Carriers

As wireless companies and banks seek to move into mobile banking and payments, many are eyeing the global remittance market as a potential source of new revenue. However, some may …

A report from iGR Inc. released last week showed that between 50% and 70% of kids between the ages of 12 and 14 have their own cellphone and that the …

T-Mobile USA Inc. appears to have refreshed its handset lineup by discounting most of its Motorola Inc. Razrs-four models dropped to $30 from $50-and discontinuing the Moto Pebl.The Pebl had …

More than four months after announcing its acquisition of BellSouth Corp., AT&T Inc. continues a determined push to rebrand Cingular as “the new AT&T.” Though that phrase has gotten its …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Leap Wireless International …

Alltel Wireless is following AT&T Mobility’s lead by encouraging subscribers to side-load tunes from their computers to mobile phones.The Little Rock, Ark.-based carrier launched Jump Music, a free downloadable application …

Yet another executive is exiting through Sprint Nextel Corp.’s revolving front-office door.The carrier said Mark Schweitzer will step down from his post as chief marketing officer at the end of …

First impressions really do count in wireless, and retail store staff had better be quick on their feet, according to the most recent customer satisfaction survey by J.D. Power and …

T-Mobile USA Inc. posted a solid first quarter, bringing in 980,000 net new subscribers and outperforming analyst’ expectations, largely on the strength of its prepaid customer growth. The company’s net …

Motorola Inc. said a lawyer for a California landscape contractor who alleged in a suit that heavy cellphone use caused his fatal brain tumor has asked a state court to …

Sprint Nextel Corp. has joined the cadre of telecom companies who have sued small Iowa operators and Internet calling services for alleged “traffic pumping,” while the small companies themselves have …

Regional carrier SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. reported mixed metrics for the first quarter of 2007, but cut its losses compared with the year-ago period.The company, which operates in the southeast …

AT&T Mobility announced that its Cingular 8525 Pocket PC (made by HTC Corp.) will henceforth be known as the AT&T 8525 Pocket PC. The operator said that the device has …

Shares of Clearwire Corp. slid after the wireless broadband carrier reported a net first-quarter loss of $92.6 million, up drastically from the $55.2 million loss over the same period last …

Several private-equity groups have reportedly formed in an attempt to acquire Alltel Corp., according to the Wall Street Journal.The paper said at least three groups exist that are pursuing the …

Verizon Wireless said it added a variety of new features to its VZ Navigator location service.The new Place Messaging feature allows customers to send directions to their contacts through a …

Leap Wireless International Inc. nearly tripled its net customer additions during the first quarter of 2007 compared with the same period last year, landing more than 318,000 new users and …

Alltel Corp. added a new handset over the past week dubbed the “Snap,” which the carrier is selling online for 99 cents with a two-year contract.The Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. …

T-Mobile USA Inc. appears to have refreshed its handset lineup by discounting most of its Motorola Inc. Razrs-four models dropped to $30 from $50-and discontinuing the Moto Pebl.The Pebl had …

A majority of 12-to-14-year-olds have their own wireless phones, according to a recent study by research company iGR Inc., and a “significant percentage” of children younger than 10 years old …

The word last week that Nokia Corp.’s new N75 device would debut soon at AT&T Mobility drew its share of attention, for good reason. Though Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia’s CEO, has …

The Republican-led Federal Communications Commission, already under siege from the Democratic-controlled Congress on a slew of telecom issues, could be hearing lots more from lawmakers-from both political parties-on a federal-state …

As companies seek to extend their brands into the mobile space and take advantage of its one-on-one, personal connections, they face the challenges of a medium that can look like …

Nokia Corp. CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo recently lamented that in the United States, he must meet the strict demands of four customers. And, according to a Wall Street Journal article, Motorola …

Like a kid futilely looking for a sugar fix, mobile advertising companies are struggling to cope with an empty cookie jar.Online advertisers and publishers have long used cookies to make …