The wireless sector will enter 2006 with great expectations, everybody watching third-generation systems shift into higher gear with all that jazzy, digital content whose anytime, anywhere availability is transforming other industries even as cellular carriers of old reinvent themselves. Indeed, the mobility given voice...
Editor's note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories during the past 12 months. While our list does not include the...
Editor's Note: Following are the 10 most viewed stories on RCRNews.com for 2005. The most-viewed story is first on the list. In some cases, the story was too long to reprint the entire article in this space. Verizon Wireless halts telemarketing calls with lawsuitsBEDMINSTER,...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it plans to shut down two AT&T Wireless Services Inc. location-based services in 2006 as it continues to integrate AWS' network. The carrier said it will kill the mMode LBS offering "Find Friends" and "Find Things Nearby" effective Jan. 1....
WASHINGTON-The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gutted Minnesota's wireless consumer-protection law, defeating Attorney General Mike Hatch (D) and handing the mobile-phone industry a major legal victory at a time of increasing state intervention into the wireless business. In reversing a lower court, the...
MIRAMAR, Fla.-Wireless Maritime Services L.L.C., which is a two-year-old joint venture between Maritime Telecommunications Network and Cingular Wireless L.L.C., launched a customer and service-driven Web site at www.cellularatsea.com.WMS was created originally with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which has since been acquired by Cingular, to...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it plans to shut down two former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. location-based services in 2006 as it continues to integrate AWS' network. The carrier said it will kill the mMode LBS offering "Find Friends" and "Find Things Nearby" effective Jan....
With apologies to the deceased Rodney Dangerfield, the wireless industry can't get any respect.Whether it's state agencies attempting to micro-manage the industry or countless health-related lawsuits or studies attempting to link cell service to a myriad of maladies, you would think the wireless industry...
Promises fulfilled was the message from Cingular Wireless L.L.C. as the industry's largest operator announced the launch of its UMTS/HSDPA network-dubbed BroadbandConnect-in 16 U.S. markets. The carrier has been touting plans to launch the high-speed wireless data network in between 15 and 20 markets...
Wireless carriers struck out once again in Consumer Reports' annual survey of cellular phones and service. Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. came in for particularly harsh criticism, since many former AWS customers reported low satisfaction after the merger. Overall, customer...
Alltel Corp. said it plans to turn off service for former Public Service Cellular Wireless customers on Dec. 28, as part of transitioning the PSC network from TDMA/GSM to CDMA technology. Alltel is also moving ahead with a similar network shut-off for former AT&T...
COLUMBUS, Ga.-Alltel Corp. said it plans to turn off service to an unspecified number of former Public Service Cellular customers who are still on legacy TDMA and GSM networks. The carrier plans to shut off the service by Dec. 28 as part of an...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. officially took the high-speed plunge with the launch of its UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network. The carrier said its next-generation network is initially available in 16 markets covering nearly 35 million potential customers. Those customers reside in Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas; Baltimore;...
YONKERS, N.Y.-Wireless carriers struck out for a fourth straight year in the annual survey of cellular service and phones conducted by independent evaluator Consumer Reports. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. came under particularly harsh criticism because of problems reported by...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-Fixed wireless broadband service provider Dynamic Broadband Inc. said it has acquired the fixed wireless assets and customer base of AiroLink Communications Inc. The move extends Dynamic Broadband's network into a handful of markets in Iowa, including Mt. Vernon, Lisbon, Center Point,...
WASHINGTON-Small rural carriers argued that they are treated unfairly by the four nationwide carriers when it comes to automatic roaming, an accusation disputed by their larger counterparts. Because mergers have reduced the number of nationwide wireless carriers from six to four, the Federal Communications...
NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. introduced one of its first W-CDMA gadget built specifically for the Americas-the sliding-style 6282, which is scheduled to be available in the first quarter of next year. Although Nokia did not say which carriers will sell the device, Cingular Wireless L.L.C....
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Orange SA said they plan to offer consolidated mobile services to multinational companies in the United States and Europe.Under the arrangement, Cingular and Orange customers with operations in the United States, Great Britain, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland can manage...
In these early days of wireless entertainment, it appears content providers have effectively deployed a variety of Digital Rights Management solutions to protect their wares. But many believe all those "solutions" are actually a problem.Behind-the-scenes haggling over royalties continue between MPEG LA, which holds...
What traditionally has been a holiday battle for market share among nationwide operators this year has turned into a struggle to compete against the Verizon Wireless juggernaut. The industry's second-largest operator has been on a roll this year, adding several million more customers than...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Swiss carrier Swisscom announced it will sell IXI Mobile Inc.'s Ogo messaging device. The carrier plans to sell the GPRS gadget-which features a QWERTY keyboard and no voice functions-for around $37 with a two-year service agreement. The deal is notable for IXI,...
AT&T Inc., which until last week was SBC Communications Inc., is getting set to stack its wireless deck with plans to launch an AT&T-branded wireless service that will use subsidiary Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s network. AT&T, which changed its name following SBC's $16 billion acquisition...
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. is reportedly planning to launch an AT&T branded wireless service that will use the network of SBC's current wireless joint venture, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. SBC's plans follow the closing last weekend of its $16 billion acquisition of AT&T Corp.Contrary to...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is overhauling its wireless Web service in an effort to woo would-be mobile Internet surfers and boost content sales. The largest U.S. carrier said it is simplifying its Media Net offering by delivering local information and allowing users to customize their...
