Balloons as communications tools? Of course, says Chandler, Ariz.-based Space Data Corp. In late August, the Arizona National Guard's 111th Space Operations Squadron and...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The emerging wireless broadband platform WiBro will gain traction even beyond South Korea where it has garnered early favor, according to ABI...
TORONTO-Gemplus SA plans to integrate Diversinet Corp.'s MobiSecure OATH-compliant mobile authentication solutions in its solutions for wireless carriers, according to an agreement between the...
NEW YORK-Boston Communications Group Inc. announced a suite of services designed to support the launch and management of mobile virtual network operators.The company's MVNO...
MILPITAS, Calif.-GoRemote Internet Communications Inc. announced a deal that will allow its customers to use T-Mobile USA's Wi-Fi hot spots.The broadband access aggregator said...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG won a contract with Tele2 SIA, Latvia's largest telecommunications provider, to build a third-generation W-CDMA network and expand its GSM network."The...
The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.
LUXEMBOURG-Skype Technologies S.A. launched a program designed to encourage content providers and application developers to deliver their wares through its Voice over Internet Protocol...
BURLINGTON, Mass.-Alltel Corp. has extended an agreement it has with Lightbridge Inc. to use Lightbridge's credit and risk evaluation products and services.Terms of the...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp.'s share capital increased by $177.97 and its shareholder equity increased by $35,093.53 after 2,389 shares of its stock were subscribed for...
NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless Vcast customers can compete head-to-head with a new racing title from wireless game-maker Gameloft.The carrier launched Asphalt Urban GT: Multiplayer, which...
Motorola Inc. announced it acquired Melco Mobile Communication Europe, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mitsubishi's center...
The State of California's Department of General Services said it plans to award statewide contracts for wireless communications equipment and services to Verizon Wireless...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOp Technologies Inc., which provides mobile data solutions, said it signed new wireless messaging contracts with Blue Wireless, CC Communications and Nex-Tech...
BOONTON, N.J.-A new study from Insight Research predicts a new generation of smart-phone technology is poised to compete with fixed-line phones.This new generation of...
Ventures-National Inc. said its Oblio Telecom Inc. division will launch its mobile virtual network operator Bravo Cellular prepaid wireless service later this month. Oblio...
OLATHE, Kan.-Garmin International Inc. unveiled its Garmin Mobile suite of applications, which the company said will be offered by Sprint Nextel Corp. on select...
FREMONT, Calif.-Fleet management and telematics company @Road Inc. announced Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will help sell its products."@Road is at the forefront of developing and...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry appears to have averted a potential public-relations disaster; quickly responding to government leaders who were concerned that Hurricane Katrina evacuees' wireless...
BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission approved Siemens AG's plan to offload its mobile-phone operations to Taiwanese electronics company BenQ Corp. The commission said there wouldn't...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Globalstar LLC. has signed on with New Horizons Telecom Inc. to construct a new satellite gateway that will enhance satellite voice and data...
NEW YORK-The New York 3G Partnership, a broadband radio services spectrum licensee in New York City, and wireless broadband software developer Adaptix Inc. are...
