Carriers

Verizon Wireless said it plans to extend its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network coverage to 11 new markets and eight airports in six additional markets, bringing the network’s total coverage to …

WASHINGTON-House Democrats today criticized the Bush administration for delays in modernizing the nation’s emergency warning system, but a homeland security official told lawmakers progress is now being made, and a …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Messaging provider Jinny Software released two new product bundles designed to deliver short message service, multimedia messaging service and other offerings to mobile operators. VAS2GO is targeted at mobile …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has acquired a French company, Audilog, which focuses on systems integration in network management. Terms of the deal, including what Ericsson will pay, were not …

WILMINGTON, N.C.-Verizon Wireless opened a $30 million, 160,000-suqare-foot call center facility in Wilmington, N.C., which the carrier said will eventually employee 1,200 people by the end of next year. The …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. will launch a product designed to help parents protect children from unwanted content and services on their handsets. Nokia Intelligent Content Delivery, which is expected to available …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc., which recently emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reported fiscal-year 2004 guidance, including the addition of 50,000 and 100,000 net subscribers and customer churn of …

Danger Inc. has made its Hiptop II device available as the T-Mobile Sidekick II at T-Mobile stores. The new version of the Sidekick, which was announced this summer, is 25 …

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc.’s first-quarter fiscal-year 2005 earnings showed the company’s revenue grew to $273.1 million, reflecting a 62-percent increase from the year-ago quarter. Net income was $19.6 million, or 38 …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau late Thursday said it is going forward with plans to auction Jan. 12 the licenses returned by bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. and other PCS licenses …

Sprint PCS reported that 97 percent of its wireless network in portions of the Southeast impacted by Hurricane Ivan are operational, but it cautioned that local power issues and connectivity …

SINGAPORE-Singapore mobile carrier StarHub Ltd. announced an initial public offering of 481.8 million shares at a maximum offering price of 68 cents each, in conjunction with its proposed listing on …

SEOUL, South Korea-LG Telecom offered an auto navigation service that provides information on nearby traffic, businesses and restaurants to drivers via their handsets. The global positioning system-based service, named ez …

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it plans to hire 80 customer service representatives and team managers for its Fayetteville, N.C.-based call center to support growth and enhance the customer experience. …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday told the Federal Communications Commission it could not use any of its money to impose a primary-line restriction on universal-service subsidies. “None of the …

WASHINGTON-Consumer groups today warned federal and state regulators that a merger of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. would lead to excessive concentration in the local telecom access …

LONDON-Traditional GSM device manufacturers, including Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc., are leading the charge in music-focused cellular devices, or “Cellular Music Decks,” according to new research from Strategy Analytics. “Music …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel announced it will lease space on more than 1,000 of its wireless communications towers, located nationwide, to other wireless carriers. Marketing efforts to lease space on the …

SEATTLE-Mobile entertainment publisher Reaxion Corp. and software developer Hudson Entertainment will partner to bring hip-hop content to mobile devices. The companies will produce ring tones, screensavers and wallpaper from popular …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. released new services that it says simplifies global roaming for wireless operators and their customers. The company’s Protocol Interworking Services for GSM give GSM operators the …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Public wireless local area network services are in danger of caving under third-generation services as carriers are offering all-you-can-eat services and replicating WLAN pricing, according to analyst firm …

DALLAS-Focusing on the personalization of wireless services, Preferred Voice Inc. has released an enhanced version of its “My Phone Services” Mobile Personalization Services Suite. “The wireless data market is similar …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. said it has acquired Dynamicsoft Inc., a developer of session initiation protocol-based solutions, for $55 million as well as working capital. SIP allows operators to …

WASHINGTON-The Montana Public Service Commission last week said that 11 rural wireline carriers could delay intermodal local number portability to no later than Jan. 1, 2006, and Western Wireless Corp. …

KONIGSWINTER, Germany-At a forum in Germany, Siemens AG tested a mobile network with data rates of up to 360 megabits per second (Mbps) using a combination of orthogonal frequency division …