Verizon Wireless rolled out its consumer-focused high-speed data service last week with the launch of VCast, offering a slew of video-on-demand and gaming options to subscribers with compatible phones in 32 U.S. markets. To support the much-anticipated service, the second-largest U.S. carrier unveiled deals...
Although only two teams will line up on the field Sunday for the grand culmination of the professional football season, multiple players will participate in Super Bowl XXXIX in one wireless capacity or another.Verizon Wireless upgraded cell sites and installed a pair of cell...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless unveiled another content partner for its new Vcast multimedia service, announcing the availability of "Sesame Street" video clips on the new consumer-targeted data download service.Verizon will include clips featuring Big Bird, Elmo and other Sesame Street characters among its daily offering...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has upgraded cell sites and installed a pair of cell sites on wheels near Jacksonville, Fla.'s Alltel Stadium ahead of this weekend's Super Bowl, which is expected to attract more than 73,000 people to the event.The carrier noted that...
Verizon Wireless rolled out its previously announced consumer-focused high-speed data service Tuesday with the launch of Vcast, offering a choice of mobile games and video-on-demand to subscribers with compatible phones in 31 U.S. markets.The much-anticipated service offers a choice of 300 video clips a...
MetroPCS Inc. bidding partner Royal Street Communications L.L.C. continues as the single highest bidder in the Federal Communications Commissions' ongoing Auction 58 of 242 wireless spectrum licenses. Royal Street has posted combined high bids of $387.7 million for seven licenses through 18 rounds of...
WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. disputed organized labor's claim that the No. 1 mobile-phone operator promised not to fire any union employees as a result of the carrier's $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The dispute comes amid impending post-merger job cuts at Cingular...
Although Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is racing to launch a UMTS/HSDPA network in 15 to 20 markets by the end of this year, the carrier probably will face slim pickings when it comes to phones capable of taking advantage of its shiny new network. None...
With a handful of operators yet to post fourth-quarter and full-year 2004 results, the wireless industry is well on its way to reporting one of the highest customer growth quarters-and years-in history. That potential was bolstered last week by three of the nation's fastest-growing...
Similar to mechanics in the automotive world, test-and-measurement companies are the quiet heroes of wireless technologies. They take little credit when the networks hum and huff, yet they witness each technology's creation day and play parts in their burial rites. From handsets to access...
The Federal Communications Commission's attempt to auction 242 spectrum licenses in the 1.9 GHz spectrum band as part of Auction 58 got off to a modest start last week with just more than $1.4 billion in bids placed for 201 of the licenses after...
Wall Street stomped Sierra Wireless Inc.-sending the company's stock down an astounding 38 percent to $8.97 per share-after the company said it expects to post a massive drop in first-quarter revenues and a huge loss. Just 12 hours later, Sierra's main rival, Novatel Wireless...
Entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it will sell content through RadioShack Corp. outlets in what may be the first major agreement between a brick-and-mortar retail chain and a mobile content provider. The program, which is expected to be launched in the first half...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission garnered more than $1.3 billion in bids following six rounds of bidding for 242 wireless spectrum licenses that it is auctioning as part of Auction 58 that began Wednesday. Regional metropolitan wireless operator MetroPCS Inc., which is participating in the...
Verizon Wireless posted 1.7 million net customer additions during the fourth quarter of last year, which the carrier said was its highest quarterly increase for the third consecutive quarter and a 13.5-percent improvement compared with the 1.5 million subscribers the carrier added during the...
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-T-Mobile USA Inc. topped Vocal Laboratories' quarterly report measuring the quality of customer care among wireless carriers during the final three months of 2004. The Vocal Labs report gave T-Mobile USA an A for caller satisfaction, with Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will use technology from Microsoft Corp., PacketVideo and the Platform for Media Inc. to power its recently announced Vcast streaming video service. The $15 per month service allows the carrier's EV-DO subscribers to view video clips on their handsets."We...
Internet access service provider EarthLink Inc. announced a joint venture with South Korean wireless telecommunications provider SK Telecom to market wireless voice and data services in the United States using a mobile virtual network operator model. The venture, which will be dubbed SK-EarthLink, is...
Vodafone Group plc reported its strongest quarter since 2000, posting 5.4 million net customer additions to bring its worldwide subscriber base to 151.8 million. Vodafone's announcement also offered a glimpse into Verizon Wireless' fourth-quarter results to be announced Thursday. According to Vodafone's numbers, Verizon...
DALLAS-Subscribers of First Cellular of Southern Illinois can access a new ringback service featuring content from the film "Meet the Fockers." Preferred Voice Inc. (PVI) and Versaly Entertainment are teaming for the service, which the companies described as the first movie-themed ring-back offering in...
Verizon Wireless signed a definitive agreement to purchase Cellular 2000 of St. Cloud, Minn., from its owner St. Cloud Wireless Holdings L.L.C. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. The deal includes Cellular 2000's B-side cellular spectrum license, which covers 250,000 potential customers...
The nation's three largest wireless operators have the highest percentage of customers under contract for more than 12 months, according to consumer data research compiled by Stax Inc. The research firm noted that 43.1 percent of Verizon Wireless customers, 42.9 percent of Cingular Wireless...
LOS ANGELES-WMD Holdings Group Inc. said it will use broadband connectivity from Verizon Wireless for the company's Navitouch Interactive Broadcast Network.Navitouch is an interactive video and audio network that can be used by advertisers and provides a source of services and information for consumers,...
Despite a rash of operational difficulties during the past several years that led to its eventual sale to rival Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Forrester Research Inc. found that AT&T Wireless Services Inc. was the leading wireless provider of next-generation business services, according to a survey...
