International Wireless

Hours after media reports indicated a deal was close, Verizon Wireless announced an agreement to acquire Alltel Communications L.L.C.for $5.9 billion in cash and assume $22.2 billion in debt, for …

Excited by the initial buzz of CTIA, Red Bull and Vegas, (Did I mention how much I love this city? It’s perfect. Just perfect.) I made some wild claims early …

So it was about 24 hours ago when in these same pages – and if we did our jobs right, in this same general area – I made some wild …

Frontline Wireless L.L.C. asked the Federal Communications Commission to briefly delay 700 MHz short-form application and upfront payment deadlines, pointing to new domestic and international wireless policy developments that have …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 …

As an American who grew up in Italy, Sebastian Harrison always had two phones: one for use in Italy, and one for the United States. As an adult, he decided …

Sprint Nextel Corp. confirmed its dismal fourth-quarter customer numbers, which reflected an increasingly schizophrenic performance: reasonably healthy performance of its CDMA offerings, dragged down by unhappy iDEN customers. Meanwhile, competitor …

T-Mobile USA Inc. again proved to be the biggest wireless growth engine for its parent company, Deutsche Telekom AG, despite a significant year-over-year drop in its net number of new …

SAN DIEGO—Just a few days after the Mobile ESPN flameout, an executive from the mobile virtual network operator was named chief executive of Soapbox Mobile, a mobile marketing solutions company. …

BRUSSELS-The European Union has announced plans to cap the international roaming rates that carrier charge one another, which could end up cutting those prices by as much as 70 percent. …

BRUSSELS—The European Union has announced plans to cap the international roaming rates that carriers charge one another, which could end up cutting those prices by as much as 70 percent. …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—A privately held California company, Mino Wireless, said it has garnered $1.5 million in first-round venture-capital funding to launch low-cost international wireless calling using Voice Over Internet Protocol technology. …

LAS VEGAS-Mobile virtual network operator XE Mobile said it plans to launch its pay-as-you-go cellular service targeted at students during an event in Las Vegas this week. The company said …

LAS VEGAS—Mobile virtual network operator XE Mobile said it plans to launch its pay-as-you-go cellular service targeted at students during an event in Las Vegas next week. The company said …

T-Mobile USA Inc. recorded a banner 2005 and posted the best overall performance of T-Mobile International’s wireless subsidiaries, while parent company Deutsche Telekom AG’s full-year profit for the year showed …

BONN, Germany—T-Mobile USA Inc. posted the best overall performance last year among parent company T-Mobile International’s subsidiaries, helping to drive solid gains in parent company Deutsche Telekom AG’s full-year profit …

Carriers who attended CTIA’s 1991 Winter Meeting and Expo expressed hopes the industry could reach 15-percent penetration in the United States by 2000. By mid-2000, the U.S. actually boasted wireless …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Orange SA said they plan to offer consolidated mobile services to multinational companies in the United States and Europe. Under the arrangement, Cingular and Orange customers …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-MTV Networks International is teaming with VeriSign Inc.’s mobile content subsidiaries to study the international wireless entertainment market, the companies said Thursday. Jamster! and Jamba! will join the …

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said it received court approval for a first distribution to its shareholders of $3.5 billion, or $15.76 per fully diluted common share. The superior court for …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Vodafone International Holdings B.V. has completed the acquisition of two mobile holdings from Telesystem International Wireless first announced earlier this year. …

Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said its shareholders approved the sale of its indirect interest in ClearWave N.V. to Vodafone International Holdings B.V. for $3.5 billion and the assumption of about …

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said its shareholders approved the sale of its indirect interest in ClearWave N.V. to Vodafone International Holdings B.V. for $3.5 billion and the assumption of about …

LAS VEGAS-Lottery operator Win Win Gaming Inc. is entering the wireless arena, announcing its intent to acquire mobile entertainment publisher Pixiem Inc. Terms of the proposed deal were not disclosed. …

LONDON-Global wireless carrier Vodafone Group plc said it reached agreements with Telesystem International Wireless Inc. of Canada to acquire about 79 percent of Romania’s MobiFon S.A., increasing its ownership to …