar Networks Inc., one of a handful of firms trying to avoid past mistakes that …

In Hollywood, sequels sometimes do well at the box office. But the record is mixed, leading one to conclude that sequels are typically perceived as safer bets than utterly new, …

Third Screen Media Inc. finally found a well-heeled suitor, agreeing to be acquired by Time Warner’s AOL Internet division for an undisclosed sum. The question now is, who’s next?Third Screen …

NextWave Wireless Inc., which has been on an acquisition bent this year as it aims to be a force in the wireless broadband industry, announced a 98% increase in revenues …

Frontline Wireless L.L.C. rejected Cyren Call Communications Corp.’s view that first responders should join forces with a top cellphone carrier if federal regulators approve new 700 MHz rules for a …

The U.S. wireless data market generated more than $5 billion in revenue during the first quarter of 2007, according to Chetan Sharma Consulting, and data may make up as much …

Getting the blessing of regulators is just one of many hurdles carriers must clear when they acquire another carrier. Sometimes it’s the little things that add up to a complex, …

Napster announced a deal to bring on-demand subscription music services to Motorola Inc.’s entire line of cellphones.The digital music company said it will work with Motorola to promote the mobile …

ActsPower Technologies, an RF wireless development company, said it has developed technology that improves on-frequency repeater performance on cellular and PCS networks.“When utilizing repeaters, wireless carriers are experiencing unacceptable levels …

The rise of venture capitalists’ power in the wireless industry and beyond continues to grow with the just announced purchase of National Grid Wireless U.S. by M/C Venture Partners and …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –RW Baird raised its estimates on U.S. Cellular Corp. after …