Wireless Services

The Fox network has opted for a new dance partner to handle its wildly successful “American Idol” text-message voting campaign, according to sources familiar with the deal.The News Corp. subsidiary …

A new market research report by Insight Research concluded that wireless services accounted for more than one-third of all corporate telecommunication services last year. U.S. businesses spent more than $132 …

Verizon Wireless announced it purchased a spectrum license from Alpine-Monterey F Inc. for $4.5 million. The carrier said the license covers 426,000 potential subscribers in the Salinas-Monterey area of central …

So long, Cingular. The wireless carrier’s parent company announced that it will begin dismantling the Cingular Wireless L.L.C. brand next week with a series of broadcast TV and print ads …

WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers are renewing their fight for relief from new regulations and taxes levied by cities and states, while manufacturers find themselves caught in the crosshairs of a dispute headed …

Conventional wisdom says, and consumers certainly seem to think, that family wireless plans offered by cellular carriers are a great deal. In exchange for tying other family members into one …

NextWave Wireless Inc. has agreed to acquire Go Networks Inc., which develops Wi-Fi networks for campus and municipal deployment. NextWave will pay about $13.3 million in cash for the company, …

Orb Networks Inc. co-founder and chairman Joe Costello will take the reins as CEO of the place-shifting technology provider.Costello also currently serves as chairman of software developer think3, and spent …

Wireless service provider MobilePro Corp. said a subsidiary will offer satellite video from DirecTV Group Inc. CloseCall America will initially carry DirecTV services in 14 northeastern states including New Jersey …

Editor’s Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format. 1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plans May 30 …

Brightpoint Inc. will shell out $88 million in cash to purchase a major piece of crippled competitor CellStar Corp.The Plainfield, Ind.-based logistics and distribution giant announced plans to buy CellStar’s …

Editor’s Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format. 1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plansMay 30Vodafone Group …

WASHINGTON-A bipartisan group of House lawmakers urged the Federal Communications Commission to act on SouthernLINC Wireless’ two-year-old request for eligibility to draw on universal service funds to serve rural areas …

Machine-to-machine wireless network operator Aeris Communications Inc. reported recent enhancements to its data services to support asset tracking, automotive telematics and stolen vehicle recovery using CDMA and GSM networks nationwide-a …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

‘Tis the season for gifting and Christmas lists a mile long. But what to do if someone’s list includes a Tetris download for their cell phone, or a new ringer …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s investment arm led a second round of funding for California-based software developer Mobile Complete. Financial terms were not disclosed, although Mobile Compete reportedly raked in $10 million …

Tellabs Inc. made its bones developing and selling fixed-line network infrastructure gear to big phone companies. The company’s flagship products were its cross-connects for central offices, which gathered, sorted and …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission officially awarded more than half of the 1,087 advanced wireless services licenses won at the agency’s auction that began in early August and ended Sept. 18. …

A tiny Texas carrier is launching a second service market after apparently prompting price changes by Leap Wireless International Inc.’s Cricket service in its debut market. Local wireless operator Pocket …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-Verizon Communications Inc. is selling off a paging and wireless telemetry unit that it acquired when it purchased the former MCI Inc. earlier this year.Bell Industries Inc. agreed …

SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. said it signed an agreement to provide its users direct access to Google Inc.’s wireless products and services. The deal allows Leap customers to use …

Two years after Cingular Wireless L.L.C. acquired AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and drove Verizon Wireless out of its spot as the largest U.S. wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless’ performance has allowed …

A report from ThinkEquity Partners L.L.C. said that AT&T Inc.’s pending acquisition of BellSouth Corp. has affected their wireless affiliate Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s spending on its network infrastructure, and that …

WASHINGTON-The debate is officially on. And the clock is ticking. Six months after receiving Cyren Call Communications Inc.’s plan for a public-safety wireless broadband network the private sector would build …