PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it has received notification from Sprint Nextel Corp. that the carrier is terminating the master services agreement between Metro One and Nextel Operations Inc. effective Jan. 9. Nextel Operations is a subsidiary of Sprint...
Midwest Wireless is the latest regional wireless operator to look at potential strategic alternatives for its operations. The privately held carrier serves more than 420,000 customers on its CDMA-based network in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. Midwest Wireless Chief Operating Officer Scott Bergs...
Wireless carriers continued the arduous task of repairing networks in the Gulf Coast region hit hard by Hurricane Katrina last month, though few operators have released financial details of the repairs. The federal government noted last week that it could cost a total of...
FORT LEE, N.J.-Midwest Wireless selected Whale Communications' SSL VPN, which will provide secure access to business and sales applications, and network resources to its 600 employees."Whale's SSL VPN allowed us to provide various employee groups access to the specific applications they need to make...
SAN DIEGO-The Associated Carrier Group scored its first handset, an advanced camera/music phone from Kyocera Wireless Corp. The group of independent, rural carriers formed early this year for just such a purpose-making sure that smaller carriers get access to cool handsets, just like the...
The Associated Carrier Group scored its first handset, an advanced camera/music phone from Kyocera Wireless Corp. The group of independent, rural carriers formed early this year for just such a purpose-making sure that smaller carriers get access to cool handsets, just like the nation's...
PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory-assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said Alltel Corp. plans to stop using Metro One's EDA service by the end of August, which would be approximately six weeks prior to the expiration of the current contract. Metro One noted that Alltel represented...
PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it has been informed by Alltel Corp. that it plans to stop using Metro One's EDA service by the end of August, which would be approximately six weeks prior to the expiration of the...
CHICAGO-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it will deploy Voice over Internet Protocol technology from its Accelerate Next-Generation Communications Solutions to upgrade rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless' network.Lucent noted the VoIP solution includes its compact switch and will work in conjunction with Midwest Wireless' recently launched...
Carrier consolidation among the wireless industry's top players has had a similar effect on smaller operators, which are being forced to cooperate more closely to provide advanced services that larger operators have taken for granted. While voice services remain the industry's main revenue source...
MANKATO, Minn.-Regional wireless operator Midwest Wireless launched its integrated oneWave telecommunications service combining features and functions of the carrier's wireless phone service with a home or office phone using its Voice over Internet Protocol technology. The VoIP technology is compatible with Midwest Wireless' Clearwave...
ROCHESTER, Minn.-Rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless launched CDMA2000 EV-DO services in Olmsted County, Minn., providing customers with the only EV-DO service available in the state. The carrier said the service provides network speeds of between 300 kilobits per second and 500 kbps and builds...
Rural wireless provider Midwest Wireless reported a pair of BREW-hosting agreements with California-based Golden State Cellular and Tennessee-based Eloqui Wireless. The agreements call for Midwest to share its existing BREW systems and servers with Golden State and Eloqui so the operators can offer similar...
BERKELEY, Calif.-MobiTV reported that rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless has launched its live streaming television service on the carrier's CDMA-based network. The MobiTV service currently provides access to more than 20 channels, including MSNBC, ABC News Now, NBC Mobile, Fox Sports, Discovery, The Learning...
A handful of CDMA technology-based rural operators formed the Associated Carrier Group L.L.C. alliance, which they said "will collaborate their efforts to efficiently provide timely and competitive value to consumers in member markets while creating efficiencies of scale for manufacturers and vendors." The group...
PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. signed a multi-year agreement to continue providing EDA and other services for rural wireless provider Midwest Wireless, which currently serves more than 380,000 subscribers in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. Metro One added it has had...
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced Midwest Wireless will be the first carrier to launch its PocketSurfer wireless Web viewer. The device uses Bluetooth technology to connect wirelessly to a cellular handset for fast wireless access to the Internet. PocketSurfer features a full VGA-width, 640-pixel, color...
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced Midwest Wireless will be the first carrier to launch its PocketSurfer wireless Web viewer. The device uses Bluetooth technology to connect wirelessly to a cellular handset for fast wireless access to the Internet. PocketSurfer features a full VGA-width, 640-pixel, color...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless gear supplier L.M. Ericsson announced a series of contracts around the world, assuring its place as the world's premier infrastructure player.In the context of the CommunicAsia conference in Singapore, Ericsson Chief Executive Officer Carl-Henric Svanberg emphasized the increasing importance of hosting services...
Wireless gear supplier L.M. Ericsson announced a series of contracts around the world, assuring its place as the world's premier infrastructure player.In the context of the CommunicAsia conference in Singapore, Ericsson Chief Executive Officer Carl-Henric Svanberg emphasized the increasing importance of hosting services among...
High-profile nationwide carriers and niche-focused mobile virtual network operators are not the only wireless service providers that stand to benefit from specific marketing geared toward the highly desirable youth market. A survey released last week by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association and the Foundation...
SAN DIEGO-Regional wireless carrier Ntelos Inc. launched an application distribution system using Qualcomm Inc.'s BREW technology, the two companies announced."We are constantly exploring new ways to enhance our subscriber's wireless experience and deliver them the services they demand, and Qualcomm's BREW solution has allowed...
The liberation of wireless local number portability is scheduled to sweep across the nation May 24 as carriers serving markets outside of the already WLNP-enabled top 100 markets will be required to allow wireless consumers to keep their phone numbers when switching carriers. While...
In addition to the freedom of keeping your cell-phone number when switching between carriers, local number portability has also brought frustration for some porting customers who-after finally freeing themselves from one carrier with their number-have been faced with the unenviable task of porting contact...
