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 Wireless Corp.'s SE47 posted the highest overall scores on Verizon Wireless' network. Audiovox's PM-8920...
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. The report follows Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint...
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 Inc. announced a series of agreements to bring television network content to devices using...
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 below its previous guidance. Some analysts also reacted with hostility, as both Smith Barney...
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 growth during the past year, customer satisfaction scores for wireless services continue to lag...
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 e-mailing and viewing pictures. Kodak said the EasyShare-One camera will also have integrated access...
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 the hands of consumers. Sprint said its Wireless Software Upgrade provides a cost-effective way...
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 in China. NEC agreed recently with Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Ltd. to provide outsourcing...
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 carrier disclosure, marketing, billing and service, a newly configured California Public Utilities Commission is...
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 than 10 times faster than current third-generation networks. But exactly what that technology will...
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 service in Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area. In support of the new...
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 services. It's a characteristic that has played out time and time again in wireless....
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 offers EV-DO service.Subscribers in 32 U.S. markets with 3G phones will be able to...
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 that also functions as a speaker.DoCoMo said the phone's flat-panel speaker emits sound by...
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 well below its previous guidance.Some analysts also reacted with hostility, as both Smith Barney...
Leap Wireless International Inc. said it scored almost 29,000 net customer additions during the fourth quarter of 2004, bringing its total number of net additions for the year to 97,000. The carrier's churn rate for the quarter was 4.1 percent, and its full-year churn...
Sprint PCS said Thursday it is including embedded over-the-air technology with seven of its Vision handsets, enabling the carrier to perform remote software upgrades and fix bugs on devices already held by consumers. Sprint said its Wireless Software Upgrade provides a cost-effective way to...
LAS VEGAS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will sell additional devices running Microsoft Corp.'s operating system in 2005. The carrier already offers Windows Mobile devices from Motorola Inc., Audiovox and Siemens AG."Our No. 1 goal is to maximize the wireless experience for our customers. We...
The stampede toward mobile video continued Thursday at the International Consumer Electronics Show as content providers, carriers and TV networks announced alliances to bring televised content to wireless handsets. SmartVideo Technologies Inc. announced a series of agreements to bring television network content to devices...
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. The report follows Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Fixed-line operators should be concerned about competition from High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology, according to a report from ABI Research titled, "HSDPA-Mobile Broadband."Trial systems using the technology-which will bump typical transmission speeds up from 300 kilobits per second with UMTS technology to...
TOKYO-Japanese wireless equipment supplier NEC Corp. announced it 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 in China. NEC agreed recently with Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited Ltd....
LONDON-Motorola Inc. said it recorded speeds of 2.9 megabits per second during outdoor High Speed Downlink Packet Access trials with five major European operators.Motorola did not name the carriers.The technology, which is expected to launch in the second half of 2005, is designed to...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. reaffirmed its guidance for its fourth quarter and expressed optimism for the coming quarters based on sales of its W-CDMA laptop cards."Sales growth was driven primarily by strong shipments across all technologies to new and existing customers...
