FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Graphical content has emerged as the fastest-growing mass market for wireless data, according to a study from consultancy IDC.Although it generates less revenue...
FORNEBU, Norway-Telenor said it began commercial UMTS services in Norway, with a focus on selling its mobile television service using the new network.Telenor said...
Verizon Communications Inc. said it plans to sell its 20.5-percent stake in Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. beginning early next week. Verizon noted that...
GENEVA-Echovox Wireless launched a pan-European cross-network multimedia "chat" service. Multimedia messaging service Group Chat users will be able to interact with other users in...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Hewlett-Packard Co. has teamed with Swedish multimedia company Hotsip and Finnish mobile software developer Movial to bring a converged instant-conferencing product to market....
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-In a sign of the continuing proliferation of Wi-Fi technology, Boingo Wireless and Tropos Networks have entered a partnership to allow operators...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. slipped past Motorola Inc. to become the world's No. 2 mobile-phone manufacturer, according to new numbers from research firm Gartner...
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced its Latin American operations have increased purchases from Motorola Inc. to meet expected market growth demands. The company's Celular Express...
LONDON-The mobile-gaming space continued its trend toward consolidation as California-based entertainment publisher Sorrent announced it has acquired U.K. game publisher Macrospace.Terms of the deal...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Regional wireless provider Alltel Corp. said it completed its previously announced $144 million acquisition of wireless assets from fellow operator U.S. Cellular...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telefon AB Ericsson will team with Warner Music International to offer polyphonic ringtones, mastertones and other mobile content from the label's artists, the...
LONDON-Telecom and information technology company LogicaCMG announced Wednesday that it has been chosen by Telefonica Moviles Espana to supply a messaging and applications platform...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it won a two-year contract to upgrade Hong Kong's mass transit railway underground communications network with third-generation wireless technology....
Following months of speculation, sports entertainment company ESPN Inc. reported a deal with Sprint Corp. to begin offering ESPN-branded wireless services using Sprint PCS'...
LOS ANGELES-Only a small percentage of trucking fleets have invested in global positioning system-based systems to locate and track trailer locations, despite the fact...
CHICAGO-The Computing Technology Industry Association and The Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility announced plans to cooperate on developing a vendor-neutral certification program for...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless is offering screen savers and wallpaper from National Geographic. Developer Rocket Mobile is powering the service, which is offered through the...
Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. launched its TXT 2 Landline service, which will allow customers to send text messages to landline phones...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry is a $100 billion business. The U.S. Census Bureau today said revenues for cellular and other wireless telecom firms rose to...
HELSINKI, Finland-Comptel Corp. and CSG Systems have partnered to offer complementary provisioning and billing solutions. Comptel will provide its InstantLink provisioning solution as well...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-ABI Research said the Wi-Fi market is benefiting from several forces, including a better economy, handheld devices aimed at niche markets and...
SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Canadian operator Telus Mobility announced it is selling a new LG Electronics Co. Ltd. phone that features Digit Wireless' Fastap keypad technology. The...
WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry has recommended to federal regulators six principles that it believes will improve the nation's inter-carrier compensation regime."We believe that fundamental reform...
