Carriers

CHICAGO-Astellia, which provides wireless network performance optimization products, said it signed a deal with a U.S. wireless operator through the company’s recently launched U.S. subsidiary. The company will provide its …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will issue $24.5 million shares of its common stock May 17 in settlement of purchase contracts that are components of its equity units. The …

LONDON-NEC Corp said it has received orders for its Mobile Internet Platform and mobile handsets for Russian wireless carrier Mobile TeleSystems’ i-mode service. The value of the deal was not …

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. announced it purchased a $200 million controlling interest in TerreStar Networks Inc., a company building a mobile satellite network. Motient now owns 61 percent …

Leap Wireless International Inc. reported delayed fourth-quarter and full-year 2004 results that included strong customer growth and improving financial metrics. The carrier said it added 29,000 subscribers during the final …

T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a surprisingly strong 957,000 net customer additions for the first quarter of this year, which fell short of the nearly 1.2 million customers the carrier added …

WASHINGTON-The Rural Cellular Association told the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Wednesday that the Federal Communications Commission in a recent report to Congress underestimated and poorly reflected the efforts of Tier …

WILMINGTON, Del.-The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) established a code of conduct for e-mail companies, Internet service providers and wireless carriers, outlining guidelines to prevent spam. The group adopted principles …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. reported an agreement with Connexion by Boeing that integrates all of the flights equipped with Connexion by Boeing high-speed Internet and data services into Boingo’s …

Sprint Corp. said it has added seven countries to its international CDMA roaming list, bringing the total number of countries in which Sprint’s wireless customers can use their CDMA devices …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint, Inc. announced Brightpoint North America L.P. will begin distributing LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. Inc. wireless devices and accessories in the United States under the terms of a distribution …

Sony Electronics Inc. said it will include embedded EDGE modems on its T-Series VAIO notebooks configured to operate on Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s nationwide network. The notebooks will also include Wi-Fi …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Internet-based digital radio network Mercora said it is bringing its user-contributed streaming audio service to Windows Mobile-based handhelds. The company launched IM Radio Mobile v1.0, featuring more than …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless handset distributor InfoSonics Corp. reported reve-nues of $24 million for the first quarter, a 28-percent increase from $18.7 million reported during the first quarter of 2004. The company …

TOKYO-Japanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. posted a $85.2 million loss for its fourth fiscal quarter 2004 ended March 31, which was a significant drop from the $1.5 billion profit …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Fixed-mobile network provider Outsmart Ltd. snared $17 million in a recent funding round from Accel Partners, Gemini Israel Funds and Magnum Communications Fund, the company said Tuesday. Outsmart …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Boosted by strong growth in both service and roaming revenues, Dobson Communications Corp. reported a 16.2 percent year-over-year increase in revenues from $233.8 million during the first quarter of …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. reported mixed first-quarter results showing a modest increase in revenues offset by increased net losses and continued net customer losses, which the carrier attributed to network …

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Fixed-wireless operator U.S. Wireless Online Inc. said it closed its acquisition of iSkywire L.L.C., and also entered a three-year exclusive wholesale marketing agreement with Lightyear Network Solutions L.L.C. Iskywire …

The GSM Association again blasted proposed rates for licensing anti-piracy technology, calling the revised rates “unreasonable and unworkable.” The trade association of more than 600 wireless operators rejected the latest …

Infrastructure giant L.M. Ericsson announced it will put the brakes on its CDMA business, a move that coincides with the shuttering of its CDMA headquarters in San Diego. Ericsson said …

Less than a month ago, I wrote a column about how the recent lull in wireless activity (mergers, etc.) was just the calm before the storm. Boom! Did you hear …

While many in the wireless industry today target early adopters with high-tech gadgets and 3G services, Telular Corp. is taking a decidedly retro approach. The Vernon Hills, Ill.-based company is …

Despite claims of nationwide coverage, a look at wireless coverage maps from some of the industry’s largest operators shows there are numerous holes in those claims. While carriers note their …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week asked Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. to supply additional information on their proposed $35 billion merger, but the latest government request for data …