BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless installed a number of new cell sites to enhance network quality in parts of Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. The Illinois upgrades involved the installation of two cell sites in Mattoon and Kinmundy, which are expected to improve digital and analog coverage...
MANKATO, Minn.—Rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp. appointed John Duffy to succeed Robert Alton, Jr., as president and chief executive officer of the company effective July 1. Alton announced his retirement in early April.Prior to joining HickoryTech, Duffy held a variety of executive positions at...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. released the line-up of sponsors, speakers and exhibitors for its upcoming BREW Developers Conference in San Diego.Qualcomm said its own Paul Jacobs, group president of the company's Wireless & Internet Group, and Stewart Alsop, experienced investor and pundit, will make keynote...
WASHINGTON—InPhonic Inc., which provides communication software and services to businesses, today announced Scott Yancey, former chief financial officer at Cable & Wireless USA and Network Access Solutions Corp., joined InPhonic as CFO, and Frank Bennett, former senior vice president and group operations officer at...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless and Microsoft Corp. announced a strategic alliance to deliver co-developed and jointly marketed wireless data services featuring MSN services and content, Windows Powered devices and enterprise solutions.The "VZW with MSN" service will be the default service for new digital Verizon Wireless...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless is launching another global positioning system-enabled handset, the company announced.The 9155-GPX from Audiovox Communication Corp. will be available this week in addition to the SCH-N300 from Samsung, which has been available since December.Although the phones are available to all Verizon Wireless...
CHICAGO—Verizon Wireless launched Phase II E-911 network capabilities in Cook County, Ill., enabling emergency dispatchers to receive detailed information on the location and wireless phone number of someone making a 911 call. Verizon Wireless said the Phase II system allows dispatchers to estimate a...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—InfoSpace Inc. announced that it is providing its wireless software and services for the launch of WAP, SMS and speech-enabled data services by Verizon Wireless Puerto Rico. The launch includes a wide range of Spanish-language messaging, entertainment and personalized information services....
NEW YORK—Price Communications Corp. added 9,846 subscribers during the first quarter of this year, ending the quarter with approximately 580,000 customers. The company, which has entered a $1.7 billion agreement with Verizon Wireless to sell its cellular operations, reported $62.6 million in service revenue...
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Verizon Wireless said it added 15 digital sites in North Carolina and South Carolina during the first quarter. "These new sites are part of our overall commitment to providing the highest-quality, most technologically advanced digital network possible," said Frank Cairon, executive director of...
RALEIGH, N.C.—Summus Inc., which provides processing technology for wireless devices, reported increasing losses and dropping revenues as a result of selling parts of its business and drops in its contract services.The company's revenues were $227,818 for the quarter, ended March 31, and its net...
WASHINGTON—One of the major players in the PCS C-block saga said on Tuesday that a negotiated settlement is probably not the way to go because it will not give everyone what they need."I think the best answer is to let the courts resolve this...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—The Czech Republic's largest mobile operator, EuroTel, is back in the takeover sights of Cesky Telecom. This comes as the Czech government called off plans to sell its 51-percent shareholding in Cesky Telecom, which reported it is looking to restart discussions with...
RALEIGH, N.C.—Information delivery and application developer Summus Inc. announced broad and ambitious goals for the next 18 months, including plans to be cash flow positive early next year and to sign deals with all the major U.S. wireless carriers shortly thereafter.Summus said it expects...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless introduced Summus Inc.'s Exego suite of multimedia applications for its BREW-enabled handsets, allowing users to send photos, multimedia messaging, e-mail, and image and file sharing from their phone.The service, which can be downloaded onto a handset over-the-air, is currently only available...
CHICAGO, United States—More than half the attendees at a recent U.S. wireless conference said they intend to spend more year over year for wireless voice services, and 42 percent said they would spend an additional 11 percent to 20 percent per month on data...
LOS ANGELES—Mobile media company Moviso, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Net USA, announced it will offer BREW-based ring tones and theme songs through a new distribution deal with Verizon Wireless.Separately, Moviso signed a deal with the Motion Picture Television Archive in order to offer...
WASHINGTON—Price Communications Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Price received 200,000 stock options last year worth more than $500,000 in addition to his $600,000 annual salary, according to the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Price announced last year plans to sell its...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. said it plans to offer $1.25 billion in publicly traded equity units next week, with proceeds from the sale helping to finance its pending acquisition of Verizon Communications' local telephone business in Kentucky and CenturyTel Inc.'s wireless operations.
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless and LG Mobile Phones introduced the new Verizon Wireless VX1 a small, lightweight, tri-mode digital wireless phone. The new phone, designed by LG Mobile Phones, includes voice and data capabilities and can work with a laptop as a modem to access...
SANTO DOMINO, Dominican Republic—Telecom company Tricom said it launched digital trunking services in Panama. The iDEN network is targeted at the corporate market and builds on the company's long-term plans to build a pan-regional Central American digital trunking network.Tricom said it has invested about...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless said it will install a new short message service gateway from Motorola Inc. to power its Mobile Messenger service."As the nation's largest wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless will provide new interactive messaging services to its customers, and the SMS Gateway will serve...
WASHINGTON—Verizon Wireless appealed a decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last month to return 85 percent of the deposits for the winning bids for licenses held by NextWave Telecom and Urban Communicators PCS."Verizon Wireless seeks relief on the grounds that the FCC has...
WASHINGTON—Alltel Corp. withdrew a $1 billion shelf offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last May, but left intact a $5 billion shelf filed last month. The company said it plans to use proceeds from that shelf offering to finance its pending acquisition...
