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Clearwire to pick up ex Amp’d Mobile band

CLEARWIRE CORP. IS GEARING UP to put pen to paper on a deal that will bring Amp'd Mobile Inc's. 50-plus member content team on board to lead a new content offering under the Clearwire brand.The move likely would give Clearwire a major boost in...

Operating in a shadow: Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA find varied success against big 2

Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. have had very divergent luck recently in trying to operate in the shadow of their two larger rivals, AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless.Sprint Nextel, which in customer numbers is a strong No. 3 behind the big two,...

Laying odds

I know most of us have had almost enough of the 700 MHz auction, what with the lobbying and saber rattling of those interested in the spectrum and the ultimate rule making handed down by the FCC last month.But, beyond the sexy names of...

First Data, mFoundry to collect on mobile banking

E-commerce giant First Data is teaming with mobile application developer mFoundry to offer mobile banking and payment services to wireless users.The effort will couple mFoundry's technology with First Data's network of more than 5,000 financial institutions to allow subscribers to manage their accounts and...

Amp’d Mobile content team lands at Clearwire

Clearwire Corp. has reportedly reached a deal to bring Amp'd Mobile Inc's. 50-plus member content team on board to lead a new content offering under the Clearwire brand. The move would likely give Clearwire a major boost in content offerings, as it has thus...

The Week in Review

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to look for in the coming weeks. Check below for news about carriers, handset...

Sprint Nextel, Verizon Wireless tout rollout of Moto Razr2

Motorola Inc. is rolling the dice on a new version of its blockbuster Razr handset and its near-term fortunes may depend on achieving solid sales of the device. Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. announced today plans to launch the Razr2, also...

Jitterbug gets big bucks

GreatCall Inc. finally found some well-heeled backers for its Jitterbug service.The Del Mar, Calif.-based startup said it pocketed $36.6 million in funding from Charles River Ventures, Nauta Partners and Steelpointe Capital Partners. Jitterbug, a mobile virtual network operator using Sprint Nextel Corp.'s network, targets...

T-Mobile USA posts strong Q2

T-Mobile USA Inc. continued to chug along as the industry's No. 4 carrier, but the third fastest-growing operator during the second quarter adding 857,000 new customers to its network and ending the period with nearly 27 million total customers. The growth fell short of...

Vodafone joins WiMAX Forum

Vodafone Group plc has made a somewhat surprising move by joining the WiMAX Forum as a principal member."For a company that has historically been perceived as hostile toward the technology, does this mean that their attitude toward WiMAX has now thawed?" IMS Research queried...

Sprint Nextel continues operational struggles

Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to show signs of turning around its customer growth challenges, saying it added 400,000 subscribers during the second quarter. While the results pale in comparison to its larger competitors AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless, both of which added in excess...

Working Assets launches left-leaning Democracy Wireless MVNO

Working Assets launched its latest cause-oriented mobile virtual network operator, teaming with the left-leaning People For the American Way to launch Democracy Wireless.The MVNO provides service through Sprint Nextel Corp.'s network and is marketed as an alternative to "other cellphone providers that contribute to...

Ntelos taps Alcatel-Lucent for Rev. A upgrade

Regional telecommunications provider Ntelos Holding Corp.'s reported a deal with Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade the company's wireless network with CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A equipment. The deal is valued at $88.2 million and includes Ntelos' network in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and North Carolina."We...

Competitors nibble into Motorola’s lead during Q2: Razr peaks, Nokia surges, Sanyo’s Katana strong seller

There's good news for a beleaguered American handset giant named Motorola Inc.The company's Razr handset-beefed up on functionality and spun off in customized form in myriad colors for all four of the top-tier network operators-represented two of the top five bestselling handsets last quarter...

Analyst Angle: Open Access Does Not Mean Open Season for Device Vendors

Editor's Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Jupiter Research's Julie Ask, iGR's Iain...

DEATH OF AN MVNO: Amp’d Mobile goes dark, customers move to other carriers

Amp'd Mobile Inc. went dark last week, after filing for bankruptcy and being unable to raise sufficient funds to carry it through reorganization.The company joins Mobile ESPN in the annals of failed mobile virtual network operators, and its customers were stuck with shiny paperweights...

Executive Interview: Steven Shindler

NII Holdings Inc., formerly Nextel International, has found success in Mexico and South America and recently passed the 4 million subscriber mark across four countries. The international company is based in Reston, Va., but offers service in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Peru, and recently...

IPCS posts wider loss, subscriber gains

Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. reported a wider net loss for the second quarter of 2007, although its net additions nearly doubled year-over-year and it managed to trim customer churn. IPCS, which serves primarily Midwestern states, had revenues of $133 million, up from...

Sprint Nextel pulls out of SpectrumCo JV

Sprint Nextel Corp. is pulling out of the joint venture it formed with four cable companies to participate in the Advanced Wireless Services spectrum auction last year, but said the move has long been planned and does not reflect a change in carrier's strategy....

FiberTower snares Sprint Nextel’s WiMAX backhaul

Details about Sprint-Nextel Corp.'s ongoing build out of its WiMAX network are continuing to come to light. FiberTower Corp. announced that it has inked a deal with the No. 3 carrier to provide backhaul services in seven of Sprint Nextel's initial WiMAX launch markets....

AT&T Mobility taps eMusic for OTA music offering

AT&T Mobility is teaming with independent distributor eMusic to add over-the-air downloads to its mobile music offering.The carrier introduced a $7.50 monthly subscription service that includes five over-the-air, DRM-free tunes and duplicate copies for PC downloads. Subscribers can buy additional five-song packages for $7.50...

VCs may use Modeo spectrum for music

CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. cut its losses in mobile video last week, agreeing to lease its Modeo L.L.C.'s nationwide spectrum for a dedicated mobile broadcast network to a pair of venture capital firms. What will become of that spectrum, though, is far from clear....

Virgin Mobile USA prepares to go public: MVNO hopes to raise $500M

WITH VIRGIN MOBILE USA L.L.C. SEEKING A $500 MILLION INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING, the company is looking to complete the first IPO of a mobile virtual network operator in the United States. The IPO market has been stronger this year than in recent years, which...

Hedgehogging

hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Canadian operator Telus Mobility recently added Samsung's m620 handset to its portfolio. The device has been available from U.S. carrier Sprint Nextel for several months, but, adhering...