WOBURN, Mass.-Verizon Wireless said it expanded its network coverage in four states, increasing capacity and the availability of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network. In Georgia, the company added seven cell sites and expanded the availability of EV-DO services in the Atlanta metro area. Maine...
KINGSTON, Jamaica-Caribbean carrier Digicel Group plc launched mobile service in three new countries: Anguilla, Bermuda and St. Kitts & Nevis. Digicel acquired Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s Caribbean and Bermuda operations earlier this year, allowing the company to expand its GSM service. Recent license acquisitions in...
WASHINGTON-The California regulator behind the campaign to overhaul the state's bill of rights for telecom consumers has been tapped as chief of staff to GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, adding an unexpected twist to the politically charged proceeding at the Public Utilities Commission. Susan Kennedy,...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless said it will donate all the proceeds from sales of its new Alicia Keys ringtone "Don't Give Up" to Keep A Child Alive, a non-profit organization focused on providing medicine to children and families with HIV/AIDS in Africa.The song originally was released...
By Heather Forsgren Weaver WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp. asked the Federal Communications Commission late Thursday to delay the retuning process for the 800 MHz band, claiming that the slow start reported by the 800 MHz Transition Administrator last month is due to a steep learning...
NEW ORLEANS-Free, municipally run Wi-Fi Internet access will become a permanent fixture in New Orleans, according to Mayor Ray Nagin, who announced plans to cover the entire city with a Wi-Fi mesh network within a year."We are among the first cities to feature a...
DULLES, Va.-America Online Inc. launched a suite of services allowing users to shop, search the Web and access local listings from their wireless handsets. The Internet giant unveiled a mobile Web site that delivers content and search results for browser-enabled mobile phones. Users can...
PARIS-A trio of French wireless operators were fined more than $625 million by French regulators for alleged market collusion and fixing market share. The French competitive authority, the Counseil de la Concurrence, said that the three operators-Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom-exchanged confidential information on...
SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile game-maker Mforma Group Inc. unveiled its latest licensed title from Marvel, launching Ultimate Spider-Man in the United States and Europe.The two-dimensional platform game is based on Activision Inc.'s console game of the same name, and allows gamers to play as the web-slinging...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced plans to redeem $200 million in convertible preferred stock held by an affiliate of General Electric Co.Under terms of the agreement, CCI's revolving credit facility has been bolstered to $325 million from $275 million. The company said it plans...
NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. introduced one of its first W-CDMA gadget built specifically for the Americas-the sliding-style 6282, which is scheduled to be available in the first quarter of next year. Although Nokia did not say which carriers will sell the device, Cingular Wireless L.L.C....
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it expects to report fourth-quarter revenues in line with most analyst expectations. Investors seemed unmoved by the news, sending the company's stock down slightly to $19.35 per share.InterDigital, which licenses technology to handset makers and others, said...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. will partner with Kmart Corp. to sell wireless phones and service in kiosks at select Kmart stores. Alltel has kiosks at 43 stores in 15 states; Kmart operates about 415 stores within Alltel's current coverage area. Terms were not disclosed...
NEW YORK-SBC Communications Inc. conversion to the AT&T Inc. brand name came to a conclusion as the company swapped its former "SBC" stock ticker symbol for the former AT&T Corp.'s "T" symbol.AT&T's stock was up slightly in trading after the announcement to $25.26 per...
BRAMPTON, Ontario-Just two weeks after Mike Zafirovski took the reins as Nortel Networks Ltd.'s new chief executive, two longtime employees have been shown the door. Nortel confirmed that Brian McFadden, chief research officer, and Sue Spradley, president of global services and operations, were let...
SAN DIEGO- Verizon Wireless will use Qualcomm Inc.'s MediaFLO network to broadcast live TV to cell phones, the companies announced. The nation's second-largest carrier announced plans to use Qualcomm's $800 million mobile TV network to offer live mobile video services in about half of...
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee is giving the communications industry a chance to come up with a voluntary system to help parents control content over all media platforms-including mobile phones-or lawmakers warned Tuesday they may legislate a solution.After conducting a daylong forum on media decency,...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it completed the sale of its Ireland-based Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd. business to a subsidiary of fixed-line telecommunications provider Eircom Group plc. for $500 million. The sale was originally announced in late July ahead of Alltel's $6 billion acquisition...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it won a contract to provide regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Inc. with a next-generation core network throughout the operator's southeastern U.S. coverage area.Ericsson explained that SunCom is deploying Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch solution to carry voice and data traffic on...
ATLANTA- Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has quietly begun selling Sony Ericsson's WalkMan phone, offering music lovers an alternative to Motorola Inc.'s Rokr.The carrier introduced the Sony Ericsson W600i, a flip phone that features a WalkMan Media Player with 256 MB of memory and a 1.3-megapixel...
LOS ANGELES-Fox Mobile Entertainment, MobileLime and Juice Wireless Inc. were among the winners in the Mobile Marketing Association's first annual awards program.The industry association named winners in six categories including best use of mobile marketing and most innovative campaign. Aerodeon Turkey claimed best use...
WATERLOO, Ontario-A Virginian judge rejected Research In Motion Ltd.'s request to enforce a settlement with its adversary NTP Inc., a move that caused the Nasdaq to halt trading on RIM's stock. The ruling stands as yet another setback for RIM in its legal battle...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reportedly is testing a rate plan in select markets that allows customers to place unlimited calls to AT&T Inc. wireline customers for a flat monthly fee. AT&T, which recently changed its name from SBC Communications Inc. following SBC's $16 billion acquisition...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance released two new specifications to accelerate the development of camera phones.The specifications include a physical layer, D-PHY, which is designed to act as a re-usable platform for MIPI camera interfaces, display panel interfaces and general-purpose high-speed/low-power interfaces....
