Wireless Services

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless said the Voq Professional Phone will be available to resellers in North America through distribution agreements with CellStar and Brightpoint North America L.P., a subsidiary of …

The continued emphasis carriers are placing on alternative sales and information channels appears to be paying off as a report from industry research firm Compete Inc. showed a dramatic increase …

Tying up one of the loose ends caused by Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the companies announced a multi-faceted deal with Triton PCS Holdings Inc. …

T-Mobile USA Inc. ranked highest among the seven largest wireless service providers in customer-care performance, beating out Verizon Wireless, Alltel Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc., which all performed above average, …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. tied up one of the loose ends to its pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. by announcing a deal with AWS affiliate Triton PCS Inc. to …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless said the Voq Professional Phone will be available to resellers in North America through a distribution agreement with CellStar following the completion of network compatibility testing …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. a series of highly detailed questions about their proposed $41 billion merger, queries that suggest regulators …

Continuing the content tie-ins between Hollywood movies and wireless carriers, T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will begin offering exclusive content from the Touchstone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Film “King Arthur,” which is …

In a move expected to bolster its spectrum position and coverage in the western United States, Verizon Wireless reported late last week that it had agreed to acquire Qwest Communications …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry continues to find its battlefield expanding, with carriers increasingly drawn into fights with one state after another on issues ranging from billing to contracts to taxes. Last …

Last week was a good one for developers. The wireless industry has begun to give developers the attention they deserve, as evidenced by the slew of wireless-focused announcements at JavaOne …

The high-speed wireless data field is filling up with contestants as most of the country’s larger operators have announced plans to deploy services that in some cases will open up …

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. unveiled a bundled offering for business customers allowing them to integrate wireline and wireless services, including Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry service plans from wireless subsidiary …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will begin offering a bundled device and services package allowing business customers to use Bluetooth-enabled Hewlett-Packard iPAQ Pocket PC devices and Nokia Corp.’s 6820 …

Use of wireless devices may soon be allowed during commercial airline flights if the Consumer Electronics Association’s recently announced standardization project goes as planned. The group this week launched a …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. was awarded a multiyear contract to deploy and operate Wi-Fi services at Louisville International Airport, adding to the company’s previous airport deployment contracts at the Kansas …

Verizon Wireless launched its Mobile Web 2.0 service, which the carrier said would provide customers easier access to news, tools and information content and the ability to read and send …

InPhonic Inc., which sells wireless services and devices online, plans to raise as much as $100 million in an initial public offering, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities …

Regional wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. said it is closing its Fairbanks, Alaska, call center, which currently serves the carrier’s Cellular One customers in Fairbanks and Juneau, and transferring operations …

REDMOND, Wash.-Fulfilling an agreement announced earlier this year, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has begun offering Wi-Fi service in six train stations along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor between Boston and …

Regional wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. provided updated second-quarter operating trends in connection with its annual shareholders’ meeting, showing that gross subscriber additions through last month continued to be slower …

Although many agree the swift ascent of camera phones will cut into the market for digital cameras and traditional film, the camera-phone industry could also provide a new avenue of …

NextWave Telecom Inc., at one point a symbol of all that could go wrong with government auctions, is hoping to use an auction to its advantage. Less than two months …

“You just heard `Turn off the lights’ by Frank de Jojo.” For $1 per message, wireless users in the United States can identify virtually any song they hear, whether it’s …

Fans of “The West Wing” TV series with Sprint wireless service will be able to participate in text messaging polls due to a new offering from cable channel Bravo and …