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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

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

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, carrier, Alltel Corp., research analyst, region, Verizon Wireless, contract, Sprint Nextel, cell phone, Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon Communications

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, Sprint Nextel, mobile network, carrier, song, mobile operator, music download, subscriber, Verizon Wireless, Apple Computer, Verizon Communications, music, cell phone

Making cell phone companies out of thin air

January 31, 2005 Sprint is making money by helping launch niche-chasing wireless firms. Why don't the other big carriers want a slice? TAGS: SK-EarthLink, Sprint Nextel, SK Telecom Co., EarthLink Inc., Virgin Mobile, phone network, cell phone, cell phone company, carrier, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., telephone company, U.S.

Cingular sings along to mobile radio

November 15, 2005 Cell phone carrier has teamed with MobiTV to offer about 40 channels of streaming music. TAGS: MobiTV, Cingular Wireless, BellSouth Corp., Sprint Nextel, cell phone carrier, carrier, radio, song, cell phone, AT&T Corp., music

Feds approve Sprint-Nextel merger

August 4, 2005 FCC and Department of Justice's antitrust division approve the megamerger of the U.S. cell phone operators. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., merger, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc., carrier, antitrust, AT&T Corp., agency, Verizon Communications, U.S., cell phone

Splitting up with your cell phone carrier

July 6, 2007 Sprint Nextel's breakup with some customers may not be popular, but it could make financial sense.Images: Sprint's Dear John letter TAGS: Sprint Nextel, cell phone carrier, AT&T Corp., subscriber, profit, carrier, letter, Verizon Wireless, spokesman, cell phone

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, Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, camera, AT&T Corp., photograph, cell phone, U.S.

Good Technology trims sales staff

September 13, 2005 Citing new relationships with carriers, mobile-software maker lays off 5 percent of its workforce. TAGS: Good Technology Inc., sales force, layoff, workforce, Sprint Nextel, Austin, carrier, Cingular Wireless, California, e-mail

Camera phone photos get wider audience

July 7, 2005 Sprint, T-Mobile allow each other's customers to exchange multimedia messages. Cingular strikes similar deals with other carriers. TAGS: camera phone, T-Mobile, picture messaging, operator, Sprint Nextel, MMS, mobile operator, carrier, subscriber, handset, Cingular Wireless, multimedia, photograph, camera, agreement, networking

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: Verizon V-Cast, mobile TV, Verizon Wireless, wireless broadband, carrier, Verizon Communications, broadband network, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., cell phone, U.S., programming, city, Cingular Wireless, handset, AT&T Corp.

Wireless industry gears up for WiMax

March 26, 2007 Where does 3G wireless go from here? Many equipment makers and carriers are looking to the packet-based technology known as WiMax. TAGS: CTIA, spectrum, trade show, Sprint Nextel, packet, South Korea, carrier, 3G, handset, U.S., Samsung Electronics

RIM chief cautious about unlimited wireless data plans

June 5, 2006 Mike Lazaridis says network innovation requires prudent pricing of wireless data plans, efficient network usage. TAGS: Research In Motion Ltd., telecommunications, carrier, Sprint Nextel, capacity, innovation, incentive, bandwidth, wireless Internet, Cingular Wireless, pricing, RIM BlackBerry, minute, e-mail

Qualcomm readies next-gen 3G chips

April 11, 2006 As carriers deploy EV-DO Revision A, Qualcomm says its next version will triple download and upload speeds. TAGS: EVDO, Qualcomm Inc., wireless broadband, CDMA, Sprint Nextel, 3G, DSL service, carrier, broadband, chipset, wireless network, Verizon Communications, DSL

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, T-Mobile, Sprint Nextel

Year in review: Going mobile, in a big way

December 22, 2006 Mobile services were hot in 2006 as carriers offered people access to everything from music to TV to e-mail. TAGS: mobile operator, cell phone carrier, Disney Corp., Helio, 3G, operator, carrier, Verizon Wireless, BellSouth Corp., Sprint Nextel, ESPN, Cingular Wireless, cell phone, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., TV

Virgin aims for middle with new payment plan

July 11, 2005 Carrier that pioneered pay-as-you-go in the U.S. now offers a monthly rate, but says it will stay true to its contract-free roots. TAGS: Virgin Mobile, Sprint Nextel, operator, subscriber, payment, carrier, minute, cell phone, U.S.

Tight squeeze for mobile TV

October 3, 2005 New 3G networks aren't built to handle streaming video for the masses. Can the pipes be opened up? TAGS: mobile TV, 3G network, American Technology Research, streaming video, 3G, mobile operator, Qualcomm Inc., carrier, cell, wireless network, capacity, video clip, Sprint Nextel, TV, video, mobile phone

Import ban on 3G handsets could hurt industry

June 8, 2007 A ban on all importation of future 3G handset models using Qualcomm technology could have a big impact on cell phone operators and handset manufacturers. TAGS: Qualcomm Inc., ban, 3G, handset, mobile operator, cell phone company, W-CDMA, Verizon Wireless, Broadcom Corp., cell phone, 3G network, Sprint Nextel, EVDO, AT&T Corp., commission, carrier
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