Carriers

Nortel Networks Ltd. and IBM Corp. announced they will pool their resources to develop new products, collaborate on research and development and design new carrier servers. “It’s a tremendous opportunity …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Satellite carrier Globalstar heralded its successes a year out of bankruptcy, claiming new products and services, expanded coverage, reduced costs and a growing subscriber base. “Globalstar has delivered on …

WASHINGTON-After hearing emotional presentations from users who were unable to successfully connect to 911 from Voice over Internet Protocol phones, the Federal Communications Commission last week adopted rules requiring VoIP …

Despite highly publicized launches of consumer-oriented products and services, the mobile enterprise market remains a hotly contested segment for wireless carriers as evident by numerous announcements made during the past …

Phone component suppliers now have a new set of customers: wireless carriers. Recent shifts in the worldwide wireless industry have largely favored network operators. Wireless users-especially those in the United …

Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. scored a major coup last week, signing a deal with Sprint Corp. to manage Sprint’s targeted e-commerce initiatives using InPhonic’s …

Nortel Networks Corp. and IBM Corp. announced they will pool their resources to develop new products, collaborate on research and development, and design new carrier servers. “It’s a tremendous opportunity …

Following what it termed extensive customer research and feedback, Vodafone Group plc launched its Vodafone Simply service, which the carrier said provides customers with basic voice and text messaging services …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Satellite carrier Globalstar heralded its successes a year out of bankruptcy, claiming new products and services, expanded coverage, reduced costs and a growing subscriber base. “Globalstar has delivered on …

LONDON-European-based wireless operator Orange awarded Cenuco Inc.’s Advanced MobileMonitor Communicator the best use of the carrier’s voice and data network during the recent Orange Code Camp Event. Cenuco demonstrated the …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Communications Chairman Ivan Seidenberg reacted angrily to a letter signed by 123 congressmen asking him to investigate allegations of union-busting activities at Verizon Wireless. “I am dismayed that you …

WALL, N.J.-In support of its recent service launch in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Mich., regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. acquired the field naming rights at Van Andel Arena, which …

EDISON, N.J.-VoIP carrier Vonage Holdings Corp. said it has agreed to purchase access to elements of the wireless and wireline enhanced 911 network to offer E911 service to its customers …

LONDON-Orange announced plans to launch what it said will be the United Kingdom’s first mobile TV service next week. The carrier said it will offer a line-up of nine channels …

WASHINGTON-A new report delivered by an industry standards group to the Federal Communications Commission says mobile-phone vendors likely will meet initial hearing-aid compatibility requirements later this year. After years of …

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.-Arbinet-thexchange Inc., which is an electronic market for trading, routing and settling communications capacity, launched DirectAxcess. The service allows fixed and mobile network operators to buy and sell …

WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association asked the Federal Communications Commission to delay action on Globalstar L.L.C.’s application to add an ancillary terrestrial component into its mobile satellite service system until it …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s board of directors approved a $5 million retention benefit for President and Chief Executive Officer Stan Sigman that is to be paid in cash Dec. 31, 2007, …

NEW YORK-While consumers would like to view video on cell phones for free, only a small percentage want to pay for such services. This is one of the findings of …

BARCELONA, Spain-Brazilian GSM operator Oi announced plans to roll out a new generation of location-based services in partnership with Cambridge Positioning Systems. Oi selected CPS’s software-only Matrix technology to power …

Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. announced the creation of its mobile gaming category and distribution deals with more than a dozen mobile game developers. Amp’d Mobile said …

WASHINGTON-Online wireless retailer InPhonic Inc. reported an agreement with Sprint Corp. to manage Sprint’s targeted e-commerce initiatives using InPhonic’s online marketing channels and e-commerce platform. The agreement calls for Sprint …

ZURICH-NINJ Ltd. launched its VirtualRadio software that can be installed on mobile phones to allow users to receive radio via a data stream. Users can tune into radio stations outside …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc enhanced its mobile roaming rates, offering its customers “simplicity and better value for roaming services.” Vodafone and other European operators have been criticized by consumers and regulators …

WASHINGTON-Legal challenges to the Federal Communications Commission’s new wireless truth-in-billing rules appear likely to be heard in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Last month, the court …