The Federal Communications Commission said it received 266 applications for the 700 MHz auction, with small and rural telephone companies dominating a field that also includes leading mobile-phone operators, Google Inc., EchoStar Satellite L.L.C., and some surprises.
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VERIZON WIRELESS LAST WEEK confirmed what executives from its parent companies have been hinting at for some time: the carrier will move away from CDMA technology for its next-generation network, and embrace the OFDM-based Long Term Evolution technology. In essence, the service provider concluded...
WHILE THE 700 MHZ OPEN-ACCESS COURT BATTLE ESCALATES into a brawl among major stakeholders eyeing the upcoming auction, the public-safety community is methodically laying the foundation to partner with the winner of a national wireless license in an unprecedented experiment of high stakes for...
A mistake in a media report earlier this month suggesting that Nokia Corp. had sold as many as 450,000 units of its high-end N95 handset in the United States during the second quarter immediately set chins to wagging.The N95 packs advanced Web browsing, multimedia...
Verizon Wireless purchased the operating assets of Ramcell in Kentucky and Oregon for an undisclosed sum.The nation's No. 2 carrier picked up Ramcell's 51 cell sites as well as spectrum licenses that cover nearly 600,000 potential customers in the Kentucky markets of Clay and...
Regional telecommunications provider Ntelos Holding Corp.'s reported a deal with Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade the company's wireless network with CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A equipment. The deal is valued at $88.2 million and includes Ntelos' network in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and North Carolina."We...
Boost Mobile L.L.C. has started trialing an unlimited CDMA calling service in some Texas and California markets, moving forward with plans to better compete against flat-rate carriers without involving parent company Sprint Nextel Corp.'s postpaid offering. Boost currently offers prepaid services using Sprint Nextel's...
Caribbean carrier Digicel has been snapping up properties and is introducing dual-technology roaming for its customers as it expands its network reach and potential revenue streams. The carrier is coming up on its sixth birthday in April, after launching its first and flagship market...
Rural Cellular Corp. posted mixed results as its losses widened, but it made major improvements in churn and customer gains.The Minnesota-based regional carrier reported a net loss of $53.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2006, more than double the loss of $21.8 million...
Rural Cellular Corp. posted mixed results as its losses widened, but it made major improvements in churn and customer gains.The Minnesota-based regional carrier reported a net loss of $53.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2006, more than double the loss of $21.8 million...
Christmas came a little early for Nortel Networks Ltd. in the form of a $2 billion contract from Verizon Wireless for CDMA equipment and related services as the carrier beefs up its network capacity and footprint in the face of increasing data and video...
As the world's more mature wireless markets shift to third-generation networks and beyond, it seems as if backers of CDMA technology and those who are pushing 3G flavors of GSM are racing each other to hype their respective market gains.The GSM Association recently published...
WASHINGTON -- Bush administration efforts to help Iraq create a competitive wireless market and an independent regulatory regime to oversee telecom reconstruction in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion are at risk of being undermined by internal political strife in the war-torn country,...
COSTA MESA, Calif.-Striking back at concerns over CDMA operators switching to GSM, the CDMA Development Group said it now counts 39 GSM operators that either have deployed or are deploying CDMA2000 networks for voice and data services. The group attributed the move in part...
WASHINGTON-Qualcomm Inc. Chairman Irwin Jacobs said he believes the San Diego-based CDMA technology firm is entering a new phase of heightened regulatory and antitrust scrutiny around the world.Jacobs, speaking at a conference at George Mason University Law School, said Qualcomm has overcome major challenges...
WASHINGTON—AT&T Inc. and BellSouth Corp., awaiting final federal action on their $79 billion merger and key stakeholders in the telecom reform debate on Capitol Hill, have been among the most generous donors to federal candidates and political parties in the 2006 election cycle. Indeed,...
WASHINGTON-AT&T Inc. and BellSouth Corp., awaiting final federal action on their $79 billion merger and key stakeholders in the telecom reform debate on Capitol Hill, have been among the most generous donors to federal candidates and political parties in the 2006 election cycle. Indeed,...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., at five years old, is pursuing two trends in the rapidly changing mobile handset market—a worldwide thirst for music and imaging—and is profiting handsomely in its chosen markets. The partnership between the Japanese consumer electronics whiz and the...
WASHINGTON—ADT Security Services Inc. is urging the Federal Communications Commission to force wireless carriers to keep offering analog service until 2010, noting it cannot meet the Feb. 18, 2008, sunset date because the industry lacks enough digital equipment and technicians needed to install that...
LOS ANGELES—Verizon Wireless extended Motorola Inc.’s deal to supply the carrier with CDMA equipment, announcing that Motorola will supply it with EV-DO Revision A gear. RCR @ CTIAClick here for complete coverage of the CTIA Wireless I.T. show. Click here for the latest headlines...
While Motorola Inc. grabbed the spotlight after posting strong, second-quarter results last month, the American vendor's success obscured a remarkable surge in shipments by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. Sony Ericsson shipped nearly 19-percent more handsets from the previous quarter, propelling it to fourth...
When Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled its choice of next-generation network technology last week, there appeared to be two types of reactions: "Finally!" and "Quit trying to distract us." After months of hints and trials, the carrier laid out its technology decision, a timeframe and...
Amid speculation that some CDMA operators are turning to GSM technology, GSM proponents have stepped up lobbying efforts to tout the technology's global success. Meanwhile, CDMA backers say the moves have little to do with technology and instead are based on government policies and...
The competitive landscape for the world's top five mobile-phone vendors at mid-year has come into clearer focus with second-quarter earnings already reported or expected this week. The plot has thickened perhaps, while not varying much from earlier episodes of this long-running, global industry serial....
