Wireless Services

Several analyst firms have highlighted Asian carriers-and not the highly watched Japanese operators-as being in the best positions to capitalize on the current mobile industry dynamics. While Europe, Japan and …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it will discontinue service for Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in California, Nevada and Washington after the contract related to the service …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Romanian GSM operator Connex and Zapp Mobile, the country’s CDMA 450 MHz operator, announced that users of the two networks now can send each other text messages. The new …

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. received the highest overall customer satisfaction rating in 15 markets according to the J.D. Powers and Associates 2002 Wireless Industry Services Study. The survey …

NEW YORK-With the possibility of being released from its obligations to the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 35 fiasco, Verizon Wireless Inc. is reported to be interested in purchasing Cablevision Systems …

SILVER SPRING, Md.-Mobile communications services company IMC Inc. launched a GSM wireless network in Iceland through its subsidiary IMC Island ehf, and has already negotiated bilateral roaming agreements with more …

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and InnerWireless Inc. partnered with Rockefeller Group Telecommunications Services Inc. to deliver in-building wireless coverage to the lower level of the Rockefeller Center Concourse, which …

PLANO, Texas-The latest Mobinet study found that while 61 percent of mobile-phone users in 15 countries are aware of the service capabilities associated with third-generation mobile technology, only 29 percent …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Instead of trying to sell off its U.S.-based VoiceStream Wireless Corp. holdings, analysts said German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG may choose an early public offering of its T-Mobile …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is marking the final phase of the rollout of its GSM/GPRS network across the country with an unlimited calling plan, allowing customers to make all …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. announced the nationwide rollout of its MetroDex personalized phone directory service. MetroDex allows AT&T Wireless Services Inc. subscribers to upload personal contact information via the …

While U.S. wireless carriers have often strayed from the international model when it comes to delivering service, most industry watchers anticipated the U.S.-based GSM carriers would follow a similar path …

BALA CYNWYD, Pa.-A class action lawsuit has been filed against telecom analyst Jack Grubman, Citigroup Inc. and Sanford Weill, Citigroup’s chief executive officer, on behalf of purchasers of AT&T Corp. …

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. confirmed it received a subpoena from the New York Attorney General’s office in regards to an investigation into whether Citigroup’s Salomon Smith Barney unit artificially raised its …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to eliminate approximately 2,500 to 3,000 jobs in a reorganization the carrier said would better serve customers in today’s segmented marketplace. The cuts are expected to …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. completed the re-branding of its recently acquired TeleCorp PCS markets by expanding service in Puerto Rico. TeleCorp previously operated in Puerto Rico under …

NEW YORK-Deutsche Telekom AG has proposed merging its VoiceStream Wireless Corp. operations with Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which is owned by BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc., according to a report …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced the launch of the 3G Today Web site, www.3Gtoday.com, which highlights commercial third-generation CDMA wireless services and products. The site features a wireless device database that …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported 30,150 total net wireless customer additions for the second quarter of this year, which was down slightly from the 38,350 the carrier reported for the …

DENVER, United States-VoiceStream Wireless’ launch of wireless service last month in the U.S. states of California and Nevada not only provided the country’s smallest nationwide operator with a footprint in …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced two-way roaming capabilities with 41 GSM carriers in 35 countries and the United States and said it has more than 30 carrier agreements involving …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. selected Wireless Services Corp. to serve as its network interoperability provider, enabling Nextel customers to send and receive text messages to and from subscribers of other …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association was appointed as a non-resident member of the National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications on the same day the Federal Communications Commission released its response …

REDMOND, Washington, United States-AT&T Wireless Services and Microsoft said they will develop and distribute end-to-end solutions for Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PCs, smart phones and laptops designed to provide wireless …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said they will develop and distribute end-to-end solutions for Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PCs, smartphones and laptops designed to provide wireless access …