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P-Com, Telaxis to merge

CAMPBELL, Calif.-Wireless product and services provider P-Com Inc. announced it will merge with Telaxis Communications Corp., a developer of wireless fiber optic connectivity products,...

Vodafone accepts Irish 3G license

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc has accepted the third-generation license it was offered in Ireland, after conducting a review. The operator made its initial $43.5 million...

Telular to become hardware supplier for PetroCom

NEW ORLEANS-Petroleum Communications Inc. (PetroCom) announced Telular Corp. will serve as the hardware supplier for the recently introduced Poseidon fixed wireless service, which allows...

PictureIQ announces TransForce Model 350 server appliance

SEATTLE-PictureIQ Corp. announced its TransForce Model 350 server appliance, which optimizes rich media content in real-time for delivery to Internet or mobile networked devices,...

Tellabs anticipates 3Q loss, to cut 800 jobs

CHICAGO, Ill.-Telecom equipment vendor Tellabs Inc. said it anticipates a third-quarter loss and will slash 800 jobs, or 14.5 percent of its staff. The...

Intel revises 3Q revenue, expected to meet forecast

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has revised its third-quarter revenue in line with market expectation, and analysts anticipate the chipmaker to meet its forecast of between...

Wireless users wary of upgrading to 3G

PLANO, Texas-The latest Mobinet study found that while 61 percent of mobile-phone users in 15 countries are aware of the service capabilities associated with...

Telia signs colocation agreement with Hi3G

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Sweden-based Telia Mobile said it signed a framework agreement with third-generation operator Hi3G for colocating masts. Hi3G is the Swedish 3G subsidiary of...

RealNetworks offers baseball game audio feeds

NEW YORK-RealNetworks Inc. hopes to hit one out of the ballpark with a new broadcast service for mobile-phone users.Wireless subscribers with data-enabled phones can...

Leap issues stock to MCG PCS, may face Nasdaq delisting

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. issued approximately 21 million shares of common stock to MCG PCS Inc. as ordered by an arbitrator as part...

New Nokia devices expected to accelerate data growth

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia introduced two new handsets chock full of high-end features-including color screens, digital camera technology, application downloading capabilities and video-clip recording. The new...

Ericsson, Nokia to supply MMS gear to Orange

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-LM Ericsson announced it has been selected as a multimedia messaging service infrastructure supplier to Orange SA and its 22 member companies and...

Report: Cingular close to merger with T-Mobile USA

FRANKFURT, Germany-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and T-Mobile USA Inc. parent Deutsche Telekom AG are apparently close to agreeing to the size and stake of a...

Zagat Survey application runs on Pocket PC

NEW YORK-Zagat Survey, which offers consumer survey-based dining, lodging and leisure information, announced its Zagat To Go application can now run on devices using...

700 MHz auction moving at slow pace

WASHINGTON- Bidders are slowly dropping out of the bidding in the auction for 700 MHz C- and D-block licenses, but not much has changed...

Ericsson rights offering over subscribed

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-LM Ericsson said investors subscribed to more than 99.5 percent of the 8 billion shares under its new rights offering, and 35 percent...

Samsung, RadioShack to launch joint marketing campaign

DALLAS-Samsung Telecommunications America and RadioShack Corp. announced they will launch a joint marketing campaign based on the Indy Racing League team Treadway Racing to...

Verizon launches Express Network in Arizona

PHOENIX-Verizon Wireless launched its Express Network service throughout Arizona, providing customers in metro Phoenix, northern Arizona and Yuma with access to the carrier's high-speed...

DoCoMo expected to revise 3G forecast

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. plans to revise its current forecast for 3G subscribers for this fiscal year in November following an admission that the carrier...

AT&T Wireless launches unlimited calling plan for GSM/GPRS network

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is marking the final phase of the rollout of its GSM/GPRS network across the country with an unlimited calling...

U.S. Wireless Data sells NXT subsidiary

NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data announced it sold its NXT Corp. subsidiary, which provides data services and landline-based connectivity for credit-card transaction processing, to Merchant-Link...

ABI says CDMA operators leading 3G race in North America

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-CDMA operators are leading the race to deploy third-generation services in North America, according to Allied Business Intelligence.GSM/GPRS operators are pursuing EDGE,...

Otis Elevator to use Extended Systems platform in pilot

BOISE, Idaho-Extended Systems announced an important deal with Otis Elevator Co., which will use Extended Systems' Mobile Solutions Platform to pilot the company's global...

IBM to deliver Novatel PC card

SAN DIEGO-IBM Corp. has signed an agreement to deliver through Ingram Micro Inc., an electronics equipment wholesaler and supply chain manager, the new Merlin...

Orange announces simplified tariff plan

DUBLIN, Ireland-Orange claims to have set a trend other U.K. mobile operators will likely be forced to follow by abolishing its range of tariff...
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