Carriers

MADRID, Spain-The leading wireless carrier in Spain, Telefonica Moviles Espana, has enhanced its messaging services using technology from Openwave and 724 Solutions. The Spanish carrier will use Openwave’s IP Integrated …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appears to be prepping a new phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. that features an MP3 player, according to documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission. The …

WASHINGTON-A group whose members lease excess 2.5 GHz educational TV spectrum capacity to major wireless carriers asked the Federal Communications Commission to condition the proposed $35 billion merger between Sprint …

LONDON-Erotic mobile content will explode into a $2.3 billion market by 2010 if carriers, content providers and regulators can figure out how to manage it, according to a study from …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Sweden said it plans to launch commercial push-to-talk service in September targeted at both corporate customers and consumers. The carrier has been in joint evaluations of the service …

ATHENS, Greece-Unisystems and Nortel Networks Ltd. signed an agreement to establish Uni-Nortel, a joint venture for sales, marketing and support of Nortel’s telecommunications equipment and networking solutions in Greece and …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Mforma Group Inc. unveiled the latest offerings under its agreement with Marvel International comics, launching a suite of content based on the feature film “Fantastic Four.” Carriers will pony …

Citing increasing demand for its overage-protecting Fair & Flexible rate plan offerings, Sprint Corp. said it will no longer offer its traditional Free & Clear rate plans to new customers. …

After eight months of exclusivity, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is no longer the only carrier in the United States selling Motorola Inc.’s popular Razr phone. T-Mobile USA Inc. is now selling …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire 467 towers from TrinTel Communications, Inc., based in Irving, Texas, for about $145 million in cash. The …

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate Ubiquitel Inc. said it has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in its Boise, Idaho, and Reno, Nev., markets as part of Sprint’s roll out of …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Both LG Electronics Co. Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced plans to build dual-mode devices that will be able to roam from GSM and GPRS networks to unlicensed …

SEOUL, Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. won its first W-CDMA infrastructure contract outside of Korea, the company announced Tuesday. Company officials said they closed a supply contract with Taiwanese third-generation mobile …

HERNDON, Va.-Defywire Inc., which targets the mobile enterprise space, said it received a patent that allows smart phones and personal digital assistants to transfer simultaneously multiple types of data. The …

NEW YORK-ESPN Mobile has tapped Comverse Technology Inc. to handle its wireless data services, the planned mobile virtual network operator said. Comverse will provide and support software and hardware to …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-A strong push by mobile virtual network operators during the next several years backed by an emphasis on wireless data services and customized service offerings could boost the …

SAN DIEGO-Verizon Wireless is offering a mobile blogging application to its subscribers. The carrier launched Rabble, a mobile blogging application from Intercasting Corp. designed to allow users to create and …

WASHINGTON-Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) signed into law legislation banning driver use of handheld cell phones, while a similar prohibition went into effect last week in Chicago. Connecticut joins …

Universal multimedia messaging service interoperability among U.S. Tier 1 carriers moved closer to becoming reality with two agreements unveiled last week. T-Mobile USA Inc. users can exchange pictures and video …

What value should the government place on the spectrum at 2.5 GHz owned by Sprint Corp. and the company its plans to acquire soon, Nextel Communications Inc.? How should the …

As the mobile-phone market continues to surpass all forecasts, there are multiple ways those phones end up in the hands of consumers. At the beginning of last year, industry observers …

U.S. Cellular Corp. joined the push-to-talk fray with the launch of SpeedTalk, which operates on the carrier’s CDMA2000 1x data network available across its 25-state coverage area. The service will …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission appears close to approving the proposed $35 billion merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc., though it remains unclear whether the agency will impose any …

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department said Alltel Corp. must divest wireless assets in Arkansas, Kansas and Nebraska in order to win government approval of its proposed $6 billion purchase of Western Wireless …

The big mouse is finally loose in the wireless house as the Walt Disney Co. announced plans to launch a family-oriented mobile virtual network operator wireless service using Sprint Corp.’s …