Wireless Services

WASHINGTON-Coming on the heels of a successful lobbying effort to change the 2 GHz band plan, rural wireless carriers are asking the Federal Communications Commission to revise the 700 MHz …

Wireless carriers certainly take their fair share of abuse from consumers and lawmakers. Consumer and other complaints range from billing to early termination fees to coverage issues. But carriers should …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. announced two deals this week. The company’s Brightpoint North America L.P. subsidiary entered an agreement with Samsung Telecommunications America L.P. that calls for Brightpoint to distribute a …

SAN FRANCISCO-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided another round of updates on the progress it is making in integrating the former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. operations. An executive Wednesday said the integration …

LONDON-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Inc. appointed Najmi Jarwala president of the North American region. Most recently Jarwala was senior vice president of customer equipment and supply chain at AT&T Wireless …

WASHINGTON-Coming on the heels of a successful lobbying effort to change the 2 GHz band plan, rural wireless carriers are asking the Federal Communications Commission to revise the 700 MHz …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to launch additional mobile TV services later this year using a platform from RealNetworks Inc. The supplier said its new Helix OnlineTV solution will enable Cingular …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Aeris.net, a machine-to-machine wireless services provider, announced that its new AerFrame service delivery platform is available, and already is being used by Qualcomm Inc. to support its T2 …

Following several quarters of year-over-year customer growth, the wireless industry’s nationwide operators could be set for a softer third quarter. Customer additions are expected to fall just short of the …

With the wireless industry’s six largest operators now serving more than 90 percent of the country’s wireless subscribers, regional players continue to scramble for their pieces of the pie. Many …

SEATTLE-Wireless voice, data and Internet services soon will be available on the open seas, says newly formed SeaMobile, founded by a team of veteran communications industry leaders. The company plans …

The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

Sprint Nextel Corp. released preliminary third-quarter customer growth results below many analysts’ estimates, but noted that its integration efforts are ahead of schedule and raised the net present value of …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. and Avaya Inc. announced a joint agreement calling for the companies to develop and deliver hosted Voice over Internet Protocol wireline and wireless services in …

Verizon Wireless is on track to post another record quarter of net additions driven by back-to-school and family-plan additions, according to a report from Merrill Lynch. Based on more than …

Conceding that no carrier wants to offer islands of coverage, U.S. Cellular Corp. and Alltel Corp. swapped assets in rural America to fortify their geographic footprints and shed nonstrategic assets. …

German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG reaffirmed its intention to keep its U.S. mobile subsidiary T-Mobile USA Inc. and said it plans to participate in upcoming spectrum auctions to strengthen …

Alltel Corp. is taking a slow and steady approach to integrating its recently acquired Western Wireless Corp. assets. The company is expected only to make minor changes through the end …

T-Mobile USA Inc. again showed that size is not what’s most important to customers. The industry’s smallest nationwide operator posted the highest customer satisfaction performance across all six regions in …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry averted a potential public-relations disaster, assuring government leaders that wireless services for Hurricane Katrina evacuees would not be cut off for lack of payment. Members of Congress, …

MobiTV Andy Missan has joined MobiTV as vice president and general counsel. Missan will oversee legal affairs and general corporate matters at the company. Missan brings more than 17 years …

While Tier 1 carriers scramble to deploy sexy applications like full-track downloads and on-demand mobile movies, smaller operators are looking in their own backyards to find more practical services for …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry appears to have averted a potential public-relations disaster; quickly responding to government leaders who were concerned that Hurricane Katrina evacuees’ wireless services had been cut off for …

FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOp Technologies Inc., which provides mobile data solutions, said it signed new wireless messaging contracts with Blue Wireless, CC Communications and Nex-Tech Wireless. Blue Wireless offers local and …

T-Mobile USA Inc. again showed that size is not what’s most important to customers as the industry’s smallest nationwide operator posted the highest customer satisfaction performance results across all six …