REDMOND, Wash.—Metawave Communications Corp., Redmond, Wash., a developer of smart antennas for wireless voice and data networks, said June 4 it has hired Grant...
NEW YORK—At the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is conducting an investigation into it, Los Angeles-based Platforms Wireless International Corp. said...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.—Andrew Corp., Orland Park, Ill., said June 4 it has completed its $470 million acquisition of Celiant Corp., which adds new radio-frequency...
ATLANTA—Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a new remote monitoring system for cdmaOne or cdma2000 wireless networks that it said lowers expenses for service providers and...
SAN FRANCISCO—Visage Mobile announced it has named David Stevens, former regional president at Sprint PCS, its new president.In Stevens' six years with Sprint PCS,...
IRVINE, Calif.—Toshiba's Computer Systems Group announced the Magnia SG20 wireless mobility server, a portable server designed for small and medium-sized offices, mobile consultants, remote...
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission's auction of three rural cellular licenses ended on Tuesday with affiliates of Western Wireless Corp. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. walking...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless said it has gotten additional regulatory and network approvals for the AirCard 750 GSM/GPRS wireless Network Card Series in several...
SAN DIEGO—Software giant Oracle Corp. said it will work with Qualcomm Inc. to extend its 9i Lite database to BREW-based wireless devices.Oracle is one...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.—Although a variety of companies are working toward creating a market for wireless streaming video, and carriers have talked up the technology,...
NEW YORK—Ericsson AB said it will leverage messaging technology company Antepo Inc.'s solution, known as ACCEPT, to demonstrate J2ME-based services."From carriers' standpoint, this objective...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—Time Domain Corp. said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a significant patent for its ultra-wideband silicon chipset. The patent, one...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—The pending merger between Sweden's Telia AB and Finland's Sonera Corp. could be just the beginning of Nordic consolidation, with international press reports...
ATLANTA—Air2Web announced it is developing new mobile solutions for Magnet Communications' Internet Banking Suite to allow corporate banking customers to manage accounts and receive...
WASHINGTON—InPhonic Inc. has deployed its patent-pending, two-way short message service technology in tandem with eBay to provide a real-time alerts and interactive response service...
ATLANTA, United States—U.S. company Inet Technologies said it deployed its short message service tracking and billing technology for Globe Telecom in the Philippines. The...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Ericsson will begin trialing a UMTS network in the Dallas area beginning later this year.The companies, which completed...
SINGAPORE—The Singapore telecom regulator will not allow third-generation infrastructure sharing on the island nation and will maintain its deadline for nationwide rollout for its...
DALLAS—Alltel Corp. selected Nortel Networks to supply infrastructure equipment for the planned cdma2000 1x upgrade of its current wireless network and integrate Alltel's recent...
HELSINKI, Finland—Carriers and vendors across the world continue to refine and define their strategies for offering multimedia messaging services, which many in the industry...
BOSTON—In the aftermath of the Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Corp. merger, Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said the company expects to slash 10,000 positions by...
HELSINKI—Endwave Corp. and Nokia Corp. entered a joint initiative to accelerate the development of the U.S. market for broadband solutions in the 58 GHz...
BOSTON—Canadian wireless operator Microcell Telecommunications Inc. launched SpeechWorks International Inc.'s speech-activated customer service application for its Fido brand wireless service.The SpeechWorks service is designed...
NEW YORK—Merrill Lynch downgraded its ratings on U.S. Cellular Corp. and its parent company, Telephone & Data Systems Inc., from neutral to sell pointing...
WASHINGTON—The American Mobile Telecommunications Association has been chosen to manage a new trade group representing broadband-minded electric utilities. The Power Line Communications Association...
