WASHINGTON- National Communications System official John Graves said today T-Mobile USA will be awarded a government contract by early next week to provide basic wireless priority access service to federal, state and local officials around the country, but he cautioned that funding challenges could...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. launched Thumbworks Inc.'s Suzuki Motocross Challenge game for its Get It Now service allowing customers to download the game over the air to their Get It Now-enabled devices.Verizon Wireless is offering the game to its customers for a free demonstration...
It's time to choose RCR Wireless News' 2002 Person of the Year. This year, we've decided to let you voice an opinion in this process. Who do you think was the person who most influenced the industry in 2002? Enter your vote via the...
It is time to choose RCR Wireless News' 2002 Person of the Year. This year, RCR Wireless News, the sister print publication of GlobalWirelessNews.com, decided to let you voice an opinion in this process. Who do you think was the person who most influenced...
LOS ANGELES-Verizon Wireless and New Line Cinema announced they will partner to launch a range of promotions in conjunction with the movie studio's highly anticipated The Lord of the Rings movies. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Under the two-year new deal, Verizon will...
Verizon Wireless Inc. signed an agreement to purchase Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.'s 66-percent general partner interest in the Virginia 10 RSA L.P., which is currently held by Shentel's Shenandoah Mobile Co. subsidiary. Financial terms of the deal were not released. The cellular network, which covers...
The wireless industry's shift from focusing on growth at any expense to an emphasis on growing profitably has been reinforced recently with a number of operators deciding it will take different leadership to guide them through what many expect to be a trying time...
Operators are continuing to cut wireless prices in order to try to court new customers to capture a larger share of fourth-quarter subscriber additions. The fourth quarter historically has been the busiest time of year for the industry.After reporting it lost customers in the...
Companies bleeding with leviathan losses and flush with embarrassment from weak sales, mismanagement and corruption (the usual stuff in telecom and high-tech sectors these days) are increasingly turning to the tool of last resort-the open letter. The letter begrudgingly acknowledges, in a roundabout...
Even though accessing wireless data using wireless local area networks is a questionable revenue driver for wireless carriers, any operator without a clear 802.11b-based business model is seen by many in the industry as being behind the times. The buzz surrounding WLAN technology based...
WASHINGTON-The FCC's Enforcement Bureau on Friday said it wanted to evaluate test results by the Wireless Consumers Alliance that claimed that none of the 33 mobile phones tested by the group meet the government's 911 strongest-signal rules adopted in 1999."The Federal Communications Commission takes...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. signed an agreement to purchase Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.'s 66 percent general partner interest in the Virginia 10 RSA L.P., which is currently held by Shentel's Shenandoah Mobile Co. subsidiary. Financial terms of the deal were not released.The cellular network, which...
LAS VEGAS-Eight industry players received awards at the Comdex show from Andrew Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility for their contributions to the wireless industry.The companies include AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Digit Wireless, Lightsurf Technologies Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Sprint PCS, Sun Microsystems Inc., Verizon Wireless and WildSeed."The...
WASHINGTON-None of the 33 mobile phones tested by the Wireless Consumers Alliance meet the Federal Communications Commission's 911 strongest-signal rules adopted in 1999, WCA charges in a series of lawsuits filed by the group.The first lawsuit against Sprint Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd....
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. signed a multi-year technology licensing agreement with HeyAnita Inc. to support Verizon Wireless' Voice Gear suite of voice-enabled services including voice-activated dialing, voice browsing and corporate e-mail browsing. The HeyAnita service uses Nuance's automatic speech recognition software and Rhetorical's text-to-speech...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Verizon Wireless Inc. appointed David Brown director of sales for the carrier's Northwest Region where he will lead, plan and direct sales of wireless communications and information products and services to businesses in Oregon, Washington, Utah, Montana and Idaho.Prior to joining Verizon Wireless,...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. reported a deal with FoxSports.com to deliver sports news through Verizon Wireless' vtext.com text messaging service. Customers who sign up for the service will be charged 2 cents for each text message received or 5 cents for each prepaid message...
NEW YORK-LG InfoComm U.S.A. Inc. expects its two new tri-mode phones to appear on shelves at Verizon Wireless Inc. stores in December, bringing to 10 the total of new handsets the San Diego-based company will have brought to the U.S. market this year.The LG-VX2000,...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday gave Verizon Wireless what it has been begging for-relief from the re-auction of the personal communications services (PCS) C- and F-block licenses of bankrupt NextWave Telecom."I do not believe the public interest is served by tying up...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. increased revenues and decreased losses during the third quarter. In its earnings statement, released late Nov. 14, the company reported a net loss of $65.63 million, or 16 cents per share, on revenues of $227.42 million.Last year, the company reported...
WASHINGTON-White House cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke said today industry unity could help win funding for wireless priority access service implementation and that security remains a big problem with wireless local area networks."It would make it easier...to make the necessary decisions about budgeting for wireless...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday gave Verizon Wireless Inc. what it has been begging for-relief from the re-auction of the PCS C- and F-block licenses of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc."I do not believe the public interest is served by tying up deposits and,...
IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable phone company Hop-On announced it signed an agreement with Verizon Wireless to resell the carrier's prepaid airtime, nationwide roaming services and replenishments for Hop-On's disposable CDMA phones."This is a key element of our business strategy as it provides our customers with expanded...
SAN MATEO, Calif.-Football giant Fox Sports released a new wireless game in partnership with games developer Sorrent, which will initially be available through AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint PCS."Football has become synonymous with Fox Sports. Our new wireless football game, 'On Field Live,'...
