Wireless Services

As the new No. 1 carrier in the United States, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is in the position to greatly tighten its control over its handset suppliers. And with a subscriber …

Verizon Wireless became the first major U.S. carrier to offer ringback tones, launching a service analysts say-and carriers hope-may be even more profitable than ringtones. Ringbacks are clips of music …

Fallout from the Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. merger continued last week as separate developments sent tumbling shares of one mobile content provider and another e-commerce company. …

WASHINGTON-The $275 million paging merger of No. 1 Arch Wireless Inc. and No. 2 Metrocall Holdings Inc. has closed, following favorable U.S. review of a deal that drew no opposition …

A new study shows that businesses are most likely to look to wireless carriers-instead of device makers or computer suppliers-for their wireless data needs. Further, the business market represents a …

NEW YORK-InfoSpace Inc. got some good news Friday as Piper Jaffray maintained an “outperform” rating and $60 target price on the mobile technology company. InfoSpace was buffeted earlier this week …

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.-Mobile virtual network operator and content provider SmartServ Online Inc. signed a letter of intent to acquire New York-based Telco Group Inc. and affiliates, which provide prepaid wireless …

Fallout from the Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. merger continued Wednesday as separate developments sent tumbling shares of one mobile content provider and another e-commerce company. Shares …

WASHINGTON-The $275 million paging merger of No. 1 Arch Wireless Inc. and No. 2 Metrocall Holdings Inc. has closed, following favorable U.S. review of a deal that drew no opposition …

Wireless technology and service company InPhonic Inc. enjoyed a major initial public offering Monday, raising a total of $108.9 million in net proceeds. The company had initially expected to raise …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. moved another step closer in its plans to integrate AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s operations with the conversion of 1,055 AWS company-owned stores into Cingular Wireless stores. The …

WASHINGTON-Lawmakers this week are expected to tackle legislation critical to successful implementation of the Bush third-generation spectrum plan, a last-ditch effort for this year that comes as industry, military and …

TORONTO-Canadian communications and media company Rogers Communications Inc. said it will launch an exchange offer for all of the outstanding Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. class B restricted voting shares owned …

The rash of consolidation and spectrum deals that have recently swept through the wireless industry could have a substantial impact on the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 58 set for late …

WaveMarket Inc. plans to launch a new location-based social application this week, unveiling the industry’s latest effort to prod users to create social networks through wireless networks. Dubbed “Crunkie,” the …

Though often regarded as the most important quarter of the year for wireless customer acquisitions and thus the most highly competitive, this year’s fourth quarter is expected to be particularly …

After months of suggesting wireless customers switch from their current operators to Verizon Wireless, the nation’s second-largest carrier has launched a new advertising campaign in the Northeast specifically targeting AT&T …

L.M. Ericsson expects the global market for mobile systems to slightly top 2004 figures, reflecting the company’s high spirits about its leading position in infrastructure. “Confidence is back in the …

Canadian communications and media company Rogers Communications Inc. said it will launch an exchange offer for all of the outstanding Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. class B restricted voting shares owned …

ATLANTA-In connection with its recent acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported that AWS subsidiaries Tritel PCS Inc. and TeleCorp Wireless Inc. plan to redeem their respective …

Following weeks of speculation, Verizon Wireless inked an agreement late last week to acquire bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. and its remaining spectrum licenses for $3 billion. The deal, which is …

BERWYN, Pa.-Former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Triton PCS Inc. reported that it intends to enter into a $250 million senior secured term loan facility that will replace its existing …

With wireless gaming finally beginning to catch fire, game developers are learning to exploit the most basic element of the mobile phone: its ability to communicate. Developers have learned that …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry told the Federal Communications Commission that integrating wireless technology into the nation’s outdated Emergency Alert System could be more difficult than expected and warned policy-makers that scrapping …

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. plans to roll out 40 handsets next year as part of the company’s series of projections. The Finnish vendor also said it is on track to meet …