Carriers

PARIS-France Telecom signed an agreement with a group of minority shareholders in Orange Romania to acquire their shares for $523 million in cash, corresponding to a 2004 earnings before interest, …

At first blush, the first quarter could prove an interesting dichotomy for wireless operators as preliminary results from a pair of regional operators paint very different pictures. Sprint Corp. wireless …

A week has passed without massive carrier consolidation, mergers and world war. Where’s the big news this week? There was a fascinating story on the music on George W. Bush’s …

Last year marked somewhat of a turnaround for the worldwide wireless industry-carrier capex spending increased by 18 percent in 2004 compared with 2003 levels after several years of declines, according …

DENVER-A group of technology firms looking to license anti-piracy software said it lowered its proposed royalty fees in response to protests from wireless carriers and handset manufacturers. MPEG LA, which …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced its chipset for CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A networks is available for sampling. The news comes shortly after Qualcomm said it will suspend the development of …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Although the wireless industry is showing strong forward momentum this year, an eventual slowdown is expected as subscriber penetration surpasses 75 percent of the U.S. population, according to a …

TAMPA, Fla.-Wireless retailer and hot-spot operator FTS Wireless Inc. said it expects its gross wireless activations to grow by at least 50 percent during the second quarter. “In the first …

TORONTO-Rogers Wireless and MobiTV producer Idetic Inc. said the carrier will launch a wireless television service for its subscribers by June. Rogers Mobile Television, which looks to be the first …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association’s board of directors elected eight new members at its meeting April 11 in Cambridge, Md. New board members are Michael Thurk, group vice president-enterprise at …

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 …

TROWBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Virgin Mobile U.K. will offer adult images of models from the London strip club Stringfellows, the carrier said Thursday. The offering will include images of both men and …

PARIS-European telecom carriers Orange plc and Tele2 announced an agreement that will see Tele2 launch a mobile virtual network operator agreement in France using Orange’s network before the end of …

T-Mobile USA Inc. said it plans to launch a new advertising campaign highlighting the carrier’s prepaid service offering T-Mobile To Go. The carrier noted that it recently introduced lower per-minute …

DALLAS-Sprint Corp.’s strong growth across many of its operational and financial metrics during the past several years could be difficult for the carrier to maintain, according to a report released …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said it signed an agreement with PhoneCo, a local and long-distance telecom company, to provide logistical support for the company’s new mobile virtual network operator prepaid wireless …

PARIS-France Telecom signed an agreement with a group of minority shareholders in Orange Romania to acquire their shares for a total cash consideration of $523 million corresponding to a 2004 …

MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell S.A. said it will have nationwide coverage following a new spectrum allocation from the country’s telecom regulator. Iusacell said it has received from the Mexican Federal Telecommunications …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. has signed an agreement with leading Indonesian operator Telkomsel to expand its packet core network in Indonesia. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Under the …

BERWYN, Pa.-Location services company True Position released a new service it said will allow rural wireless carriers to outsource wireless location applications. TruePosition will host the location offering, and said …

A group of technology firms looking to license anti-piracy software said Wednesday it has lowered its proposed royalty fees in response to protests from wireless carriers and handset manufacturers. MPEG …

Dobson Communications Corp. said it expects to report a loss of 18,800 subscribers for the first quarter of this year, which would be less than the 25,600 customers the carrier …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and Siemens AG joined the growing list of handset manufacturers selling devices that can connect to Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry wireless e-mail service. …

Qualcomm Inc. announced its chipset for CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A networks is now available for sampling. The news comes shortly after Qualcomm said it will suspend the development of …

LAS VEGAS-Lottery operator Win Win Gaming Inc. is entering the wireless arena, announcing its intent to acquire mobile entertainment publisher Pixiem Inc. Terms of the proposed deal were not disclosed. …