Carriers

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will team with Kodiak Networks to develop handsets with instant voice messaging, conference calling and push-to-talk capabilities, the companies said Wednesday. Under terms of …

Surpassing even the most optimistic forecasts, Verizon Wireless said it added 1.64 million subscribers during the first quarter of this year, ending the quarter with 45.5 million total subscribers. The …

LONDON-Mobile media company FoneStarz announced a deal with Perfect 10 magazine to bring adult wallpapers and videos to mobile devices. FoneStarz, which handles content services on 15 networks across four …

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 eliminating a slew of …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Mobile entertainment publisher Mforma shook up its front office, naming former AOL Interactive Services head Jonathan Sacks as its new president and chief operating officer. Sacks’ resume includes stints …

Rural wireless provider Midwest Wireless reported a pair of BREW-hosting agreements with California-based Golden State Cellular and Tennessee-based Eloqui Wireless. The agreements call for Midwest to share its existing BREW …

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

A JupiterResearch study out last week found that although the ranks of U.S. consumers owning wireless phones with camera capabilities rose to 35 percent in 2004, most consumers are still …

We’ve all seen the ads: “Raising the Bar.” “Can you hear me now?” “Nextel. Done.” “Get More.” Then again, with the wireless industry spending billions of dollars each year on …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. has been named to the BusinessWeek 50, which lists the top-performing companies of the Standard & Poor’s 500, the carrier said Thursday. Nextel ranked 9th on …

Adobe Systems Inc. said it will acquire Macromedia in an all-stock transaction valued at around $3.4 billion. Macromedia sells a scaled-down version of its Flash player for mobile phones, technology …

Dear Editor: I was happy to see the clarification at the bottom of page 25 of the April 11 issue of RCR Wireless News concerning U.S. Cellular’s best overall score …

Sprint Corp. signed Wi-Fi roaming agreements with four broadband Internet service providers and a virtual network enabler that the carrier said will increase the number of Wi-Fi locations accessible by …

WASHINGTON-The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the mobile-phone industry’s motion to re-hear arguments in five class-action headset lawsuits that a divided three-judge panel remanded to state courts …

Three of the industry’s six largest wireless operators posted first-quarter financial results in line with analysts estimates and ahead of 2004 results, demonstrating there is still plenty of growth left …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Radio operator Infinity Broadcasting will team with Hewlett-Packard Co. to offer an interactive music broadcast for U.S. wireless users. The service, called Visual Radio, will deliver local FM …

MEXICO CITY-Mexican wireless carrier Grupo Iusacell selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to supply CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network equipment in the cities of Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. The value of the …

Few customer segments have drawn as much consternation from the wireless industry as prepaid subscribers. Non-contract customers have traditionally rewarded operators with lower revenue and higher churn rates when compared …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee is drafting a telecom reform bill to be circulated among lawmakers and the telecom industry in May, but the document will not deal with universal-service reform, …

SECAUCUS, N.J.-Panasonic Corp. of North America, the North American subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., announced it shut down its U.S. mobile-phone operations. The news comes as little surprise, …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee is drafting a telecommunications reform bill to be circulated among lawmakers and the telecom industry in May, but the document will not deal with universal-service reform, …

EDINBURG, Va.-Rural telecommunications provider and Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. said it added 4,300 retail and 4,100 wholesale wireless subscribers during the first quarter of this year, ending …

OTTAWA-The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association said its carrier members have agreed to implement wireless number portability and have begun making their implementation plans. The LNP deployment, which is expected to …

Ericsson managed to rev up both net sales and income in its first quarter compared with the same quarter a year ago, news that pushed investors to send the company’s …

WASHINGTON-Vonage Holding Co., the largest independent Voice over Internet Protocol provider, has solved the problem at least one customer was having when Clearwire Corp. blocked access to Vonage’s VoIP service, …