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Over the past 10 years the wireless industry has witnessed dozens of mergers or acquisitions that has whittled down a number of industry segments and opened up others. This consolidation …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s bevy of prepaid offerings is gaining some clarity as the carrier is looking to phase out a legacy postpaid service and increase the appeal of its prepaid …

Airvana Inc. reported fourth-quarter revenues of $47.7 million, down from revenues of $63.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. Net income for the quarter was $13.1 million, or 19 …

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.Greetings from the …

Regional flat-rate operators MetroPCS Communications Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc. posted similar increases in subscriber additions for the fourth-quarter, although both carriers reported increased churn and expect continued pressure …

Motorola Inc.’s Enterprise Mobility Solutions unit announced two deals with health-care organizations. The company said Agilysys, a Motorola Premiere Solution Partner, has been chosen to deploy Motorola’s end-to-end wireless LAN …

Leap Wireless International Inc. expanded its presence in southern Texas with an agreement to form a Leap-controlled and managed joint venture with regional operator Pocket Communications. The agreement will call …

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 …

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 …

As speculation mounts that Leap Wireless International Inc. has hired advisers to explore a potential sale or merger of the company, look for international operators to be interested in the …

The Federal Communications Commission’s attempts to regulate the wireless industry, from everything from net neutrality to handset exclusivity to early-termination fees, remind me of the phrase: “The road to hell …

Verizon Communications Inc. posted surprising fourth quarter results this week showing that the increasing focus on non-traditional wireless customers has hit even the most traditional of carriers.For the fourth quarter, …

The recent adjustments made to rate plans by Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility are good news for customers that talk a lot each month, and do nothing else with their …

The explosion of wireless devices and content – with predictions of 7 trillion devices connected to wireless networks by 2017 – will present increasingly complex challenges for service providers trying …

Not wanting to be left out of the fun of a price war, regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. announced today that it would also join the recent rush to …

Continuing a price war that it started in early 2008, Verizon Wireless this morning ratcheted up the pressure on its competitors by rolling out new rate plans that are more …

The wireless industry’s increasing desire to attract customers looking for service without the hassles of a contract is taking its toll on those operators focused on such goals. MetroPCS Communications …

Consumers are getting more options for buying mobile broadband, with Clearwire Corp. launching in another 10 markets, and AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless launching prepaid mobile broadband plans last month. …

For the first time in the last 3 weeks, losers outpaced gainers in the RCR Wireless Index over the last week by a roughly 4 to 3 margin. Notable gainers …

North America has become Ericsson’s largest sales region and its second-largest employment region with the just completed acquisition of Nortel Networks assets and the recent outsourcing win from Sprint Nextel …

SAN DIEGO – Highlighted by the event’s name, this week’s 3G CDMA Americas Regional Conference took a step back from the hype surrounding so-called “4G” technologies and instead focused on …

Big box retailers have made comparing cellphone plans and pricing much quicker by putting most of the options under one roof. So the real question is who has what?Best Buy …