AWS

NEW YORK-With AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s self-imposed Feb. 13 deadline for buyout bids fast approaching, Vodafone Group plc’s plans to divest itself from current U.S. wireless network partner Verizon Wireless ahead of a possible stab at acquiring AWS has hit …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced an expanded agreement with instant messaging company America Online Inc. to install AOL’s IM software in select AT&T Wireless mobile phones. Nokia Corp.’s 3100 and 3200 handsets for AT&T Wireless will be the first …

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it will begin soliciting bids for the sale of what it termed “excess spectrum” in the Columbus, Ga., market in an attempt to raise capital. The auction, which was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court …

Following a robust holiday season that witnessed less pricing competition from nationwide operators, carriers waited the customary month into the new year before putting away their limited holiday promotions and rolling out new rates that are expected to set the …

Third-generation contracts seem to be giving Nortel Networks Ltd. an edge lately, owing to what industry observers describe as the Brampton, Ontario-based vendor’s Internet Protocol advantage. Nortel’s complete solution has helped it in its contracts of late with both Verizon …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported Wi-Fi expansion plans including a deal with Amtrak to provide high-speed data services in six of the railroad’s busiest train stations along the Northeast Corridor and a reciprocal roaming agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc. …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported 14,400 net subscriber additions during the fourth quarter of 2003 including its complete ownership of American Cellular Corp., which the company acquired from former partner AT&T Wireless Services Inc., and ended 2003 with approximately 1.5 …

TORONTO-Rogers Communications Inc. reported that AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which announced last week that it would begin accepting bids for a possible acquisition, has not received any notice from AWS regarding any potential sale or disposition of AWS’ 34 percent …

As the list of potential suitors became clearer last week, AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s management took control of the situation by announcing a mid-February deadlines for potential buyers to submit acquisition proposals. The carrier also said it plans to make …

The wireless industry’s love-hate relationship with Wall Street appears to be on the mend as investors again flocked back to the segment that just over a year ago was offering investors a broad selection of stocks for less than a …

NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is one step closer to making a formal bid for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the Wall Street Journal reported Cingular’s parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. have granted their wireless subsidiary approval to …

The sale of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is unlikely to have a long-term negative effect on the tower industry, according to tower companies and analysts in the space, who this week applauded strong 2004 tower-build expectations released by AWS and …

Industry observers believe that infrastructure vendors favor a tie-up between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Both companies have deals with the same manufacturers, including L.M. Ericsson, Nokia Corp., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Siemens AG. Nortel is proud …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s future as well as the future plans of its suppliers and employees were put on hold last week as the carrier announced its board of directors had decided “to explore the company’s strategic alternatives,” which most …

WASHINGTON-Two months after the long-awaited wireless local number portability rules became effective, signs continue to point that porting phone numbers is still not a smooth transition. After spending several years of foot-dragging, the wireless industry-with prodding from the Federal Communications …

The reverberations from a mega-merger involving AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could easily spark repercussions in Illinois, Finland, South Korea and a number of other mobile-phone hot spots. The creation of a new wireless powerhouse in the United States might affect …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s admission that it was looking at strategic alternatives for its operations is expected to have broad implications for the carrier’s direct and indirect dealer agents. Analysts noted that if AWS were acquired by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., …

WASHINGTON-CTIA’s Steve Largent continued reorganizing the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, announcing that Carolyn Brandon has been named vice president for policy and Bob Bolster will become director of congressional affairs. “Bob and I worked side-by-side through much of my …

WASHINGTON-CTIA’s Steve Largent continued reorganizing the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, announcing that Carolyn Brandon has been named vice president for policy and Bob Bolster will become director of congressional affairs. “Bob and I worked side-by-side through much of my …

FCC asks for details from AT&T Wireless WASHINGTON-Regulators in both Washington and San Francisco last Thursday began looking into problems with local number portability, with the Federal Communications Commission focusing on AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and a California state regulator …

WASHINGTON-Regulators in both Washington and San Francisco Thursday began looking into problems with local number portability, with the Federal Communications Commission focusing on AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and a California state regulator calling for a broader review. Meanwhile, the U.S. …

MUNICH, Germany-Device maker Siemens announced a new music downloading device and service that it will sell to wireless carriers, following MmO2’s introduction of the offering last week. Siemens said it is in advanced negotiations with an unnamed U.S. wireless carrier …

New wireless Internet browsing technologies may be giving rise to new business models for wireless content developers, and it appears the nation’s No. 1 wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless, is looking to spur the market. At this year’s CTIA Wireless I.T. …

It’s an application that drove an entire segment of the wireless industry. Now, it’s a joke. Imagine: You’re walking down the street with your trusty mobile phone when you pass by one of the multitudinous Starbucks that litter urban intersections …

Boingo Wireless Inc. launched with plans to provide wireless Internet access at speeds up to 11 Megabits per second in major hotels, airports and coffee shops. Founded by Sky Dayton, the founder and chairman of EarthLink, the company will use …