Carriers

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. Thursday said it has completed the sale of its remaining 20.6 million shares in Danish telecommunications provider TDC A/S for approximately $740 million. SBC Wednesday announced …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will be the prime supplier to upgrade and expand DiGi Telecommunications’ nationwide GSM/GPRS network with EDGE. The upgrade will allow the Malaysian carrier to offer …

BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. said Shandong Unicom will deploy an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem-based solution from Lucent, allowing the Chinese wireless carrier to offer Voice over IP residential and business services. …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. introduced the ASTRO 25 LE solution, which it said brings the benefits of Project 25 to smaller towns, cities and counties, and federal government agencies, utilities and …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Inc. said it received clearance from the Canadian Competition Bureau for its pending $1.3 billion acquisition of rival Microcell Telecommunications Inc. With the approval Rogers …

DALLAS-MetroPCS Inc. said it received and accepted consents from a majority of holders of its $150 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 10.75-percent senior notes due 2011 to a limited …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-Orange S.A. announced two new third-generation contracts for its wireless subsidiaries in Belgium and Switzerland. Belgium wireless carrier Mobistar selected Nortel Networks Ltd. as the sole provider for its …

LONDON-South African wireless carrier Vodacom intends to be the first African carrier to offer third-generation services through a deal announced Wednesday with Vodafone Group plc, which is an owner of …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Wireless said it lost 15,000 subscribers during the third quarter as higher-than-expected postpaid customer churn of 3.68 percent offset a 16-percent year-over-year increase in gross customer additions. The …

SINGAPORE-Following their European counterparts, seven Asia-Pacific mobile operators signed an agreement to form a regional mobile alliance, called Bridge Mobile Alliance, which will operate through a Singapore-incorporated company, Bridge Mobile …

Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. reported 11,508 net customer additions during the third quarter of this year, which was a significant improvement compared with the 2,656 subscribers the carrier …

LONDON-U.K.-based Racal Instruments Wireless Solutions (RIWS) has announced that it is delivering upgraded third-generation base station test systems with integrated Trillium software from Continuous Computing. Based on the Third Generation …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The GSM technology community must include location-based services in its strategic plans by next year or it will be in a disadvantaged position, according to Alan Varghese, principal …

BERWYN, Pa.-Former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Triton PCS Inc. reported that it intends to enter into a $250 million senior secured term loan facility that will replace its existing …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it was delaying the release of its third-quarter financial results until Nov. 8 after determining that the accounting for certain direct labor costs associated with …

It didn’t take long for Qualcomm Inc.’s planned mobile television network to attract attention. Sprint PCS Chief Operating Officer and President Len Lauer said Tuesday his firm is negotiating with …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will expand its CDMA2000 1x contract with India’s Tata Teleservices in 12 new circles. The Swedish vendor currently provides 1x infrastructure in six Tata circles. …

Wireless and wired neutral host broadband service provider Wayport Inc. said it has reached a preliminary agreement with Hertz Corp. to provide high-speed Internet access to Hertz customers at more …

Nokia Corp. said deals with Visto Corp. and Good Technology Inc. to expand the messaging options on its handsets. Nokia has a similar agreement with Visto and Good rival Research …

Nokia used its Nokia Mobility Conference in Monaco as a platform to showcase several new products, including its new smart-phone offerings: the Nokia 7710 widescreen multimedia smart phone, the Nokia …

Just as the hype over W-CDMA is subsiding, the industry is shifting gears to another protocol. Known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access, the technology is the focus of major …

WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding last week’s government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. proved to be short-lived, with Moody’s Investors Service reacting immediately by …

The top spot in the contest for the nation’s largest carrier soon could be a tug-of-war. In the shadow of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. completing its $41 billion buy of AT&T …

Proxim Corp. has announced a new broadband wireless access system to allow organizations, including wireless Internet service providers, municipalities, government agencies, public safety, transportation groups and enterprises, to deploy WiMAX …

ESPOO, Finland-T-Mobile International said it plans to offer Nokia’s Push to Talk over Cellular network solution in Germany in the fourth quarter. The carrier said it plans to introduce it …