U.S. Cellular

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular continued to bleed customers through the final three months of 2013, a trend it witnessed throughout all of last year. U.S. Cellular said it lost 97,000 direct customers through the fourth quarter of 2013, including …

Kyocera Wireless highlighted some of the real-world features of its mobile devices at this year’s CES event, features that have allowed the company to find a growing niche in the domestic space. Those features include ruggedized construction for its Torque …

Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. CES 2014 may be dominating headlines this week, but some of the biggest stories in software came from companies not participating in CES, like Oracle announcing its acquisition of Corente or …

Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. There’s no real common thread in the week’s news, but there’s definitely a sense of gearing up for 2014 with new acquisitions, new software deployments and new partnerships. …

Just weeks after prodding the industry for action, the Federal Communications Commission garnered an agreement with wireless trade association CTIA and five of its largest carrier members

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular announced that online retail giant Amazon.com would begin carrying prepaid devices compatible with the carrier’s network. The move comes just ahead of increasingly important holiday shopping season. The U.S. Cellular devices that will be available …

Sprint’s attempt to kick start customer growth took a hit today as the carrier found itself at the bottom of Consumer Reports latest ranking of domestic wireless providers, displacing previous door mat AT&T Mobility. The rankings, which were based on …

Sprint has done a pretty good job in deflecting its current financial woes by highlighting the potential of its network assets. Sure, Sprint continues to under-perform in relation to its rivals, both larger and smaller, but the promise of what …

Unfortunately, Sprint surprised few in the analyst community with its third quarter financial results that showed the carrier may be the Q3 source for customer gains at its rivals and the continued impact of its iDEN shutdown. The nation’s No. …

Wireless carriers and trade associations looking to limit the level of participation of Verizon Wireless and AT&T’s in the planned 600 MHz incentive auction have increased their consumer-facing efforts with the launch of a new website mobilebroadbandcompetition.com. The site, which …

The heated battle over 700 MHz interoperability may be set to cool as AT&T announced it would be willing to work the Federal Communications Commission and current lower 700 MHz license holders on a solution to disputed interference concerns. In …

As has become a yearly occurrence, Apple today unveiled its latest iPhone iterations, though this time it changed up the plan a bit by announcing two separate models: the “entry-level” iPhone 5C and updated iPhone 5S. For wireless carriers, the …

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular reported second quarter financial results overshadowed by recent news involving asset sales and changes of leadership. The carrier, which recently sold its operations in its hometown of Chicago and other Midwest markets to Sprint for …

Sprint Nextel was not the only telecom company making news over the past week, as early last week, Mary Dillon abruptly

U.S. Cellular continued to rationalize its spectrum position, announcing today plans to sell 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz band to T-Mobile US for $308 million. The licenses cover 32 million potential customers in 29 markets in the …

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular lost its president and CEO, Mary Dillon, who abruptly resigned her position late last week. The carrier’s board of directors appointed Kenneth Meyers to replace Dillon effective June 22. Meyers previously served as EVP and …

Sprint Nextel said it has closed on its $480 million acquisition of a handful of markets from regional carrier U.S. Cellular. The deal included operations in Chicago, St. Louis and a handful of markets in the Midwest and spectrum assets …

U.S. Cellular reported a shifting customer base moving increasingly towards the carrier’s prepaid services as well as growing impact from the sales of LTE-equipped devices. The carrier said it lost 74,000 postpaid customers during the first quarter, compared with a …