Carriers

Once lightly regarded as a true competitor for its larger nationwide competition due to its relatively small customer base, not-quite nationwide footprint and questionable network quality, T-Mobile USA Inc. has …

WASHINGTON-The nation’s top mobile-phone carriers asked a Minnesota federal court to stay a judge’s decision last Friday upholding a new state law going into effect next week that bans mobile-phone …

Jay Kitchen, president and chief executive officer of PCIA, will retire, according to a release issued today by the wireless tower industry trade organization. Kitchen will stay with the group …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Regional telecommunications provider Alltel Corp. reported that privately held telecommunications and incumbent local exchange carrier Valor Telecommunications L.L.C. has extended it outsourcing contract for two more years through …

JONKOPING, Sweden-Datalink Nordic has developed a mobile service that allows users to send alerts from their mobile phones when they are in danger. Users activate MLARM on their phones and …

LA JOLLA, Calif.-Wireless users can create personal video greetings specifically tailored for friends and family members through a new application from mobile software developer Openwave Systems. The third-generation service allows …

BUSAN, Korea-High-speed mobile networks are taking hold in the Asia-Pacific region, providing a platform for multimedia services development, according to a new report from Telecommunications Management Group Inc. The report, …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless customers can now access their account balances from their handsets by dialing #BAL where they will hear details of their last five payment transactions, including the dates …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Cellular Systems’ Cellular One today launched the Identity phone, a new handset that uses Wildseed Ltd.’s SmartSkins, an interactive wireless accessory. SmartSkins are interchangeable covers that change the …

WASHINGTON-There is no technical reason for carriers not to comply with the digital wiretap act, a senior government official said Wednesday. “At this junction, it does not appear that there …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell called on Congress to codify the agency’s recently adopted plan to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band. Such a move would mean that Nextel …

Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won two multimillion dollar contracts in the CDMA 450 MHz bands in Romania and Russia. The wireless supplier also unveiled a new product. Lucent …

Merrill Lynch & Co. downgraded Motorola Inc., citing “increasing weakness” at its mobile-phone division that puts its third- and fourth-quarter sales at risk. Analyst Tal Liani pointed to excess inventory …

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnair airline customers can check in for flights by sending text messages beginning next month, the carrier said Tuesday. Finnair Plus cardholders who don’t need to check their bags …

WASHINGTON-Alan Shark is resigning as president of the American Mobile Telecommunications Association to become executive director of Public Technologies Inc., a nonprofit association that promotes technology benefits to local governments. …

Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a $98.5 million contract to expand the CDMA network of Guangdong Unicom. It is the third phase of the expansion, which will cover …

German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier said would reduce …

Whether you’re looking for true love or virtual love-or simply want to play hooky from work-your mobile phone can help. While handset manufacturers and carriers are scrambling to make space-age …

Canadian athletes may not have matched the total number of medals hauled from Athens as its southern neighbor, but the Great White North did supply the top carrier during the …

Nortel Networks Ltd. said it will supply its converged multiple network offering to rural carrier Western Wireless Corp. Nortel said it will supply Passport 15000 Multiservice Switches to bring the …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C., steadfast in its claim that it did not deceive California consumers, has initiated negotiations with the California Public Utilities Commission to settle a proposed record $12 million …

WASHINGTON-Alan Shark is resigning as president of the American Mobile Telecommunications Association to become executive director of Public Technologies Inc., a nonprofit association that promotes technology benefits to local governments. …

Few names garner as much attention in the wireless space as Craig McCaw, who is often regarded as one the savviest investors in the industry. From the original creation of …

THE HAUG, The Netherlands-German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier …

With the second hurricane in the past several weeks set to hit Florida in the next 24 hours, a number of wireless carriers announced initiatives designed to lessen the possible …