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Switching carriers for the iPhone

June 27, 2007 AT&T competitors could take a hit in the next few quarters as enthusiastic Apple fans switch providers for the hyped device. TAGS: AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, carrier, Steve Jobs, Verizon Wireless, RIM BlackBerry, Motorola Razr, Apple Computer, T-Mobile, Verizon Communications, Motorola Inc., CEO

T-Mobile outlines plans for 3G network

October 6, 2006 Cell phone carrier to spend $2.66 billion to upgrade to a next-generation network using newly acquired spectrum. TAGS: T-Mobile, 3G network, 3G, spectrum, carrier, U.S.

Tackling the cell phone unlock game

September 19, 2007 SIM card swapping for travel outside of the U.S. is a snap, but give your carrier some time to get the unlock code. TAGS: SIM card, Vodafone Group Plc., phone network, code, carrier, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.K., U.S., process

Problems for AT&T Wireless-Cingular union?

November 20, 2004 Complaints that online store is down, among others. TAGS: AT&T Wireless, subscriber, merger, AT&T Corp., BellSouth Corp., carrier, Cingular Wireless

Lost? Try asking your cell phone

October 31, 2006 Service, set for debut in U.S., sends 3-D maps and walking directions to a handset to help people get where they're going. Photos: GeoVector shows the way TAGS: carrier, Japan, U.S., direction, cell phone, 3D

Mobile-TV vendors politely jockey for position

May 24, 2006 TV on mobile phones is still new enough to support many approaches, as carriers push to get short videos onto phones. TAGS: MobiTV, mobile TV, Qualcomm MediaFLO, Modeo, carrier, HSDPA, Qualcomm Inc., mobile phone, EVDO, TV, video

Regional carriers offer wireless alternatives

July 11, 2006 To compete against the big guys, smaller carriers are offering special plans that may give customers more flexibility, value. TAGS: cell phone carrier, Alltel Corp., carrier, research analyst, region, Verizon Wireless, contract, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Cingular Wireless, cell phone, Verizon Communications

Advertising seeps into the cell phone

September 14, 2006 With their new 3G networks ready to deliver multimedia content, cell phone operators eye an old revenue source. TAGS: CTIA, Sprint Nextel, carrier, operator, cell phone, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, U.S., multimedia, video

Will unlocked cell phones free consumers?

January 24, 2007 Handset makers in the U.S. are dabbling in selling phones directly to consumers, but will the model be attractive enough to consumers? TAGS: American Technology Research, handset, Cingular Wireless, cell phone, carrier, Motorola Inc., subscriber, service provider, U.S., T-Mobile, Nokia Corp.

Fujifilm develops for Nextel

June 28, 2005 Aim, click, then print your cell phone photos. Fujifilm-based service is new at Nextel and coming soon to other carriers. TAGS: Fujifilm, camera phone, Nextel Communications Inc., carrier, Alltel Corp., BellSouth Corp., printing, Sprint Nextel, Cingular Wireless, camera, cell phone, AT&T Corp., photograph, U.S.

Wi-Fi: Coming soon on board U.S. airplanes

June 5, 2006 AirCell says it'll use its wireless spectrum to offer in-flight broadband. Will planes be filled with travelers yakking with VoIP? TAGS: airplane, traveler, VoIP, Wi-Fi, carrier, aircraft, satellite, broadband, cell phone, U.S.

Net telephony set to surge, IDC says

April 4, 2005 Voice over Internet Protocol is finally starting to overcome what has so far been a trend of slow growth, the market researcher says. TAGS: VoIP, Internet phone, IP telephony, carrier, telephony, IP, service provider

Google's Android has long road ahead

November 6, 2007 Search company's new mobile software platform could revolutionize the cell phone market, but consumers shouldn't hold their breath for cool new phones. TAGS: Open Handset Alliance, mobile operator, Google Android, handset, Forrester Research Inc., carrier, Google Inc., T-Mobile, alliance, cell phone, Verizon Wireless, platform, mobile phone, U.S., PC

Cingular to jump onto mobile-music bandwagon

November 2, 2006 Company prepares download service to compete with those from Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel. TAGS: Cingular Wireless, mobile network, Sprint Nextel, carrier, song, mobile operator, music download, subscriber, Verizon Wireless, Apple Computer, Verizon Communications, music, cell phone

Sprint touts high-speed wireless service

July 7, 2005 Carrier says its EV-DO offering will be available to 150 million people by 2006. Some airports, business districts will get it this month. TAGS: EVDO, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., carrier, wireless service, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications

Parsing the Google announcement that wasn't

November 9, 2007 Does Google really need to build a Google phone? Only if the network carriers try to play tough, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. TAGS: Google Inc., carrier, spectrum, announcement, dollar

Stay tuned for Verizon Wireless TV

January 7, 2005 The operator tries to climb back to No. 1 with a major expansion of its high-speed network and a new mobile TV service. TAGS: mobile TV, Verizon Wireless, Verizon V-Cast, wireless broadband, carrier, Verizon Communications, broadband network, Sprint Nextel, cell phone, BellSouth Corp., U.S., programming, city, Cingular Wireless, TV, handset

Macromedia, HP team on telecom services

September 6, 2005 Duo aims to help carriers develop next-gen services using Flash and HP's service delivery platform. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., telecommunications, carrier, SOA, collaboration, Web service, agreement, HP

FCC mandates more stringent E911 compliance

September 12, 2007 Vote obligates wireless operators to test compliance with location-accuracy rules at local level instead of at statewide level. TAGS: E911, wireless industry, compliance, CTIA, wireless carrier, rule, carrier, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile
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