WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp.'s earnings plummeted in its second quarter, despite an increase in revenue. The carrier reported $8.2 million in income from continuing operations during the quarter, compared with $18.6 million for the same quarter a year ago. The year-ago quarter had included...
ATLANTA-SouthernLinc Wireless said it is providing wireless priority service, a key post-9/11 telecom offering available to officials in federal, state and local governments and to critical industry executives. "The ability to communicate quickly and efficiently is critical to certain professions," said Bob Dawson, president...
When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. bought AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in 2004, creating the nation's largest cellular carrier, Verizon Wireless found itself handing over its title belt as the U.S. heavyweight wireless leader. But since then, Verizon Wireless has been posting the best churn figures...
Comptel Corp., which provides network management services and software, has announced an agreement to supply its services to Easterbrooke Cellular Corp., a mobile service provider in central West Virginia. Easterbrooke operates an 850 MHz wireless network under the Cellular One brand. According to Comptel,...
ELKINS, W. Va.-Comptel Corp., which provides network management services and software, has announced an agreement to supply its services to Easterbrooke Cellular Corp., a mobile service provider in central West Virginia. Easterbrooke operates an 850 MHz wireless network under the Cellular One brand. According...
SEATTLE-U.S. consumers with Motorola Inc. Razr or Sanyo Corp. SCP-8200 handsets are more likely to consume mobile content than owners of any other wireless phone, according to new figures from M:Metrics. The firm's latest study found that half of all Sanyo SCP-8200 owners purchased...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Swiss operator Sunrise announced they've signed a partnership agreement to launch mobile TV services in Switzerland and plan to offer sports, entertainment and news video clips on demand, along with 24 live local and international channels. In addition, Ericsson said...
Highland Cellular Holdings Inc., which operates a GSM network under the Cellular One brand name in parts of Virginia and West Virginia, said it has sold several 1.9 GHz spectrum licenses to Verizon Wireless. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The licenses include a...
DENVER-Licensing clearinghouse MPEG LA L.L.C. said it is working to assemble a patent portfolio for Digital Multimedia Broadcasting, which is used in South Korea to send video content to mobile phones and other devices both terrestrially and by satellite. The company said it hopes...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it received a $70.8 million order from the Saudi Railways Organization to upgrade more than 600 miles of the Saudi Arabian railway network infrastructure between Dammam and Riyadh. The network upgrades include new signaling and safety equipment, a GSM railway...
BECKLEY, W. Va.-Highland Cellular Holdings Inc., which operates a GSM network under the Cellular One brand name in parts of Virginia and West Virginia, said it has sold several 1.9 GHz spectrum licenses to Verizon Wireless. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The...
DENVER-Licensing clearinghouse MPEG LA L.L.C. said it is working to assemble a patent portfolio for Digital Multimedia Broadcasting, which is used in South Korea to send video content to mobile phones and other devices both terrestrially and by satellite. The company said it hopes...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Swiss operator Sunrise announced they've signed a partnership agreement to launch Mobile TV services in Switzerland and plan to offer sports, entertainment and news video clips on demand, along with 24 live local and international channels. In addition, Ericsson said...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it received a $70.8 million order from the Saudi Railways Organization to upgrade more than 600 miles of the Saudi Arabian railway network infrastructure between Dammam and Riyadh. The network upgrades include new signaling and safety equipment, a GSM railway...
U.S. consumers will be shopping for high-tech phones to take advantage of new high-speed networks this holiday season, according to a new study from Boston-based research firm Compete Inc.. Instead of bargain-basement voice-only phones, users are shopping for gadgets with Bluetooth technology, MP3 capability...
Cellular phone dealers and customers around the country have found themselves burned by the quick take-off and crash of a self-proclaimed mobile virtual network operator called RockitTalk. According to RockitTalk dealers and a recent version of the company's Web site, the Dallas-based service launched...
MIRAMAR, Fla.-Wireless Maritime Services L.L.C., which is a two-year-old joint venture between Maritime Telecommunications Network and Cingular Wireless L.L.C., launched a customer and service-driven Web site at www.cellularatsea.com.WMS was created originally with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which has since been acquired by Cingular, to...
Promises fulfilled was the message from Cingular Wireless L.L.C. as the industry's largest operator announced the launch of its UMTS/HSDPA network-dubbed BroadbandConnect-in 16 U.S. markets. The carrier has been touting plans to launch the high-speed wireless data network in between 15 and 20 markets...
Japanese industrial firm Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes phones under the Panasonic brand name, announced a sweeping reorganization that will see the company shut down its GSM and GPRS phone-making business-as well as its Symbian OS efforts-to refocus exclusively on building 3G...
LONDON-United Kingdom-based mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile Group plc reported plans to extend its brand into South Africa through a 50/50 venture with South African GSM network operator Cell C. The Virgin Mobile-branded enterprise will operate as an independent service operator on the...
Wireless carriers struck out once again in Consumer Reports' annual survey of cellular phones and service. Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. came in for particularly harsh criticism, since many former AWS customers reported low satisfaction after the merger. Overall, customer...
LONDON-United Kingdom-based mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile Group plc reported plans to extend its brand into South Africa through a 50/50 venture with South African GSM network operator Cell C.The Virgin Mobile-branded enterprise will operate as an independent service operator on the Cell...
OSAKA, Japan-Japanese industrial firm Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes phones under the Panasonic brand name, announced a sweeping reorganization that will see the company shut down its GSM and GPRS phone-making business-as well as its Symbian OS efforts-to refocus exclusively on building...
COLUMBUS, Ga.-Alltel Corp. said it plans to turn off service to an unspecified number of former Public Service Cellular customers who are still on legacy TDMA and GSM networks. The carrier plans to shut off the service by Dec. 28 as part of an...
