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Nearly a year after launching network trials, and two years after announcing its intentions, Cox Communications commercially unveiled its wireless service. The offering’s initial launch will include its trial markets …

DALLAS – LightSquared’s ambitious plans to offer a satellite/terrestrial-based wholesale wireless network is set to get off the ground this weekend as the company’s first satellite is scheduled to launch …

Kentucky-based rural wireless operator Bluegrass Cellular said it has taken Verizon Wireless (VZ) up on its offer to partner with smaller operators in an attempt to broaden the deployment of …

U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) reported better earnings on basically flat revenue for the third quarter, and while average revenue per user increased, the carrier continued to lose customers. Total subscriber …

The typical third-quarter malaise that seems to impact other no-contract customers each year continued to bypass MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS), which said it added more than 223,000 customers to its …

Citing recent business operating changes, Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) posted disappointing third-quarter results and warned that it would have to work at managing future mobile broadband growth on its …

Fresh off its announced purchase of CommScope Inc., the Carlyle Group announced plans to buy Syniverse Technologies in a $2.6 billion deal, and take that company private as well.The offer …

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. To download the complete Special Edition, click …

The Federal Communications Commission notice of proposed rulemaking on so-called “bill shock” rules seeks comment on whether smaller providers and prepaid providers should be exempt from the proposed rules or …

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. To download the complete Special Edition, click …

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. …

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. …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

Looking to continue its LTE momentum, MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) plans to have the service available in all of its native markets by early next year, with all of its …

Looking to continue its LTE momentum, MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) plans to have the service available in all of its native markets by early next year, with all of its …

Don’t call it a launch.Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) said it has begun “operational readiness activities” in New York, Los Angeles and other markets ahead of its official launch of WiMAX services …

It seems like a no-brainer today, but there was a time not too long ago when Wi-Fi was not a ubiquitous feature found in most homes, businesses or public venues. …

UPDATED: AT&T Mobility (T) readjusted its schedule to begin offering services in a number of markets it had acquired from Verizon Wireless (VZ) earlier this year.The carrier said it was …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

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. It almost …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s (S) Virgin Mobile USA brand affirmed plans to update its mobile broadband service that will include an unlimited, no-contract offering for $40 per month. The company originally …

Looking to venture successfully where others have struggled, Harbinger Capital Partners’ Lightsquared venture has many in the industry scratching their head. This has not deterred the Lightsquared squad in the …

Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) fell back to earth during the second quarter following robust Q1 results and has announced a round of operational changes that it hopes will help …

CTIA came out swinging in its response to the Federal Communications Commission’s public notice on how U.S. wireless consumers can avoid experiencing “bill shock,” a term the trade group says …

We all know what a pain roaming charges can be, but it would appear that roaming is an issue for carriers as well as customers, with one firm, Starhome, doing its utmost to soothe pain.