Carriers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Carrier consolidation will cost the North American market $2.5 billion in reduced capital expenses during the next four years, according to new numbers from Pyramid Research. “Consolidation opens a …

Alltel Corp. posted mixed first-quarter wireless results with the company reporting an 11-percent year-over-year increase in total net customer additions, but a 23-percent drop in internally driven customer growth. For …

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 …

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 …

Movida Communications Inc. reported that due to the strong response in Phoenix and San Diego to its Movida prepaid wireless service targeting the Hispanics community, it is accelerating the rollout …

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

Sprint Corp. surpassed most estimates by posting 518,000 net direct customer additions during the first quarter of this year, ending the quarter with more than 18.3 million direct subscribers on …

BOSTON-New research shows wireless operators across the globe are suffering declines in profits, with global margins falling below 40 percent for the first time in eight quarters. The numbers come …

Building on its industry-leading customer growth during the fourth quarter of last year, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. posted 1.4 million net customer additions during the first three months of this year, …

PARIS-Alcatel’s board of directors approved a proposal by the company’s chairman and chief executive officer, Serge Tchuruk, to appoint Mike Quigley president and chief operating officer of the company. Quigley …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Fox News Channel stepped into the wireless arena Tuesday with a deal to provide live news coverage for Sprint PCS Vision users. The carrier launched Fox News Channel …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Citing disappointing wireless sales, RadioShack Corp. posted a 13-percent drop in net income during the first quarter from $68.3 million last year, or 41 cents per share, to …

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, however-the …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired said it will begin trading on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market Wednesday under its current ticker symbol “UNWR.” The approval to relist its stock is subject …

Verizon Wireless garnered the top ranking in Vocal Laboratories Inc.’s quarterly SectorPulse report measuring the quality of customer care among wireless operators. The most recent test was conducted between January …

INDIANAPOLIS-Cingular Wireless will partner with THQ Wireless Inc. to offer an enormous portfolio of content from the latest installment of the “Star Wars” film series. During the next few months, …

Music companies are rushing to bring streaming music services to U.S. wireless users, but while the technology exists to provide radio-like offerings to wireless users, the viability of a radio-like …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) said he will block President Bush’s nomination of Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) as the next U.S. trade representative, a move that comes as the administration ratchets …

WASHINGTON-Even as government tries to figure out how to alter universal service funding to make it viable, the part of the fund that pays to connect schools and libraries to …

CallWave Inc. is looking to break into the wireless market with Voice over IP technology, but not exactly in the way some would expect. CallWave is not a VoIP carrier …

WASHINGTON-The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated two challenges to the Federal Communications Commission’s recent truth-in-billing decision in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. The FCC …

Wall Street has generally had a harsh view of Lucent Technologies Inc. The company’s stock is trading near its 52-week low of $2.49 per share, and most analysts rate it …

Wireless technology and broadband telecommunications company MobilePro Corp. reported that its CloseCall America subsidiary plans to launch a prepaid wireless product within the next 30 days via a mobile virtual …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced a new music service that will offer ringtones of singles before the songs are released to the public. The carrier will offer ringtones in advance of, …

T-Mobile USA Inc.’s position as the nation’s fourth-largest wireless operator, as well as one of the industry’s fastest growing, might not be enough to guarantee its long-term prospects. Several industry …