The standards deadlock over ultra-wideband technology between the Multiband OFDM Alliance and the Direct Sequence UWB Forum continued at the IEEE conference this week....
MENLO PARK, Calif.-AT&T Corp. and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are testing wireless broadband for delivering high-speed Internet access to consumers in Menlo Park,...
SEOUL, South Korea-Continuing the recent flood of camera-phone announcements, Samsung released plans for a 3.2-megapixel digital camera phone, the SPH-S2300, that it said includes...
LOS ANGELES-Nokia Corp. will partner with entertainment and development company AEG in a proposed six-block, $1 billion commercial development near Staples Center in Los...
DETROIT-Microsoft and Fiat SpA have joined forces to help bring wireless applications to the driver's seat.The partners hope to create applications that integrate drivers'...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless unveiled its VZAccess Manager service, which allows customers to manager their remote access needs from anywhere in the country using the...
REDMOND, Wash.-Island Cruises said its Island Escape cruise ship will begin providing passengers with wireless communications services developed by Wireless Maritime Services, which is...
LEXINGTON, Mass.-Vodafone Netherlands has licensed Taral Networks' AirNgine to deliver application-to-person multimedia messages, Taral announced Thursday.Vodafone will use Taral Networks' Multimedia Messaging Service Push...
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp.'s second-quarter financial results reflected declining revenues across all three of its regions.Revenues for the second quarter totaled $345.4 million, down from...
NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. led the list of consumer complaints made through Consumers Union's Escape Cell Hell Web site during the second quarter,...
HELSINKI-Nokia Corp. reported modest second-quarter results with a 14-percent jump in net profits in a period that witnessed a slight dip in its handset...
WASHINGTON-The nation's first Wi-Fi health lawsuit has been withdrawn by parents of Illinois school children, continuing the trend of failed litigation alleging health risks...
MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell said it has agreed to integrate Qualcomm's BREW offering into its CDMA system. This will allow the carrier's customers to access...
CHASKA, Minn.-Tropos Networks announced chaska.net, a wireless Internet service provider owned and operated by the City of Chaska, Minn., has launched a metro-scale Wi-Fi...
TOKYO-Second-quarter financial earnings released today by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and Audiovox Corp. offered further insight into how 2004 might pan out for...
OTTAWA-Zarlink Semiconductor said it is researching an in-body antenna design for "Body Area Networks" as part of the Healthy Aims' European Union Framework VI...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Meru Networks introduced version 2.0 of its System Director software suite, which includes E(z)RF, a self-optimizing wireless local area network system with one-touch...
Verizon Wireless began offering PalmOne Inc.'s Treo 600 smart phone earlier this week to its business users, PalmOne confirmed.The device will eventually be offered...
Following months of behind-the-scenes collaboration, a handful of telecommunications operators announced the formation of the Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance in an attempt to accelerate the...
Wireless consumers will soon have more sports-oriented content available through two new deals announced today.Fans of the 2004 Olympic Games will be able to...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. has announced Charles Giancarlo as its new chief technology officer as part of the company's technology reorganization.He becomes the...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Siemens AG said it has picked Alvarion Ltd. to supply it with its WiMax solution known as BreezeMAX 3500."The agreement with Siemens...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Short-range wireless technologies like Bluetooth have a promising future, according to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, which recently surveyed 5,000 college students...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Up to six players will be able to compete in real time in Verizon Wireless' latest arcade-style game, the company announced.Verizon and Blue...
