Wireless Services

Steve Jobs may have just taken one step closer to wireless. The head of Apple Computer Inc. landed a spot on the board of The Walt Disney Co. last week …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Wireless trailblazer Craig McCaw and other high-tech heavyweights are backing a new company looking to let business users reach colleagues through mobile phones, e-mail or instant messaging. The …

The evolution of the wireless industry has had a profound effect on the players involved. Within all levels of the market, companies have had to scramble to adapt to changing …

Three Christmases ago, Sue Nokes received a call from a T-Mobile USA Inc. customer who had been bumped up through the customer care system until he reached her. The man, …

RESTON, Va.-Wireless Matrix Corp., which provides enterprise wireless data services, extended its contract with satellite provider Mobile Satellite Ventures through January 2008. Wireless Matrix uses satellite services as part of …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it received notice that its stock is in danger of being de-listed from the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. The company said it …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Wireless trailblazer Craig McCaw and other high-tech heavyweights are backing a new company looking to let business users reach colleagues through mobile phones, e-mail or instant messaging. The …

ROCKVILLE, Md.-Performance analysis systems provider Spirent Communications plc announced it will buy SwissQual AG for $70.5 million in cash. SwissQual develops wireless testing and measurement technology for service providers. The …

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. managed to squeeze the launch of its 3G network into the last month of 2005, the move catapulted 16 major metropolitan cities into the spotlight as …

Regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it expects to report a $14 million loss for the fourth quarter of 2005. The carrier also said it no longer plans …

BERWYN, Pa.-Regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it expects to report a $14 million loss for the fourth quarter of 2005 and that it no longer plans to …

The wireline parent companies of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. are dangling discounts, converged bills and the potential of cross-platform services as they try to convince customers to bundle Cingular wireless services …

ATLANTA, Ga.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it completed network integration work in Georgia, as well as integration efforts in parts of Alabama and Florida, and expanded its coverage areas in those …

KINGSTON, JAMAICA-After filling up 2005 with various acquisitions and an initial launch of WiMAX services, Caribbean carrier Digicel Group plc announced plans to expand wireless service into Haiti and Trinidad …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell is buying out Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s stake in a joint venture between the two companies. According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings by Cincinnati Bell, the company must …

Official Washington is suddenly awash in jittery philanthropy. Hardly a day passes without congressional members-Republicans and Democrats alike-deciding to give a portion of their campaign contributions to some charitable cause. …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell is buying out Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s stake in a joint venture between the two companies. According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings by Cincinnati Bell, the company must …

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. bought AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in 2004, creating the nation’s largest cellular carrier, Verizon Wireless found itself handing over its title belt as the U.S. heavyweight …

WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications & Information Administration said that it will cost nearly $1 billion to relocate federal spectrum users from the 1710-1755 MHz band. The relocation would allow the government …

Japanese vendor NEC Corp. may become the latest casualty in the hotly contested mobile-phone market. According to a Reuters report, the company is looking for some kind of partnership with …

WASHINGTON-A San Diego courtroom is expected to be the scene this week for a jury trial of a now-defunct company trying to get redress from the nation’s largest wireless carrier. …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-One month after announcing its restructuring, value-added service provider Mobiltek Corp. said it sold its subsidiary, Mobiltek Corp. California, to SinoConnect Ltd., a Hong Kong-based telecom system integration company. …

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas-AT&T Inc. said it will launch the biggest marketing campaign in company history to re-establish its brand and tout its offerings, which soon are expected to include a …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-One month after announcing its restructuring, value-added service provider Mobiltek Corp. announced the sale of its subsidiary, Mobiltek Corp. California, to SinoConnect Ltd., a Hong Kong-based telecom system integration …