Wireless Services

Aeris Aeris Communications Inc. added to its senior management team, naming Peter F. Stone chief financial officer and Patricia E. Hart vice president and general counsel. Aeris also announced Douglas …

NEW YORK-The direct connection between a consumer’s choice of wireless services and a carrier’s own brand and retail stores is growing, even with the advent of the Internet and expansion …

WASHINGTON-With telephone penetration as low as 20 percent on some Indian reservations, the Federal Communications Commission last week began exploring ways to extend telecommunications services to tribal lands. The lack …

BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. said it has added 195 new base stations to its nationwide network during the first half of the year. The effort is part of an ongoing …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dan Hesse says enough is enough when it comes to the press his company has received in recent weeks about capacity problems in …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched a customized news and information service called AT&T Digital PCS Personal News. The new service allows AT&T Wireless customers to receive news, weather, sports, …

AirCell Inc. received favorable decisions from the Federal Communications Commission that will enable it to move forward with its air-to-ground communications system, targeted for use by general aviation aircraft and …

TeleCorp PCS TeleCorp PCS Inc. hired Raul Burgos as vice president and general manager of its Puerto Rican operations. He most recently served as general manager and vice president of …

The popularity of prepaid wireless services has skyrocketed in the United States, but carriers are experiencing a not-so-pleasant side effect- high churn-and many are challenged by the need to expand …

DES MOINES, Iowa-Iowa Wireless Services will offer its customers roaming capabilities in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Florida, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, said the company. The additional …

Intelligent agent technology has been long considered a potential boon for messaging applications looking to provide meaningful content to wireless devices. Agents are small bits of code capable of monitoring …

The industry has seen AT&T Wireless Services Inc. pick up smaller cellular carriers in order to fill in gaps and avoid paying high roaming fees, and Vodafone AirTouch plc’s acquisition …

Yet another study has been done on the merits of reselling wireless service. This one, conducted by Professor John Mayor of the Georgetown University School of Business, Mark Burton of …

LUTHERVILLE, Md.-Americom Wireless Services opened its fourth wireless handset repair and refurbishment center located in Hartford County, Md. The 33,000-square-foot facility in the Lakeside Business Park just north of Baltimore …

SEATTLE-XyPoint Corp. and Wireless Services Corp. said they have formed a technology alliance to develop a secure technology platform called WebWireless, which will enable consumers to conduct transactions through Internet-based …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. named Susan Swenson president of Leap and chief executive officer of Leap’s U.S. subsidiary, Cricket Communications Inc. Swenson, who also will join Leap’s board of …

WASHINGTON-New allegations surfaced last week that the Federal Communications Commission is giving Nextel Communications Inc. preferential treatment, claims that come on the coattails of a proposed antitrust settlement between Nextel …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire 192 towers located in the South from Triton PCS, an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate. The towers are located in Virginia, …

Wireless carrier marketing efforts during the last year have largely focused on new pricing schemes, but that may be about to change. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. kicked off the trend …

NEW YORK-In a move apparently intended to get ahead of the crowd, Hutchison Telecommunications Australia Ltd., Sydney, announced July 12 it plans to sell 29.5 percent of the company in …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. said it will begin marketing personal communication services phones and services under a strategic agreement signed with TeleCorp PCS Inc., an affiliate of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. …

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Spectrum Resources Towers L.P. acquired six towers in Baltimore, Md., in two separate transactions, said the company. The towers were acquired from Blanton Tower Leasing and Douglas Robison. …

WASHINGTON-The Wireless Consumers Alliance Inc. this week plans to ask the Federal Communications Commission to rule that state courts are not pre-empted by federal law from awarding monetary damages against …

GTE Wireless Inc. is taking Qualcomm Inc. to federal court, claiming the handset manufacturer violated its patent by incorporating certain roaming technology in mobile phones. In a lawsuit filed in …

NEW YORK-It is true billions of people have never made a phone call, but that fact is worthless in determining actual demand for mobile satellite telephony services, according to Larry …