Wireless Services

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched a buy-back and leasing program designed to attract users of Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry devices from competing carriers to exchange their device for …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. signed GSM/GPRS roaming agreements with T-Mobile USA Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and said it was in discussions with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. regarding similar agreements. …

WASHINGTON-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. filed a $4 billion shelf facility with the Securities and Exchange Commission enabling the company to periodically sell debt securities, common and preferred stock and other …

LAS VEGAS-ReefEdge Inc. will incorporate Wavelink Corp.’s Mobile Manager into its Wireless Services Fabric to add management capabilities to wireless local area network systems deployed within large enterprises. “We are …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Modem maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported revenues of $20 million and a profit of $400,000, down from the profit of $1.1 million the company reported in the previous …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. signed a three-year, multimillion dollar contract with SchlumbergerSema to deliver a multisite frame relay network designed to carry internal and external communications for SchlumbergerSema in the …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported $3.9 billion in revenues during the first quarter of this year, which was a 9.3 percent increase compared with the $3.6 billion the carrier …

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Wynd Communications launched its WyndPower pack, a collection of wireless services for deaf or hard-of-hearing wireless users. The solution, which enables TTY messaging, voice-to-text messaging and the …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a joint roaming agreement designed to increase coverage of their respective GSM/GPRS networks. AT&T Wireless said the deal will provide …

DENVER-A class-action lawsuit filed in Denver against AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is scheduled for mediation this week, according to the Rocky Mountain News. The class-action lawsuit, filed by Denver-based Hill …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is currently deciding whether to require wireless carriers to offer equal access to long-distance services in order to be eligible to receive universal-service subsidies. The FCC …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it added 10,300 net subscribers during the first quarter of 2003, which was below the 12,500 net customers the carrier said it added for the …

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s former president Mohan Gyani will receive $2.9 million in severance from the carrier according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Gyani will also receive …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. signed a GSM/GPRS roaming agreement with affiliate Edge Wireless L.L.C. Edge Wireless said it has begun construction of its GSM/GPRS network that will cover 960,000 …

BOSTON-InfoClarus, which supplies mobility solutions for enterprises, has signed an agreement to jointly market its mobility solutions for enterprises in collaboration with Skypath Networks. Skypath is a nationwide provider of …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Fleet telematics provider WebTech Wireless announced it accomplished what few in its market have managed-profitability for two consecutive quarters. The company said it counts fleet customers in more …

SAN DIEGO-Voyager Systems Inc. reported an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to provide federal, state and local law enforcement with wireless data products and services using the carriers GSM/GPRS …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched Nokia Corp.’s 3650 handset on its network allowing customers to capture and send images and video clips using the carrier’s GSM/GPRS network. AT&T Wireless …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Content deals continue to funnel through the pipe, with a range of handset makers, carriers and content companies announcing deals in the area. First, application provider SmartServ Online Inc. …

MINNEAPOLIS-Broadband wireless access provider NextNet Wireless has paired with Internet Service Provider iMax Communications Inc. to deliver non-line-of-sight broadband wireless services in the Philippines using NextNet’s Expedience system. IMax will …

WARREN, N.J.-Mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA is looking to tap into the hype surrounding the Fox TV show “American Idol” with its own text messaging campaign. The move …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Spending on all transport services will increase by 6.1 percent this year, to $345.3 billion, with the greatest growth in wireless and high-speed Internet access, the Telecommunications Industry Association …

RALEIGH, N.C.-Australian carrier Telstra has launched its cdma2000 1x network with a number of applications developed for Qualcomm’s BREW platform. The applications include Summus Inc.’s billiards game Nineball, photo-sharing Exego …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced Koichi Nishimura will join its board of directors, effective April 1. Nishimura was chairman, president and chief executive officer of Solectron Corp. until his …

WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA reportedly plans to drop enhanced observed time difference (EOTD) technology as its solution for implementing Phase II enhanced 911 service. T-Mobile’s deployments of the technology had been one …