Carriers

U.S. Cellular Corp. completed the sale of its Daytona Beach, Fla., 20-megahertz C block license to MetroPCS California/Florida Inc. U.S. Cellular said it scored $8.5 million in cash from the …

DALLAS-Preferred Voice Inc. notched its second carrier win with the announcement that it will provide ringback services for Oklahoma regional carrier Panhandle Telephone Cooperative. Ringbacks allow subscribers to choose music …

Research In Motion Ltd.’s stock faltered again following the company’s third-quarter results, with investors expecting a more bullish fourth-quarter outlook from the company. Some analysts, however, continued to remain relatively …

DALLAS-A few days after a technical glitch interrupted service for Cingular Wireless customers in Dallas and Houston, the carrier announced it has spent almost $100 million this year improving its …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-European mobile operators should change their pricing strategies to kick start the lagging market for content, including ringtones, logos, games, music and videos, said a new report from …

KISTA, Sweden-Mobilaris announced a new location-based services application strategy that is said simplifies LBS opportunities for carriers. The company said a variety of commercially proven applications are now ready to …

HONG KONG-Hutchison 3G Italy, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., said it will purchase Cirtel’s stake in Hutchison 3G Italia, which operates a third-generation service under the 3 …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it has signed a $32 million contract to expand the GSM network for Pakistan Telecom Mobile Ltd., otherwise called U-Fone. The project will be completed in …

VIENNA, Austria-Telekom Austria submitted an offer to purchase a majority stake in Telekom Montenegro. The value of the offer was not disclosed. Telekom Montenegro is currently owned 51 percent by …

NEW YORK-Swedish-based telecom carrier Tele2 gained two new licenses in Europe Wednesday, one through a government award and the other through an acquisition. In Croatia, Tele2 gained a GSM 1800 …

A few days after a technical glitch interrupted service for Cingular Wireless customers in Dallas and Houston, the carrier announced it has spent almost $100 million this year improving its …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-European mobile operators should change their pricing strategies to kick start the lagging market for content, including ringtones, logos, games, music and videos, said a new report from …

Preferred Voice Inc. notched its second carrier win with the announcement that it will provide ringback services for Oklahoma regional carrier Panhandle Telephone Cooperative. Ringbacks allow subscribers to choose music …

Mobile-phone content application provider Linktone Ltd. said it is being sanctioned by carrier China Mobile for billing mistakes. Linktone said it is being penalized for inadvertently billing 27,000 WAP customers …

Research In Motion Ltd.’s stock faltered again following the company’s third-quarter results, with investors expecting a more bullish fourth-quarter outlook from the company. Some analysts, however, continued to remain relatively …

Vodafone Group plc customers in some European markets have access to full-length songs from four major music labels through a deal announced Tuesday. French digital music company Musiwave said it …

Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it purchased a $3 million stake in Linux developer MontaVista Software Inc., based in Sunnyvale, Calif. DoCoMo recently standardized on two operating system platforms …

Editor’s Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past 12 months. By successfully closing the …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless have come together to bring wireless PC card modems on SingTel Mobile’s UMTS network in Singapore. The PC cards will allow the …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse introduced its Comverse MMS Exchange, a central hub that allows multiple network operators to interconnect their multimedia messaging services. Operators currently must implement separate routing connections and interconnectivity …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. unveiled an application that allows users to download movie quotes and soundtracks to their handsets. Subscribers of the company’s Cricket service with Cricket Clicks-enabled phones …

Sprint PCS and Sybase Inc. said Tuesday they will expand their relationship to develop and market corporate wireless data applications. Under terms of the agreement, the carrier will use software …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless today said the company’s corporate Web site has been improved to make it more accessible to customers with disabilities. The nation’s No. 2 mobile-phone carrier said new …

Acquisition news continues its frantic pace with InPhonic Inc. and SmartServ Online Inc. both announcing purchases. First, Internet phone retailer InPhonic said it bought privately held A1 Wireless USA Inc., …

Sprint PCS launched two new content services Monday, continuing its lead in the advanced content arena. The carrier announced a radio-like service that will deliver short video clips and six …