Carriers

BARCELONA – Verizon Wireless’ metamorphosis from champion of CDMA technology among the world’s largest carriers to a full-fledged member of the dominant GSM-based world took another step to completion today …

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NII Holdings Inc., which operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, selected Nokia Siemens Networks to manage its network operations. The agreement covers network management in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, …

AT&T Mobility chose Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent to build out its LTE network, an equipment supplier decision that mirrors rival Verizon Wireless’ choice a year ago. AT&T said it chose the …

AT&T Mobility chose Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent to build out its LTE network, an equipment supplier decision that mirrors rival Verizon Wireless’ choice a year ago. AT&T said it chose the …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s struggles continued during the fourth quarter of 2009 as the wireless industry’s No. 3 domestic carrier posted a net loss of nearly $1 billion and hemorrhaged more …

Alvarion Ltd. reported revenues of $60.2 million for the fourth quarter, down 14% from revenues of $70.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Net loss for the quarter was …

What is it with carriers? Every time there is a ‘new’ infrastructure technology, it takes years for the actual deployment to take place. My rule of thumb is now a …

The teams on the field were not the only things put to the test over this past weekend’s Super Bowl XLIV as the more than 75,000 people in attendance at …

Mobile operators realize they need customers to adopt increased data services to offset declining voice revenues but are not sure how to best implement strategies to facilitate that, according to …

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Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:ADC Telecom Canada: To deploy its InterReach Fusion and InterReach Unison distributed antenna systems to provide multi-operator wireless and public safety service …

Ericsson’s mobile broadband module unit is teaming with Netgear Inc. to build a wireless router that internally incorporates HSPA broadband technology. The unit, which should be commercially available by the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.2010 will definitely …

Juniper Networks is set to unveil a trio of mobility solutions under its Project Falcon initiative designed to allow wireless operators to optimize network traffic on their current networks a …

Employment in the wireless carrier sector ticked up by 1,400 jobs in December, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, but average weekly earnings for wireless carrier …

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FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) is mulling options for its undersized T-Mobile USA unit including an initial public offering (IPO) or spinoff, sources familiar with the company’s thinking said …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Publisher’s Note: This is the second a multi-part series of articles on Chinese companies following Publisher Jeff Mucci’s recent trip to China. Huawei Fast Facts: In 2009, Huawei achieved over …

Publisher’s Note: This is the second a multi-part series of articles on Chinese companies following Publisher Jeff Mucci’s recent trip to China. Huawei Fast Facts: In 2009, Huawei achieved over …

Fresh off a successful mobile giving campaign that has raised more than $35 million for Haitians, the wireless industry is embarking on another goodwill campaign, this time targeting pregnant women …

Verizon Wireless is the top service provider in customer care, according to a new study from J.D. Power and Associates. The nation’s largest provider scored 753 points in the semi-annual …

Millicom International Cellular S.A. is deploying Comverse’s Voice HUB product in its TIGO-branded wireless networks in Bolivia and Honduras. The Comverse product includes a service that forwards voice messages as …