RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it will expand its Spanish-based "Nextel. Ya." advertising campaign to Hispanic communities in Orlando and Tampa, Fla.; Boston; Philadelphia; Fresno and Sacramento, Calif.; and Washington, D.C. The campaign, which was created by Accentmarketing, builds on the carrier's "Nextel. Done."...
WASHINGTON-Homeland security-as an overarching national policy and an omnipresent mindset created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks-has been a mixed blessing for a wireless industry which already had a good thing going generating hundreds of billions of dollars annually from...
Convenience store 7-Eleven Inc. added the low-end Nokia Corp. 1100 handset to its lineup for its Speak Out Wireless prepaid offering. The phone will sell for $40 after a $20 rebate. "The Nokia 1100 phone is an ideal 7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless handset for...
Two new services announced last week take advantage of cell phones as a medium for consumers to gain information on potential big-ticket purchases. Car maker BMW will promote its upcoming 3Series line by allowing mobile users to access product information via their handsets.The automaker...
Following a rather uneventful holiday season in which wireless operators favored handset subsidies over aggressive rate-plan changes, the new year has seen numerous adjustments. Industry observers note that the changes could reflect operational trends within the operators as well as showing that despite fewer...
WASHINGTON-Hoping to capitalize on recent decisions by a pair of wireless carriers to postpone their involvement in the controversial wireless 411 directory, the Consumers Union is urging Congress to pass legislation that would require consumers to provide written permission to be included in such...
Despite a rash of operational difficulties during the past several years that led to its eventual sale to rival Cingular Wireless L.L.C., research firm Forrester Research Inc. found that AT&T Wireless Services Inc. was the leading wireless provider of next-generation business services. The results,...
Nextel Communications Inc. said it will expand its Spanish-based "Nextel. Ya." advertising campaign to Hispanic communities in Orlando and Tampa, Fla.; Boston; Philadelphia; Fresno and Sacramento, Calif.; and Washington, D.C. The campaign, which was created by Accentmarketing, builds on the carrier's "Nextel. Done." campaign.The...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will sell its SCH-a890 CDMA EV-DO phone through Verizon Wireless starting next month. The phone will support Verizon's recently announced Vcast streaming video service and will sell for $250 with a two-year service agreement.Verizon is also selling...
A consumer survey conducted by independent research firm Adjoined Research singled out Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless as top-performing companies in the wireless sector, but noted that the pending merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. could capture the top spot among...
Two new services announced this week take advantage of cell phones as a medium for consumers to gain information on potential big-ticket purchases. Car maker BMW will promote its upcoming 3Series line by allowing mobile users to access product information via their handsets.The automaker...
NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. showed off a working model of its Verizon One device, which the carrier said integrates voice, video and data services into a communications command center for the home. Verizon said it will offer the device to its broadband customers during...
WASHINGTON-Sprint Corp. said it has decided to delay its participation in the controversial wireless directory this year due to continued legal challenges to the service. The company, which said it continues to support the voluntary 411 directory of wireless phone numbers despite the delay,...
Merger-mania trickled down the food chain last week as super-regional operator Alltel Corp. said it had reached an agreement to buy rural operator Western Wireless Corp. for approximately $6 billion in stock, cash and debt assumption. Alltel noted that when completed later this year,...
Whittled down from 49 total applicants, 35 certified bidders placed more than $325 million in deposits with the government for a crack at 242 spectrum licenses up for bid in the 1.9 GHz band beginning on Jan. 26. Those licenses include spectrum in a...
A California lawsuit claims that Verizon Wireless displayed "willful, deceptive and oppressive conduct" in limiting the capabilities of its Bluetooth-capable Motorola Inc. V710 camera phone. Law firm Kirtland & Packard L.L.P. is seeking class-action status for the lawsuit and is pursuing an unspecified amount...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched Novatel Wireless Inc.'s V620 Wireless PC card for use on the carrier's CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, which Verizon Wireless said provides average throughput speeds of between 300 and 500 kilobits per second and was recently expanded to 32 major markets...
A California lawsuit claims that Verizon Wireless displayed "willful, deceptive and oppressive conduct" in limiting the capabilities of its Bluetooth-capable Motorola Inc. V710 camera phone. Law firm Kirtland & Packard L.L.P. is seeking class-action status for the suit and is pursuing an unspecified amount...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said it will begin offering Kyocera Corp.'s Koi camera phone for its Cricket wireless service, which Kyocera claims is the first megapixel camera phone offered by a flat-rate service provider. The handset, which is currently offered by Verizon Wireless,...
Sprint Corp. has decided to delay its participation in the controversial wireless directory this year due to continued legal challenges to the service. The company, which initially supported the voluntary 411 directory of wireless phone numbers, cited a California law requiring customers to sign...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched Novatel Wireless Inc.'s V620 Wireless PC card for use on the carrier's CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, which Verizon Wireless said provides average throughput speeds of between 300 and 500 kilobits per second and was recently expanded to 32 major markets...
Wireless has been mobilized in a variety of critical and innovative ways in reaction to the December tsunami disaster. The wall of water that struck parts of Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and elsewhere served to severely disrupt some telecommunications networks. According to company statements...
LAS VEGAS-The slow rollout of high-speed wireless data networks continues as CDMA-based carrier Verizon Wireless last week said it will expand its BroadbandAccess network to 12 additional markets on top of the 20 metropolitan areas already launched. Rival Sprint PCS reported that it plans...
In addition to its carrier rankings, Consumer Reports also posted consumer rankings for handsets from the major carriers. Those rankings were dominated by Asians manufacturers. LG Electronics' VX7000 and Kyocera Wireless Corp.'s SE47 posted the highest overall scores on Verizon Wireless' network. Audiovox's PM-8920...
