WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected shortly to rule on Motorola Inc.'s 911 call processing-telematics waiver request, a filing that attracted industry support and...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has delivered more than 30 General Packet Radio Service core networks around the world."An investment in GPRS infrastructure is...
This week, official Washington will play host to an army of anti-global protesters flown in special from Seattle. Actually, the festivities began last week: human...
MENLO PARK, Calif.-Voice-interface software provider Nuance Communications Inc. postponed its initial public offering by a day, but still managed to beat the market, closing...
Integrating satellite communication technology with the Internet became somewhat of a theme among mobile satellite services carriers last week, following a Datacomm Research Co....
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-According to first-quarter survey results from IDC's Mobile User and Buyer ePanel program, 23 percent of mobile device users said they will buy...
ALBANY, N.Y.-Independent Wireless One Corp. signed a supply contract with Lucent Technologies Inc. enabling the wireless carrier to expand the coverage and capacity of...
SEATTLE-Point.com, building upon its position as an online retailer of wireless phones, accessories and service plans, unveiled a business-to-business e-commerce solution for companies looking...
Concerns over the effectiveness of Research In Motion Ltd.'s distribution partners came to a head last week, as expectations of flat revenues in the...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-Jim Murrell, chairman of the North American GSM Association, could not use his Global System for Mobile communications phone last week...
CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-Referring to the failure of Iridium L.L.C.'s satellite phone service and the continued growth of OmniTracs' Internet-based satellite tracking service, a report by...
With concerns rising over the need for enhanced security in future wireless e-commerce, several firms in both the wireless and security industries launched efforts...
BOULDER, Colo.-SignalSoft Corp. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its common stock.The company said...
As carriers develop relationships with wireless portals and content providers, they may find a new and beneficial trend emerging: that is Internet companies battling for...
LONDON-A new study by Strategy Analytics reports that players in Western Europe's cellular handset market will survive only if they develop product lines offering...
BERN, Switzerland-Swisscom said it is considering spinning off its mobile division to fund Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses and networks.The operator said it has...
As the wireless industry is ramping up efforts to convince customers to use their mobile phones for Internet access via Wireless Application Protocol technology,...
MADRID, Spain-Spain's Telefonica plans to spin off its mobile-phone business before the fall, published reports indicate.Analysts value the unit at as much as $71.3...
SEATTLE-Lucent Technologies Inc. and TeraBeam Networks are entering into a venture to develop and deploy TeraBeam's fiberless optical networking system, which sends data through...
ANKARA, Turkey-Italy's Telecom Italia SpA and a leading Turkish bank, Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, won a license to operate Turkey's third mobile telephone network...
WorldCom Wireless became the latest-and most high-profile-company to fall victim to the climbing bids for five Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses in the United...
