TOKYO—On Aug. 21, NEC Corp., Matsushita Electric Industrial and Matsushita Communication Industrial, announced plans to combine forces in the third-generation (3G) mobile handset business....
TOKYO—NEC Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial are discussing a broad alliance to jointly develop mobile video phones and other handheld devices, according to a...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Hi3G, the 3G license holder owned jointly by Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa and the Swedish Investor group, has emerged as the most...
SANTA CLARA, California, United States—In another vote of support for Intel's Personal Internet Client Architecture initiative, Compaq Computer said it will work with Intel...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, United States—Motorola said it might sell off its chip unit if it does not generate sufficient profit within an unspecified time...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it has decided to acquire the remaining 19 percent of its joint venture EHPT from Hewlett-Packard in order to enhance its...
BELLEVUE, Washington, United States—Teledesic said it has selected Alenia Spazio and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as the two finalists to build Teledesic's satellite...
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France—The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) reported 440 engineers from 89 companies in 20 countries attended the sixth Bluetooth UnPlugFest in France....
SANTA CRUZ, California, United States—Software developers plan to expand investments in wireless application development, despite uncertainties in today's economy and future technologies, according to...
PALO ALTO, California, United States—Agilent Technologies said it would slash about 4,000 workers just as it posted a third-quarter pro forma loss of $109...
ATLANTA, United States—A new personal communications services (PCS) antenna was introduced to the wireless world by EMS Wireless, a division of EMS Technologies Inc.The...
DURHAM, North Carolina, United States—Pinpoint Networks released the newest version of its mobile applications platform, Fuel, which the company said will allow carriers to...
PLANO, Texas, United States—Switching Solutions provider Santera Systems said it has secured US$110 million in its third round of funding, raising its total amount...
LONDON—Vodafone Group plc reported it is selling its 11.68-percent equity stake in Korean telecommunications company Shinsegi Telecomm Inc. for an undisclosed amount to SK...
SINGAPORE—Flextronics International Ltd. said it plans to acquire Telecom Global Solutions Inc., which provides wireless networks and radio-frequency consulting services for the wireless telecommunications...
PHOENIX—Under a strategic partnership, Yaahteh Communications L.L.C., a majority Navajo-owned company, and North/South Communications Corp. will work to provide a telecommunications network to the...
LONDON—Just days after the initial launch of MIGway, the new joint venture between TDC Mobile International and CMG Wireless Data Solutions, the companies announced...
NEIUWEGEIN, the Netherlands—TDC Mobile International and CMG Wireless Data Solutions announced their plans to create a pan-European revenue-sharing WAP gateway, which the companies said...
BUCHAREST, Romania—GSM Kazakhstan announced that it has the largest mobile communications subscriber base in Kazakhstan with 330.000 subscribers. The company, operating under the brand...
ISTANBUL, Turkey—Turkish mobile carrier Turkcell today said it will launch its new mobile Internet service, SurfCell for WAP and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)...
