BERWYN, Pa.-Regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it expects to report a $14 million loss for the fourth quarter of 2005 and that it no longer plans to give any guidance or commentary on future performance. SunCom had previously forecast a fourth-quarter...
TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc., which provides technology and clearing services to wireless companies, said it has renewed its contract with regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. Syniverse said the deal calls for it to continue to supply the carrier with services designed to...
TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc., which provides technology and clearing services to wireless companies, said it has renewed its contract with regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. Syniverse said the deal calls for it to continue to supply the carrier with services designed to...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it broadened a two-year licensing agreement with Seattle-based Qpass. The two companies agreed to add Qpass' Content Delivery Platform and Content Management Services to SunCom's Downloadables service, which allows users to download content to personalize their phones. Qpass...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it broadened a two-year licensing agreement with Seattle-based Qpass. The two companies agreed to add Qpass' Content Delivery Platform and Content Management Services to SunCom's Downloadables service, which allows users to download content to personalize their phones.Qpass is...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it won a contract to provide regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Inc. with a next-generation core network throughout the operator's southeastern U.S. coverage area. Ericsson explained that SunCom is deploying Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch solution to carry voice and data traffic...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it won a contract to provide regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Inc. with a next-generation core network throughout the operator's southeastern U.S. coverage area.Ericsson explained that SunCom is deploying Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch solution to carry voice and data traffic on...
Alltel Corp. continued its rural expansion by gobbling up privately held Midwest Wireless for $1.075 billion in cash. The acquisition comes just months after Alltel closed on its $6 billion purchase of Western Wireless Corp. and follows its 2002 acquisition of CenturyTel Inc.'s wireless...
NEW YORK-T-Mobile USA Inc.'s parent company T-Mobile International said it planned to bolster its U.S. operations through the acquisition of smaller U.S. operators and participation in upcoming spectrum auctions. T-Mobile International recently quashed rumors that it was looking to sell its rapidly growing U.S....
Regional carriers continued to bleed customers during the third quarter as more competition and evolving networks drove up churn for a number of operators Dobson Communications Corp., SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. and Rural Cellular Corp. all posted significant customer losses during the quarter, echoing...
BERWYN, Pa.-Regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. lost 45,556 customers during the third quarter and ended the first nine months of the year with 919,550 subscribers on its network. The carrier attributed the loss to the final integration of markets and networks in...
With the wireless industry's six largest operators now serving more than 90 percent of the country's wireless subscribers, regional players continue to scramble for their pieces of the pie. Many of these carriers have managed to lower their dependence on volatile roaming revenues, but...
Verizon Wireless is on track to post another record quarter of net additions driven by back-to-school and family-plan additions, according to a report from Merrill Lynch. Based on more than 80 store visits in five markets, the firm said it raised its third-quarter net...
BERWYN, Pa.-SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it has terminated its planned $113 million acquisition of wireless spectrum holder Urban Comm-North Carolina Inc. The deal was originally announced last October. SunCom-then called Triton PCS-said it planned to purchase all of Urban Comm-North Carolina's outstanding stock...
SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it has terminated its planned $113 million acquisition of wireless spectrum holder Urban Comm-North Carolina Inc., which was originally announced last October. SunCom did not give any reason for the termination.SunCom-then called Triton PCS-said it planned to purchase all...
WATERLOO, Ontario-SunCom Wireless Inc. introduced Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry 7100g for its customers in the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico.The BlackBerry 7100g operates on SunCom's GSM/GPRS network. It is a quad-band mobile phone that includes a large high-resolution color screen and support...
Independent regional operators posted mixed second-quarter results that in most cases included sagging customer growth, but increased revenue per subscriber bolstered by growing wireless data usage. Recently strengthened Alltel Corp., which closed its acquisition of Western Wireless Corp., was a prime example. The industry's...
Regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc., which was formerly known as Triton PCS, posted 3,979 net customers during the second quarter compared with a loss of 833 customers during the second quarter of last year. SunCom said it ended the first half of...
The frenzy of consolidation sweeping the wireless industry may not be over as an industry research firm recommended that some nationwide operators could see both long- and short-term benefits by acquiring keenly focused regional players. Citing the possibility of increased penetration into key Hispanic...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Asurion Corp. said it is in the final stage of completing a multiple phase program and in-warranty service product launch with SunCom Wireless.Asurion's contract with SunCom covers four products, including enhanced warranty protection, handset insurance, a combination of insurance and warranty protection, and...
Leap Wireless International Inc. has expanded the availability of its Travel Time roaming service to all of its Cricket markets. The roaming service allows Cricket customers to use their phones outside of their home calling areas on a prepaid basis for 59 cents per...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-SunCom Wireless, formerly known as Triton PCS, launched new nationwide and international calling plans with no roaming charges anywhere in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico. The SunCom America plans offer 600, 900 or 1,500 anytime minutes starting at...
MIAMI-SunCom Wireless Inc., which recently changed its name from Triton PCS Holdings Inc., signed a third-party logistics services agreement with Brightstar Puerto Rico Inc. to support the carrier's wireless business in Puerto Rico. The two-year contract calls for Brightstar to supply SunCom with logistics,...
MIAMI-SunCom Wireless Inc., which recently changed its name from Triton PCS Holdings Inc., signed a third-party logistics services agreement with Brightstar Puerto Rico Inc. to support the carrier's wireless business in Puerto Rico. The two-year contract calls for Brightstar to supply SunCom with logistics,...
