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Entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it will sell content through RadioShack Corp. outlets in what may be the first major agreement between a brick-and-mortar retail chain and a mobile …

Mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. is reportedly edging closer to an initial public offering that is expected to take place before the end of the year. A …

In addition to strengthening its position as the nation’s third-largest wireless operator, Sprint Corp.’s planned merger with Nextel Communications Inc. will bring together the industry’s two most aggressive targeters of …

Mobile media company Zingy will team with MTV to launch an album of original ringtones by hip-hop producer Timbaland, the companies said. The offerings will include polyphonic and master ringtone …

Even as the wireless industry consolidates to four national carriers and as more regional consolidation is predicted, wireless customers are getting more choices-not fewer-as to which companies will provide their …

Mobile media company Zingy will team with MTV to launch an album of original ringtones by hip-hop producer Timbaland, the companies said Friday. The offerings will include polyphonic and master …

Time Warner Cable is in discussions with Sprint PCS to test a wireless offering that would be bundled with the media giant’s TV, landline phone and Internet services. However, it …

NEW YORK-Several popular music artists received an early Christmas present in the form of wireless content agreements as music continues its expansion into the wireless industry in the midst of …

Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.’s “merger of equals” announcement last week could have an unequal impact on each operator’s respective affiliate partners. At one time those affiliates were integral …

Sprint PCS’ largest affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. made good on previous comments that it was interested in acquiring a fellow affiliate by signing a deal last week to purchase AirGate …

Following months of speculation, sports entertainment company ESPN Inc. reported a deal with Sprint Corp. to begin offering ESPN-branded wireless services using Sprint PCS’ network. The mobile virtual network operator …

Virgin Mobile USA is considering an initial public offering worth up to $2 billion, according to a report in the Financial Times. A Virgin Mobile USA spokesperson was not immediately …

TOKYO-Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its latest line-up of advanced handsets for its FOMA third-generation network. The carrier’s new 901i series of mobile phones feature advanced video calling, …

WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA and Universal Music Group announced an exclusive mobile music deal that calls for the two companies to offer ringtones and voice greetings from rock group Sum …

TEWKSBURY, Mass.-Starent Networks Corp. said Virgin Mobile USA has chosen its data access gateway for enhanced data and content-based billing. The product, known as Starent ST16, will be a CDMA2000 …

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it added 17,500 net subscribers during the third quarter compared with 13,200 net additions during the third quarter of 2003 and just edging …

OTTAWA-Virgin Mobile USA has licensed and implemented Bridgewater Systems’ AAA Service Controller solution to support its high-speed data services rollout. The mobile virtual network operator will use the solution for …

In what is likely shaping up to be the last quarter with six nationwide operators, four of the country’s largest carriers posted relatively healthy third-quarter earnings that showed there is …

Sprint Corp. and RadioShack Corp. reported a multi-year agreement to develop, deploy and operate Sprint-branded kiosks in about 500 shopping malls across the country following a 10-month test program involving …

Once relegated to outdated handsets and overpriced basic voice services, prepaid customers increasingly are being catered to with the latest handset technology and services to go along with more rational …

Whether you’re looking for true love or virtual love-or simply want to play hooky from work-your mobile phone can help. While handset manufacturers and carriers are scrambling to make space-age …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS released download figures for a number of its top-selling music ring tones, showing four tones from Beyonce Knowles’ “Dangerously in Love” album have cumulatively sold more …

Who is your wireless carrier? A question that used to be answered easily is becoming more complicated as mobile virtual network operators gain traction in today’s market. It’s good to …

Despite the continued financial uncertainty surrounding a number of Sprint PCS network partners, the carrier’s largest affiliate by subscriber numbers-Alamosa Holdings Inc.-said last week it would be interested in further …

Sprint Corp. announced a multiyear agreement with the country’s eighth-largest cable operator Mediacom Communications Corp., enabling Mediacom to provide telephony services in nearly all of its markets currently covering 2.7 …