Global Tower Partners said it acquired 130 towers from Cricket Communications Inc. (LEAP) in a deal that closed earlier today. As is standard between independent tower owners and wireless operators, …
Global Tower Partners said it acquired 130 towers from Cricket Communications Inc. (LEAP) in a deal that closed earlier today. As is standard between independent tower owners and wireless operators, …
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it is hiring as many as 250 employees at its Oklahoma City Call Center, which handles technical support calls for the operator. The company plans …
Government filings can be tricky, as petitioners try to state their claims in the best possible light. Such might be the case with Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), which continued its …
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) opened a technology showcase center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the company said it will highlight LTE, video, cloud- and location-based services to help Brazilian operators respond to …
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) opened a technology showcase center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the company said it will highlight LTE, video, cloud- and location-based services to help Brazilian operators respond to …
American Tower Corp. (ATM) CEO Jim Taiclet took the company’s first-quarter conference call to comment how various 4G initiatives either under way or being pursued by wireless operators would impact …
American Tower Corp. (AMT) stock ticked up 3.2% at press time today on first-quarter financials that included total revenues of $562.7 million, up 23.8% from the year-ago period. Net income …
A French company is using RFID technology to avoid accidentally cutting water mains and doing routine maintenance on water pipes. RYB said it worked with the French Technology Laboratory of …
Wireless operators need to start leveraging the data they have on customers to give end users a meaningful experience, and thus drive the lifetime value of the customer instead of …
SBA Communications Corp. (SBAC) reported revenues up 13.4% in the first quarter, totaling $167.7 million and narrowed its net loss by 2 cents per share. Site leasing revenue of $146.5 …
Tornados, earthquakes, tsunamis. It seems like every time you turn around, there is another natural disaster occurring. And while that is depressing, one bit of silver lining is that using …
The challenge with mobile applications remains that while every brand wants one, consumers are constantly using new platforms to communicate. Thus, applications are going beyond smart phones and tablets to …
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has filed lawsuits in Germany, France, and Hungary against ZTE Corp. for patent and trade mark infringement, alleging ZTE is infringing on Huawei’s patents for data …
Fresh off announcing stellar first-quarter results in which it said it was the LTE market leader, L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) announced it will be the sole supplier for Rogers Communications Inc.’s …
Mobile broadband buildout aided Crown Castle International Corp.’s (CCI) first-quarter outlook as the independent tower company saw total revenue and site rental revenue both increase 12% year over year. The …
L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) stock climbed more than 11% this morning on the company’s first-quarter financials, during which the world’s largest network vendor maintained an impressive 38% gross margin and a …
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) said it is making its OpenPlug Studio toolkit available for free to application developers as the network vendor tries to flesh out the ecosystem for more enterprise end …
Media reports that Apple Inc. (AAPL) can track a user’s every movement are teeing up a new round of debate on privacy concerns as regulators and we common folk question …
Lawmakers stepped in to ask operating system companies how they are tracking, using, storing and sharing location information on smartphones after media reports that Apple Inc. (AAPL) automatically tracks and …
ValueClick Inc. said it acquired mobile advertising network company Greystripe Inc. for about $70 million in cash. The purchase is the latest in a string of large companies buying independent …
AT&T Mobility (T) introduced a product that public-safety groups and businesses with critical communications needs can use to get wireless coverage in a disaster, when traditional cellular service may be …
Taking a cue from Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) , comments are starting to pour into the Federal Communications Commission about whether the agency should allow AT&T Mobility (T) to buy …
Have you ever set your phone down a little too close to some water? Coffee? Beer? The panic that sets in when you wonder if you’ve suddenly voided the handset …
Nokia Corp. (NOK) posted a profit of $502 million on sales of nearly $15.2 billion for the first quarter, but the device manufacturer said this quarter could be more challenging. …
