Carriers

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Canadian carrier Telus Mobility announced it will sell the Audiovox PPC 6600 from UTStarcom for $350 with a three-year service agreement. The high-end device features Microsoft Corp.’s Pocket PC …

Nokia’s N90, part of the company’s new N-series of multimedia devices, includes a 2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and VHS-resolution video capture. It should be available during the second …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry is backing a bill in the Missouri legislature to raise wireless taxes in exchange for eventually capping the tax at 3 percent and ending a slew of …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s tenure as the nation’s fastest-growing wireless operator came to a screeching halt as Verizon Wireless took back the title it lost in 2004. Surpassing even the most …

Local governments have contentious relationships with the wireless industry. This love-hate dance gets more complicated daily. First off, governments seem to hate cell towers. Sure, people in the wireless industry …

The MVNO wave is building strength as a growing number of companies have announced plans to enter the wireless space using established operators’ mobile networks. Analysts’ note that while the …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint introduced two location-based services that will provide driving directions and roadside assistance via a wireless voice call to customers who opt in to the services. The company …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-EDOM Technology and Magnolia Broadband Inc. signed a distribution agreement that allows EDOM to sell, distribute and support Magnolia’s DiversityPlus handset chipsets to original equipment manufacturers in Taiwan and …

ROCHESTER, Minn.-Rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless launched CDMA2000 EV-DO services in Olmsted County, Minn., providing customers with the only EV-DO service available in the state. The carrier said the service …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has launched service in Americus, Ga., as part of a multimillion-dollar expansion of its Georgia network. The new coverage includes eight cell sites covering more …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants the agency to address how consumers will be able to access 911 when using Voice over Internet Protocol technology. As such, he told lawmakers he …

MONROE, La.-Regional telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. said that network coverage issues have delayed its plans to begin offering wireless services using Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s network under a mobile virtual network …

Regional telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. said that network coverage issues have delayed its plans to begin offering wireless services using Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s network under a mobile virtual network operator …

WASHINGTON-New FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants access to 911 when using Voice over Internet Protocol to be an agenda item at the Federal Communications Commission meeting in May, Martin told …

Verizon Communications Inc. said it will phase out its payphone-based Wi-Fi hot-spot service in New York City during the next two months in favor of its rapidly expanding CDMA2000 1x …

NATICK, Mass.-Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems architecture is creating opportunities for several players, according to new research from Venture Development Corp. Several vendors are vying to increase their control of the …

Nextel Partners Inc. posted strong first-quarter results led by company-record 99,400 net customer additions, compared with the 88,800 customers the carrier signed up during the first quarter of 2004. Nextel …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will begin a new consumer-centric brand advertising campaign May 1 built around customer satisfaction. The campaign will highlight new wireless initiatives, including an automatic …

BEIJING-China Mobile’s 220 million subscribers will be able to access content from MTV networks under an agreement announced Thursday. Beginning May 1, subscribers of China’s largest wireless carrier can download …

Nextel Communications Inc. said it added 810,000 customers during the first quarter of this year, including 496,000 customers through Nextel-branded services and 314,000 customers to its Boost Mobile prepaid offering. …

Online wireless retailer and mobile virtual network operator InPhonic Inc. reported that its MVNO activities, which currently include its Liberty Wireless and Viva Liberty offerings, generated $9.6 million in service …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint introduced two location-based services that will provide driving directions and roadside assistance via a wireless voice call to customers who opt in to the services. The company …

TOKYO-Vodafone K.K. said it applied for a license from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to operate W-CDMA experimental radio stations in the 1.7 GHz band. Vodafone K.K. currently …

CHICAGO-Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. posted 182,000 net customer additions during the first quarter of this year, which fell short of the 196,000 customers the carrier added during the …

DALLAS-Dobson Communications Corp. will use over-the-air technology from SmartTrust to meet the rapid growth of its GSM services, the carrier announced Wednesday. Dobson, which operates under the Cellular One and …