Six of the nation's eight largest wireless carriers posted second-quarter results, highlighted by strong customer growth at Sprint PCS, Alltel Corp. and U.S. Cellular Corp. and continued financial gains by Nextel Communications Inc., but tempered by sluggish performances from Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T...
CHICAGO-Consumers downloaded a diverse selection of karaoke music into their handsets over the past two months. First International Digital Inc. launched its Mobile Karaoke service in late May through Verizon Wireless' Get It Now. FID said it is the first and only U.S. service...
Motorola Inc. had its share of ups and downs last week, when news of solid earnings and the launch of three new handsets collided with a software glitch in several of its Nextel Communications Inc. A-GPS-enabled phones. The company's second-quarter earnings reflected strong year-over-year...
Market share mayhemA two-way pager. A digital handset. A clamshell phone. A camera phone. All fine devices, and all devices whose introductions-and delays-have the power to change the fortunes of the companies that produce them.One misstep and it seems the analysts, media and investment...
Sprint Corp.'s often-rumored plans to sell its significant tower holdings could be getting closer to a reality as the company reported during its second-quarter conference call that it was exploring strategic initiatives for its approximately 6,300 cellular towers. Analysts estimate the towers could be...
Wireless devices are outgrowing the cradles once used to transmit personal information like datebook reminders and contact lists from portable PDAs to desktop computers. Last week, Verizon Wireless launched PalmOne Inc.'s Treo 600 smart phone, including integrated always-on wireless synchronization capabilities that enable constant,...
WASHINGTON-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) and leading consumer groups said settlements reached by 32 state attorneys general with three national mobile-phone carriers on advertising and contracts are not sufficient to force the wireless industry to change business practices and called on federal and state regulators...
WASHINGTON-A bankruptcy judge has approved the private-auction sale of three of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.'s licenses including a 10-megahertz license to serve New York to Verizon Wireless."The company is pleased to have secured bankruptcy court approval so quickly. Now we'll work on obtaining the...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has reasserted itself as one of the wireless industry's success stories with third-quarter financial results marked with outstanding figures.The proprietor of CDMA technology had a third-quarter net income of $486 million, representing a 154-percent leap over the same period last year,...
WASHINGTON-A bankruptcy judge has approved the private-auction sale of three of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.'s licenses including a 10-megahertz license to serve New York to Verizon Wireless."The company is pleased to have secured bankruptcy court approval so quickly. Now we'll work on obtaining the...
WASHINGTON-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) and leading consumer groups said settlements reached by 32 state attorneys general with three national mobile-phone carriers on advertising and contracts are not sufficient to force the wireless industry to change business practices and called on federal and state regulators...
WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed that an upcoming government study will say hands-free headsets do not make driver use of cell phones safe and that Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta last year was set to send letters to the nation's governors to tell...
Wireless users can play armchair general with their mobile phones during two new History Channel shows. Enpocket, a New York-based content marketer and provider, has teamed with the network to allow viewers to answer questions about historic wars during "Decisive Battles." The show...
Motorola Inc. and Verizon Wireless said the Motorola V710 1.23-megapixel camera phone is now shipping and will be available nationwide next month. Earlier this year, a Verizon spokeswoman confirmed that the carrier was testing the phone, but at the time said Verizon had not...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. reinforced its CDMA profile and its place in the heart of Verizon Wireless with a whopping $5 billion contract with the biggest wireless carrier in the United States.The deal, which replaces its agreement in March 2001, jolted the vendor's stock...
With a customer base of more than 40 million subscribers and nearly 500,000 new customers added each month, Verizon Wireless has firmly established itself as the leading wireless carrier in the country. If it can maintain that growth through the rest of the year,...
Wireless consumers soon will have more sports-oriented content available through two new deals announced last week.Fans of the 2004 Olympic Games will be able to access updates, photos and other features thanks to a deal between the Associated Press and Acotel Group Partners. The...
NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. led the list of consumer complaints made through Consumers Union's Escape Cell Hell Web site during the second quarter, with 41 complaints just beating out soon-to-be acquirer Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s 32 complaints, though both carriers combined managed to account...
WASHINGTON-A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against a North Carolina firm and a former driver, who-while reaching for a fallen cell phone-rammed his tractor trailer into the back of a school bus and killed a six-year-old girl in January.No details on the...
If Nextel Communications Inc. takes spectrum at 1.9 GHz as part of the plan to solve interference at 800 MHz, the carrier finally might be able to extricate itself from the fringe of industry that its disparate spectrum holdings and iDEN network technology has...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Smith Micro Software Inc. will provide support for Verizon Wireless' new VZAccess Manager, the two companies announced Friday.Using technology from Smith Micro, VZAccess Manager is a customizable tool that allows customers to manage their remote access needs nationwide. It is a single, unified...
NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. led the list of consumer complaints made through Consumers Union's Escape Cell Hell Web site during the second quarter, with 41 complaints just beating out soon-to-be acquirer Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s 32 complaints, though both carriers combined managed to account...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless unveiled its VZAccess Manager service, which allows customers to manager their remote access needs from anywhere in the country using the carrier's CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess or 1x-based NationalAccess wireless PC cards and Mobile Office Kits.The service, which was co-developed with...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Up to six players will be able to compete in real time in Verizon Wireless' latest arcade-style game, the company announced.Verizon and Blue Ridge Games launched Momentum, a maze game in which players lead one of 18 characters through randomly generated maps, trying...
