After months of suggesting wireless customers switch from their current operators to Verizon Wireless, the nation's second-largest carrier has launched a new advertising campaign in the Northeast specifically targeting AT&T Wireless Services Inc.The campaign, which began this week in The New York Times and...
L.M. Ericsson expects the global market for mobile systems to slightly top 2004 figures, reflecting the company's high spirits about its leading position in infrastructure."Confidence is back in the industry; we are seeing an increased focus on business development and revenue growth," said Carl-Henric...
LOS ANGELES-Twentieth Century Fox studio announced Wednesday that it will create a series of one-minute dramas based on the hit show "24" specifically for mobile users with Vodafone Group plc.Vodafone, the world's biggest operator, will begin offering the video content in the United Kingdom...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless reported that John Townsend will be named vice president and chief financial officer effective in January. Townsend will replace current vice president and CFO Andrew Halford, who is set to join Verizon Wireless' parent company Vodafone Group plc next July as...
WASHINGTON-The bankruptcy judge overseeing NextWave Telecom Inc. has given the company until Dec. 6 to file its reorganization plan and until Feb. 11, 2005, to solicit comments on it. The proposal will detail the company's plans for its remaining assets following the sale of...
Motorola Inc. announced it will sell its new clamshell V265 through Verizon Wireless. The news comes on the heels of several new third-generation devices Motorola said it will sell through Vodafone Group plc-all part of the company's promise to release 20 new devices during...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today said Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. received the first ever authorization to operate land-based wireless systems to supplement satellite operations, a ruling that comes amid regulatory and court challenges to agency regulations allowing hybrid satellite facilities. The FCC said the...
NextWave Telecom Inc.'s announcement to sell its remaining 1.9 GHz licenses to Verizon Wireless for $3 billion may not mean the end of one of the industry's most controversial players. In association with the sale, NextWave filed papers with its bankruptcy court noting a...
Following weeks of speculation, Verizon Wireless inked an agreement late last week to acquire bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. and its remaining spectrum licenses for $3 billion. The deal, which is subject to government approval as well as approval from NextWave's bankruptcy court, will add...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. say they have buried the hatchet on several issues. The truce included the companies dropping their lawsuits against each other and a pledge by Verizon Wireless to stop protesting the Federal Communications Commission's plan to solve public-safety interference...
Crown Castle International Corp. said it purchased Verizon Wireless' 37.3-percent interest in their Crown Atlantic Joint Venture for $295 million, including $15 million of net working capital. The venture included 2,019 towers and has $180 million outstanding under its senior credit facility. Following the...
Following stronger-than-expected third-quarter growth results posted by seven of the nation's eight largest wireless operators late last month, a trio of smaller players posted mixed results last week. Meanwhile, a rural operator postponed its planned financial release, citing past accounting adjustments. Sprint PCS' largest...
Terrified by the stigma of pornography and despite its revenue-enhancing potential, U.S. carriers continue to keep mobile adult content at arm's length, refusing to offer it through their portals. But that's not stopping wireless users from getting it. There's no question of the worldwide...
WASHINGTON-Key documents appear to contradict public statements by Cingular Wireless L.L.C. on workforce diversity allegations in three discrimination lawsuits and on a confidential report prepared by an outside consultant for the new No. 1 wireless carrier. A redacted copy of the Scendis Report obtained...
Crown Castle International Corp. said it purchased Verizon Wireless' 37.3-percent interest in their Crown Atlantic Joint Venture for $295 million, inclusive of approximately $15 million of net working capital. The venture included 2,019 towers and has $180 million outstanding under its senior credit facility.Following...
Following weeks of rumors, Verizon Wireless said it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase all of NextWave Telecom Inc.'s spectrum licenses covering 73 million potential customers in 23 markets for $3 billion. Verizon Wireless noted the acquisition, which is scheduled to close by...
Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 13.2-percent drop in wireless segment revenues during the third quarter from $152 million in 2003 to $132 million this year. The company, which recently began offering nationwide wireless services using Sprint PCS' network through a mobile virtual network...
It didn't take long for Qualcomm Inc.'s planned mobile television network to attract attention. Sprint PCS Chief Operating Officer and President Len Lauer said Tuesday his firm is negotiating with the wireless chip and technology vendor to deliver live broadcasts to Sprint users. Verizon...
Wireless and wired neutral host broadband service provider Wayport Inc. said it has reached a preliminary agreement with Hertz Corp. to provide high-speed Internet access to Hertz customers at more than 50 airport locations across the country beginning early next year. Hertz and Wayport...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. have buried the hatchet. The companies have agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other. The agreement includes a pledge by Verizon Wireless to stop protesting the Federal Communications Commission's plan to solve public-safety interference in the 800...
SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp., along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is recalling 1 million cell-phone batteries, pointing to concerns that some of the batteries supplied by the manufacturer may be counterfeit. The batteries, manufactured by El Paso, Texas-based Hecmma Group, are included...
Just as the hype over W-CDMA is subsiding, the industry is shifting gears to another protocol. Known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access, the technology is the focus of major operators in the search to differentiate themselves in new Internet Protocol-backed applications and services.It's...
WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding last week's government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. proved to be short-lived, with Moody's Investors Service reacting immediately by downgrading long-term debt ratings of the new No. 1 U.S. mobile-phone carrier and its...
The top spot in the contest for the nation's largest carrier soon could be a tug-of-war. In the shadow of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. completing its $41 billion buy of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to become the nation's largest carrier with more than 47.6 million...
