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All eyes on India: Country front line in ongoing GSM-CDMA technology battle

Amid speculation that some CDMA operators are turning to GSM technology, GSM proponents have stepped up lobbying efforts to tout the technology's global success. Meanwhile, CDMA backers say the moves have little to do with technology and instead are based on government policies and...

Helio’s mixed marketing tactics

Helio L.L.C. has 90,000 MySpace friends and counting—and how many wireless companies can say that? Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s "Cingular Sounds" MySpace page only has about 35,000 friends, while the "Sprint Guy" character formerly featured in Sprint Nextel Corp. ads has a scant 203 friends....

Report: Cingular to slow capex spending next year

NEW YORK—Spending on wireless equipment is in a bit of a slump, according to Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.’s U.S. telecom capex preview. The firm said Cingular Wireless L.L.C., the nation’s largest carrier, is spending money on third-generation equipment, but those capital expenditures are...

Wireless Matrix scoops up MobileAria

RESTON, Va.—Wireless Matrix Corp. stepped into the breach to purchase the intellectual property and customer contracts of bankrupt MobileAria for about $11 million, a day after @Road Inc. announced it would terminate its week-old agreement to make the same purchase.MobileAria, substantially owned by Delphi...

BCGI settles with Freedom for $55.3M

BEDFORD, Mass.—Boston Communications Group Inc. settled its long-running legal dispute with Freedom Wireless Inc., agreeing to pay $55.3 million to the patent-holding firm. The provider of prepaid billing software suffered a potentially fatal blow last year when a Massachusetts U.S. District Court ruled the...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR Wireless News.CarrierCredit Suisse First Boston adjusted its estimates on Alltel Corp. to reflect the...

Shentel extends forbearance agreement with Sprint Nextel

EDINBURG, Va.—Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. has extended its forbearance agreement with Sprint Nextel Corp. to Aug. 14 or whenever a lawsuit pending against the national carrier by other affiliates is resolved. Shentel has agreed not to file suit against Sprint Nextel in exchange for the...

Worst of the Week: Bring on the Chaos!

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...

New, old faces line up for AWS auction

WASHINGTON-Next month's advanced wireless services auction, anticipated for years due to the infusion of an additional 90 megahertz of spectrum into the U.S. wireless industry, may come to be remembered by who didn't show for the big dance. In the no-surprise category, Cingular Wireless...

Rural operators juggle 3G plans: Roaming agreements influence upgrade options, timing

Although much attention has been focused on the network transitions and upgrades of national carriers, many regional operators around the country also are deciding how to implement new technologies and whether to spend money to upgrade infrastructure. Those technology decisions are typically driven by...

Court rejects reband suit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Friday upheld the Federal Communications Commission's 2004 decision to reconfigure the 800 MHz band to fix interference caused by then-Nextel Communications Inc. to public-safety radio systems in the same frequency range.Mobile Relay Associates...

Vcast offers concert performance footage from Live, DeGraw, Kimball

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless said it will launch a live music service with concert footage from the band Live, pop-rocker Gavin DeGraw and emerging artist Cheyenne Kimball. The new offering, dubbed Vcast Performances, will include downloadable clips from club and theater shows, Verizon-sponsored tours and...

Rural operators juggle 3G plans

Although much attention has been focused on the network transitions and upgrades of national carriers, many regional operators around the country also are deciding how to implement new technologies and whether to spend money to upgrade infrastructure. Those technology decisions are typically driven by...

Sprint Nextel reworks authentication process following customer concerns

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. has modified how its customers reach an automated service line and how their identities are verified following concerns raised by customers about their privacy on a Web site. According to Sprint Nextel spokeswoman Jennifer Walsh, subscribers who called customer...

Mobile-specific ‘Entourage’ planned for Cingular

LOS ANGELES-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has teamed with HBO to offer made-for-mobile episodes of the cable operator's hit show "Entourage." The 4-minute episodes are designed to complement the TV series and will center on "Entourage" character Johnny Drama. The wireless clips will feature the same...

Study: Wireless carriers effective at communicating with customers online

IPSWICH, Mass.-The Consumer Respect Group, which examines how companies treat online customers, has found that the telecom industry-particularly traditional landline and wireless companies-does a better-than-average job of interacting with customers through the Internet. The study looked at indicators such as site usability, companies' willingness...

Mobile WiMAX taking shape

Given all the recent WiMAX announcements, it seems that the communications infrastructure community has convinced the rest of the world to invest in WiMAX technology, whether for fixed or mobile networks. In Seoul, South Korea's top two carriers, SK Telecom Co. Ltd. and KT...

Study: Wireless carriers effective at communicating with customers online

IPSWICH, Mass.—The Consumer Respect Group, which examines how companies treat online customers, has found that the telecom industry—particularly traditional landline and wireless companies—does a better-than-average job of interacting with customers through the Internet. The study looked at indicators such as site usability, companies’ willingness...

Palm to offer Windows-powered Treo in Europe

  SUNNYVALE, Calif.—In a move apparently designed to assuage investors’ concerns, Palm Inc. announced that it would bring its Treo smart phone sporting Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile operating system to Vodafone Group plc by the end of the year. Palm currently offers its Windows-powered Treo...

Mobile-specific ‘Entourage’ planned for Cingular

  LOS ANGELES—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has teamed with HBO to offer made-for-mobile episodes of the cable operator’s hit show "Entourage." The 4-minute episodes are designed to complement the TV series and will center on "Entourage" character Johnny Drama. The wireless clips will feature the same...

Sony Ericsson beats forecasts with healthy Q2 numbers

LONDON—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced that its earnings for the second quarter—$181 million—nearly doubled its earnings from the year-ago quarter, while revenue increased more than 40 percent and handset shipment volumes increased by 33 percent. The results exceeded financial analysts’ expectations. The handset...

MobiTV nets $70M in VC funding for international expansion

EMERYVILLE, Calif.—MobiTV Inc. said it snared a whopping $70 million in a Series C financing round led by Oak Investment Partners. The three-year-old wireless video provider said it will use the capital to expand its offerings internationally and across platforms. Oak Investment Partners’ Bandel...

Sprint Nextel reworks authentication process following customer concerns

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. has modified how its customers reach an automated service line and how their identities are verified following concerns raised by customers about their privacy on a Web site. According to Sprint Nextel spokeswoman Jennifer Walsh, subscribers who called customer...

Clearwire, 802.16e bolstered by Intel $600M investment

The combined $900 million investment in Clearwire Corp. from Intel Capital and Motorola Ventures establishes that 802.16e technology will be a force in mobile wireless broadband service. Under the investment deal announced last week, Intel plans to invest $600 million into Craig McCaw's Clearwire...