TORONTO-Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. said it received a notice from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. on its intent to "explore options to monitize its stake" in Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., which currently consists of 48.6 million class A multiple voting shares and class...
NEW YORK-Following its announcement that stakeholder AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it planned to explore options for its interest in Rogers Wireless Inc., Standard & Poor's Ratings Services placed a 'BB+' long-term corporate credit rating and CreditWatch with negative implications on Canadian telecommunications provider...
Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. said it received a notice from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. on its intent to "explore options to monitize its stake" in Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., which currently consists of 48.6 million class A multiple voting shares and class...
Verizon Wireless ended 2003 in the same position as it began the year, as both the nation's largest carrier as well as the highest ranked wireless provider based on five operating metrics measured by N. Moore Capital Ltd. during the fourth quarter. The rankings...
OTTAWA-A number of Canadian wireless operators signed an inter-carrier agreement establishing common standards for roaming and interoperability of their public Wi-Fi networks and have agreed to create a common brand identifier for Wi-Fi hot spots in Canada, according to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association.The...
OTTAWA-A number of Canadian wireless operators signed an inter-carrier agreement establishing common standards for roaming and interoperability of their public Wi-Fi networks and have agreed to create a common brand identifier for Wi-Fi hot spots in Canada, according to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association.The...
Leap Wireless International Inc. said it will begin soliciting bids for the sale of what it termed "excess spectrum" in the Columbus, Ga., market in an attempt to raise capital. The auction, which was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District...
TORONTO-Rogers Communications Inc. reported that AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which announced last week that it would begin accepting bids for a possible acquisition, has not received any notice from AWS regarding any potential sale or disposition of AWS' 34 percent interest in Rogers Wireless....
TORONTO-Motorola Inc. said it will sell its new V300 camera phone through Rogers AT&T Wireless in Canada for $200 with a two-year contract. The deal is notable as Motorola suffered phone delays through the critical holiday shopping season.The clamshell V300 features an integrated VGA...
MONCTON, New Brunswick-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. said it has installed new GSM/GPRS cell sites in a number of markets in New Brunswick, including New Maryland, Grand Bay, Hampton-Quispamsis, Anagance and Penobsquis, as part of the carrier's planned investment in its Atlantic...
Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. again led the wireless industry in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking of wireless carriers during the third quarter of this year, with the carriers' garnering a first-place tie in the ranking of five select operational metrics with 31...
TORONTO-Canadian operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., which operates under the co-brand Rogers AT&T Wireless, reported that its board of directors has authorized an agreement with AT&T Corp. to transition the company's corporate branding to Rogers Wireless.Rogers, which said the brand transition will begin early...
With much fanfare at this year's Comdex electronics show in Las Vegas and multi-page advertisements in nationwide newspapers, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its high-speed EDGE-based service last week, claiming it now operates the highest-speed nationwide wireless data network in the country. The launch...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its nationwide EDGE network at this year's Comdex technology show in Las Vegas. The carrier said the network would provide customers with average data speeds of between 100 and 130 kilobits per second.The carrier noted the network technology is...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Canadian operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., which operates as Rogers AT&T Wireless, launched a cross-border North American Corporate Digital Advantage program designed to provide businesses that are customers of both carriers with seamless access to ordering wireless services...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Canadian operator Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., which operates as Rogers AT&T Wireless, launched a cross-border North American Corporate Digital Advantage program designed to provide businesses that are customers of both carriers with seamless access to ordering wireless services...
MARLBORO, Mass.-Rogers AT&T Wireless will use Telica Inc.'s Plexus 9000 Gateway Mobile Switching Center application to handle network traffic more efficiently and to facilitate the operation of its dual TDMA IS-136 and GSM/GPRS networks."The deployment of the Gateway MSC architecture into our network is...
Nextel Communications Inc. surpassed even the most bullish expectations, posting a quarterly record 591,000 net customer additions during the second quarter, compared with 469,000 net customer additions during the second quarter of 2002, and ending the first half of the year with 11.7 million...
Nextel Communications Inc. reported a strong quarter of subscriber additions and rising revenues, but the news didn't help spur a market depressed by unimpressive reports from industry heavyweights like Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc.Nextel announced second-quarter revenue of $2.6 billion, up 19 percent over...
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Mobile applications service provider and Comverse Technology Inc. affiliate Starhome reported a partnership to provide roaming services for international travelers with Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Inc.Starhome said the Home Short Code service allows roamers to dial habitual short codes for popular home...
TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers AT&T Wireless Inc. introduced Motorola Inc.'s T720 handset onto its network. As part of an introductory promotion for the hew handset, Rogers said it will offer customers a free download of Activision Inc.'s Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 game...
TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Inc. appointed Jean Laporte president of its Eastern Region where he will be responsible for all sales, distribution, customer service and local marketing activities across Quebec and Atlantic Canada.Laporte was national vice president of sales for Microcell Solutions' Fido...
TORONTO-Rogers Wireless will pay Swedish telecom supplier Ericsson up to C$465 million (US$302 million) as part of a three-year extension to an existing contract.Under the exclusive agreement, Ericsson Canada will supply Toronto-based Rogers with wireless network equipment and radio access gear for upgrading and...
TORONTO-Rogers Communications and its Rogers Wireless Communications subsidiary announced it expects network revenues, excluding equipment sales, of about C$1.93 billion (US$1.2 billion) to C$1.97 billion (US$1.3 billion) for Rogers Wireless in 2003.The wireless carrier reported a 21.8-percent drop in new subscribers in 2002 to...
