Wireless Services

ATLANTA-There are now 1 billion GSM customers in the world and the technology is experiencing rapid growth in the Americas, according to the 3G Americas organization. Some analysts, according to …

Western Wireless Corp. deployed its Phase I Enhanced 911 service for Cellular One customers in North Dakota. The carrier said the service, which was deployed in partnership with county public …

Verizon Wireless ended 2003 in the same position as it began the year, as both the nation’s largest carrier as well as the highest ranked wireless provider based on five …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is set to file papers with the Federal Communications Commission today seeking approval for its proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The FCC is …

MIRAMAR, Fla.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported a deal with Maritime Telecommunications Network to provide wireless phone service for customers on cruise ships using a combination of satellite and traditional wireless …

HUNTINGTON, W.V.-Marshall University has partnered with West Virginia Wireless for a campus-wide expansion of Marshall’s Mobile Alternative for Residents on Campus (MARC) wireless initiative, through which Marshall will provide wireless …

Text messaging interoperability company InphoMatch announced plans to expand into the wireless content market with its new InphoMatch Interactive (Imi) platform, which the company said takes the headache out of …

When Monet Mobile Networks Inc. launched service in November 2002, many in the industry believed that the promise of advanced wireless data technology had finally become a reality-which is why …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s presence in the wireless industry is set to come to an end sometime later this year when Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s pending $41 billion acquisition of the …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court’s interest in how the Federal Communications Commission solves carrier compensation issues could pre-empt a telecom industry group’s efforts to solve the problem. William Maher, chief of …

VANCOUVER, Canada-Setanta Media has teamed with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to offer mobile applications featuring European sports to the U.S. market via AT&T Wireless’ mMode service. The initial launch of …

BOSTON-While it failed to gain a direct foothold in the U.S. market when it was outbid by Cingular Wireless L.L.C. during the AT&T Wireless Services Inc. auction, Western European wireless …

WASHINGTON-Consumer Union, which publishes Consumer Reports magazine, said nearly 8,000 letters from wireless consumers were delivered this week to wireless companies by the organization’s EscapeCellHell.org campaign calling for better contract …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a 47 percent year-over-year increase in revenues from $5.7 billion in 2002 to $8.4 billion in total revenues last year. Net losses also improved from …

LONDON-A group of the wireless industry’s largest players announced a plan to form a domain name registry company for the mobile Internet-an agency similar to the Internet’s ICANN registry company-in …

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network partner Triton PCS Holdings Inc. said it was looking at expanding its footprint in the wake of the pending acquisition of AWS by Cingular …

WASHINGTON-A new government-funded study says mobile phones and other high-tech gear often release enough lead to be classified as hazardous waste under federal law, a finding that could force the …

As the market heats up for wireless instant-messaging services, a handful of vendors are touting their rapid implementation of the Open Mobile Alliance’s IM specifications as a way to drum …

Motorola Inc.’s advanced V600 camera phone suffered its second major delay, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. pushing back the phone’s introduction to late April or early May. The phone is …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is reportedly in talks with Spanish telecommunications provider Telefonica SA about the possible sale of BellSouth’s Latin American operations. The U.S.-based carrier previously acknowledged it was in discussions …

Wireless communication tower owners American Tower Corp., Crown Castle International Corp. and SpectraSite Inc. spoke at last week’s Raymond James & Associates Inc. Institutional Investors Conference, where all three companies …

REDMOND, Wash.-Motorola Inc.’s advanced V600 camera phone suffered its second major delay, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. pushing back the phone’s introduction to late April or early May. The phone …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is days away from announcing a $6 billion sale of its Latin American operations to Spanish-based telecommunications provider Telefonica, according to a Reuters report citing sources close to …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court said Tuesday that the mobile-phone industry is so competitive that it does not need access to landline facilities at below-market rates. “The Federal Communications Commission not …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is reportedly in talks with Spanish telecommunications provider Telefonica SA about the possible sale of BellSouth’s Latin American operations. The U.S.-based carrier previously acknowledged it was in discussions …