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Verizon Wireless is expanding the availability of its mobile broadband rate plans to those afraid of a long-term commitment. The carrier is now offering pay-as-you-go plans for daily, weekly or …

Distributed antenna systems are gaining traction as an alternative way for service providers to fill in coverage or add more capacity to the wireless network when macro cellsites are not …

Over the past year wireless operators have begun populating their retail stores and Web sites with a new niche of devices, the netbook. These devices busted onto the scene last …

AT&T Mobility goosed its Pay As You Go GoPhone prepaid offering with the launch of an unlimited talk and messaging option for $60 per month, and as with all GoPhone …

Nothing seems to drive adoption of a service as well as cutting the price of using that service. And for the wireless industry, the service of choice remains voice, and …

Leap Wireless International Inc. introduced two more calling plans to be distributed through four big-box retailers, and plans to push its mobile broadband product via 1,000 more retail locations. The …

SAN DIEGO–A self-admitted “somewhat arrogant” vision to make San Diego the center of the telecom universe took shape in 1998 with the formation of the San Diego Telecom Council. Today, …

Cellular phones are, as you well know, ubiquitous these days. And for the past decade, the dominant players in the industry have been well distributed around the globe. There is …

Fresh off network wins with Clearwire Corp., Cox Communications Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is on its way to nearly double its staff in North …

Leap Wireless International Inc. saw its stock rise yesterday as speculation mounted that AT&T Mobility may want to add the flat-rate carrier to its stable. Leap’s stock jumped nearly $2 …

Editor’s Note: As part of RCR Wireless News’ relaunch, Publisher Jeff Mucci and Editor Tracy Ford interviewed a number of wireless executives across the industry to find out firsthand what …

Leap Wireless International Inc. lowered the number of new subscribers it expects to add this year as the carrier faces increased competition in the prepaid segment. Leap added 202,767 net …

Cricket Communications Inc. has deployed its 3G network in Chicago by partnering with wireless infrastructure vendor Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., the companies announced today.The launch in Chicago follows a successful …

T-Mobile USA Inc. is offering a $50-per-month unlimited voice plan to its veteran customers nationwide. In combination with the recent price cut on its unlimited data and unlimited text monthly …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.The …

Fourth-quarter numbers from T-Mobile USA Inc. showed that the industry’s No. 3 and No. 4 players (Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA, respectively) were no match for their larger rivals …

On one level, Alltel Communications L.L.C. ceased to exist after Verizon Wireless closed its $28 billion acquisition of the Little Rock, Ark., company in early January. Indeed, attention promptly turned …

Leap Wireless International Inc.’s growth is going according to plan, but the carrier is paying for it, literally. In its fourth-quarter results, Leap reported operating income of $3.8 million, a …

Cricket Communications Inc. continues its nationwide rollout with its Chicago launch today, bringing its total covered pops to 77.5 million. The carrier, parented by Leap Wireless International Inc., is scheduled …

The one-time rock of the wireless industry appears set to crumble. And I think that crumbling can’t come soon enough. That rock is postpaid, contract-encumbered rate plans. These were necessary …

Leap Wireless International Inc. is bringing music to the masses, or at least those wireless consumers packing its Cricket devices.Despite the languid adoption of full-track mobile music download services, the …

Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications Inc., the surprise winner in a 2006 auction of $3.6 billion worth of licenses covering the New York area, made its wireless debut today in New York …

With the economy in a recession, many Americans are trying to scale back spending. Wireless providers, however, may experience just the opposite reaction: Each carrier has a “hop to it” …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …