Wireless Services

CHICAGO-Furthering attempts to focus on markets that it calls strategic to its long-term success, U.S. Cellular Corp. and TDS Telecom, both of which are subsidiaries of Telephone and Data Systems …

Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 16-percent drop in second-quarter wireless revenues from $153 million in 2003 to $128 million this year, despite what it claimed was an improvement in …

Small wireless carriers want to offer their customers the same advanced services the big companies offer theirs. But since the economics of innovation are less favorable for small companies, it …

LAS VEGAS-Increasing its presence in the wireless high-speed data game, Verizon Wireless launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas, providing users in the greater metro area with …

Dobson Communications Corp.’s Dobson Cellular Systems jumped into the converged market last week with the launch of its MERGE product, which the company said would help bridge the gap between …

Amid second-quarter financial result releases and a much-anticipated analyst meeting, Motorola Inc. launched a slew of mobile devices last week, the majority of which feature integrated Bluetooth technology. The new …

WASHINGTON-The Consumer Federation of America is quietly circulating a white paper arguing against the $41 billion merger of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. saying that because Cingular …

The launch of converged mobile devices, capable of communicating over both Wi-Fi and cellular technologies, suggests Wi-Fi, long hailed by start-up companies and tech-savvy consumers, may be gaining credibility among …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Continuing its marketing focus on the youth segment, T-Mobile USA Inc. reported its Gold Sponsorship of the 2004 Summer X Games in Los Angeles scheduled for next week, as …

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.-AccuWeather launched a premium short message service allowing mobile users to receive daily forecasts and severe weather alerts on their cell phones. The service-dubbed Messenger and developed by …

Qwest Communications International Inc. unveiled nationwide wireless voice services to residential and small-business customers in eight Oregon cities as part of its mobile virtual network operator agreement signed last year …

Increasing its presence in the wireless high-speed data game, Verizon Wireless launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas, providing users in the greater metro area with access …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Yahoo! Inc. late last week expanded its play in the mobile space, with a new service that allows consumers to post photos to their Yahoo Photo online accounts directly …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Dobson Communications Corp. and GCI have entered distribution and spectrum-leasing agreements in Alaska. The companies said the 10-year agreement will allow GCI to market wireless services to its current …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-TruePosition will provide its Uplink Time Difference of Arrival wireless location system to Viaero Wireless to meet the Phase II requirements of the Federal Communications Commission’s E911 …

Motorola Inc. launched a slew of mobile devices today in anticipation of its annual financial analysts meeting later this week. Motorola debuted the V975, which features a clamshell form factor, …

ROSEMENT, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its field tests and research have proved that its Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technology can provide future all-Internet Protocol mobile networks with user experience “previously thought …

Enterprise users can now seamlessly switch between outside GSM networks and enterprise 802.11-based wireless local area networks for both voice and data using Motorola Inc.’s Enterprise Seamless Mobility solution, launched …

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. signed a contract with the National Communications System to provide wireless priority services to national security officials, emergency responders and critical infrastructure industries during …

The end of the year came early for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the carrier made good on its often-repeated plans to offer high-speed wireless data services before the calendar …

Six of the nation’s eight largest wireless carriers posted second-quarter results, highlighted by strong customer growth at Sprint PCS, Alltel Corp. and U.S. Cellular Corp. and continued financial gains by …

Motorola Inc. had its share of ups and downs last week, when news of solid earnings and the launch of three new handsets collided with a software glitch in several …

Sprint Corp.’s often-rumored plans to sell its significant tower holdings could be getting closer to a reality as the company reported during its second-quarter conference call that it was exploring …

REDMOND, Wash.-Island Cruises said its Island Escape cruise ship will begin providing passengers with wireless communications services developed by Wireless Maritime Services, which is a joint venture formed earlier this …

Wireless devices are outgrowing the cradles once used to transmit personal information like datebook reminders and contact lists from portable PDAs to desktop computers. Last week, Verizon Wireless launched PalmOne …