Carriers

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile music provider Faith West Inc. is teaming with Dodge to offer ringtones and images promoting the auto maker to wireless users. Faith West is distributing Dodge-branded content through …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc., which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, reported the successful syndication and closing of a previously announced senior secured credit facilities for its …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it expects to report a company-record 94,900 net customer additions for the fourth quarter, aided by a new company-low 1.3- percent customer churn rate. The …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. said it added 49,000 net customers in the fourth quarter of 2004, a 44-percent improvement compared with the 34,000 subscribers the carrier added …

A Nextel Communications Inc. executive said the carrier posted 595,000 net subscribers in the fourth quarter, and nearly 1 million total customer additions, when including its youth-oriented Boost Mobile L.L.C. …

BOSTON-Carriers looking to deploy push-to-talk service outside the United States should proceed with caution, according to a new report from the Yankee Group. Despite successes in the United States, PTT …

Wireless has been mobilized in a variety of critical and innovative ways in reaction to the December tsunami disaster. The wall of water that struck parts of Sri Lanka, India, …

LAS VEGAS-The slow rollout of high-speed wireless data networks continues as CDMA-based carrier Verizon Wireless last week said it will expand its BroadbandAccess network to 12 additional markets on top …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said it scored almost 29,000 net customer additions in the fourth quarter of 2004, bringing its total number of net additions for the year to …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry, consistently thrown off balance by new taxes and regulations in one state after another, is fine-tuning a master plan that draws on tried-and-true political strategies that carriers …

In addition to its carrier rankings, Consumer Reports also posted consumer rankings for handsets from the major carriers. Those rankings were dominated by Asians manufacturers. LG Electronics’ VX7000 and Kyocera …

The U.S. carrier market appears to be headed for further constriction on news that regional carrier Alltel Corp. is in advanced negotiations to buy Western Wireless Corp. for $4 billion. …

LAS VEGAS-The stampede toward mobile video continued at the Consumer Electronics Show as content providers, carriers and TV networks announced alliances to bring televised content to on-the-go viewers. SmartVideo Technologies …

Investors lashed out at wireless vendor UTStarcom Inc.-sending its stock down more than 23 percent to around $15.32 per share-following the company’s announcement that its fourth-quarter revenues will be well …

Consumers’ love-hate relationship with the wireless industry appears to be as contentious as ever. The latest survey and rankings released by Consumer Reports showed that despite the near-record-level of customer …

LAS VEGAS-Below is a quick rundown of some of the numerous new gadgets announced at the Consumer Electronics Show: c Kodak announced a new digital camera with Wi-Fi capability for …

Sprint PCS said it is including over-the-air technology with seven of its new Vision handsets, enabling the carrier to perform remote software upgrades and fix bugs on devices already in …

TOKYO-Japanese wireless equipment supplier NEC Corp. has set up a new mobile network operation outsourcing company in Hong Kong. NEC said the new business will focus on new third-generation projects …

WASHINGTON-The controversial California bill of rights for telecom consumers is about to go nuclear. This week, only months after narrowly approving a rule creating scores of new regulations governing wireless …

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. made headlines last week by announcing it was part of an effort to develop standards for a new mobile-phone technology that would transfer data more …

FOLSOM, Calif.-Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Inc. said it has expanded its northern California service area south from Stockton through Modesto and Merced. The carrier also offers its flat-rate, unlimited calling …

Even as the wireless industry consolidates to four national carriers and as more regional consolidation is predicted, wireless customers are getting more choices-not fewer-as to which companies will provide their …

LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless will offer video, audio and three-dimensional games over its EV-DO third-generation network beginning next month. The carrier also announced plans to expand the cities in which it …

TOKYO-Always at the forefront of handset innovation, NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its 2G mova N506iS mobile phone, which the carrier said is the first phone to contain a flat-panel display …

Investors lashed out at wireless vendor UTStarcom Inc.-sending the company’s stock down more than 23 percent to around $15.32 per share-following the company’s announcement that its fourth-quarter revenues will be …