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Verizon taps Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson for LTE small cells -
LAS VEGAS--Verizon Wireless said it will use LTE small cell products from vendors Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson starting in the second half of this year.
Carriers respond to service disruptions in wake of Oklahoma tornado -
In the wake of a deadly tornado that tore through Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday, wireless carriers are responding to aid the victims and restore service.
Sprint increases its offer for Clearwire, hopes to stave off Dish -
Sprint Nextel boosted its offer price to acquire the approximately 50 percent of Clearwire it does not already own from $2.
AT&T leads the (still small) cellular tablet market with 49% share -
According to new data from research firm NPD group, AT&T Mobility serviced almost half of all the tablets in the nation that connected to cellular networks in the first quarter.
Verizon outranks Sprint, AT&T in customer satisfaction study -
Verizon Wireless topped the Tier 1 carriers in terms of customer satisfaction, according to an annual study from the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
Dish's Ergen bids $2B for Falcone's LightSquared, according to report -
Dish Network's Charlie Ergen made a $2 billion "stalking horse" bid for bankrupt wireless provider LightSquared, according to a Bloomberg report, a move that could pit Ergen against fellow billionaire and LightSquared financier Philip Falcone.
TracFone acquires Verizon MVNO Page Plus Cellular and its 1.4M customers -
América Móvil's U.S. MVNO, TracFone Wireless, acquired Start Wireless' Page Plus Cellular, an MVNO that counts around 1.
Sprint acquires mobile software partner Handmark -
Sprint Nextel is bringing a longtime partner into the fold. The carrier confirmed that it acquired mobile software development and distribution firm Handmark, along with its social media apps and ad unit, OneLouder.
Jolla unveils first smartphone running Sailfish OS, targets 2013 launch -
Finnish startup Jolla formally announced the first smartphone running its open-source Sailfish OS, hoping to spark interest in a the fledgling platform as it seeks to compete with goliaths like Apple, Google, BlackBerry and Microsoft in the growing smartphone market.
T-Mobile's MetroPCS drops net neutrality lawsuit, leaving Verizon to challenge rules alone -
Now that it's owned by T-Mobile US, MetroPCS has decided to drop its lawsuit against the FCC's net neutrality rules for wireless and wired networks, leaving Verizon Wireless as the sole challenger to the rules.
