Alcatel Corp. said it has joined with Royal Philips Electronics to showcase EDGE technology in an interoperability test. The companies said the tests achieved an uninterrupted download of 30 Megabytes …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said Qwest Communications Inc. plans to deploy the Accelerate voice over Internet Protocol solutions the vendor just introduced for mobile and wireline service providers for …
New wireless Internet browsing technologies may be giving rise to new business models for wireless content developers, and it appears the nation’s No. 1 wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless, is looking …
Aside from blockbuster deals and major product/service announcements, big stories in telecom and tech sectors tend to be about rules-the ones made and re-made by regulators, lawmakers and the courts. …
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Operator reluctance and general market confusion represent significant barriers to the success of WiMAX, according to a new report from Pyramid. Pyramid believes fixed wireless operators, which have …
With more than 1 million active users contributing a reported $7 to $8 in average revenue per month, AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s mMode offering is seen by many industry analysts …
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-The world’s handset makers continue to make news at a frantic pace, with Motorola Inc. announcing a range of new products and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. trumpeting its market …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. signed an agreement with the Las Vegas Monorail Co. to house a 15,000-square-foot theme venue in the Las Vegas Convention Center Station highlighting Nextel products and …
Rick Rothman describes his business as real estate without walls. Wireless technology tore down the wall. He can reach his customers, pen contracts, make payments and say goodbye without the …
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-With the holiday season around the corner, Motorola Inc. made several device-related announcements. The company said the new Motorola V300 camera phone will be available through T-Mobile USA Inc. …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Danger Inc. said Cable & Wireless will offer its Hiptop mobile-phone device through its Cayman Islands mobile operation. Cable & Wireless is the first Caribbean operator to launch …
With the view of diversifying the company’s debt profile, L.M. Ericsson said it has launched a bond exchange offer for its euro medium-term notes. The offer, which is limited to …
NEC Corp. said its mobile Internet platform and i-mode handsets are being used by Wind Telecomunicazioni for its i-mode launch, announced earlier, in Italy. In addition, NEC Italia is providing …
WASHINGTON-A group of judges transferred seven billing lawsuits against Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS to a federal court in Missouri, a change of venue that could benefit the two …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission said two New York firms that claimed their devices blocked harmful radiation from cell phones and other electronic gadgets agreed to pay $85,000 to settle charges …
Citing disagreements over strategy, direction and claims that Nextel Communications Inc. failed to keep a promise made to him, Peter Adderton, Boost Mobile L.L.C. founder and chief executive officer, has …
On the first day of wireless local number portability, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced a pair of rate plan enhancements that the carrier said were in reaction to consumer demands. …
WASHINGTON-Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Pitt (R-Pa.) introduced legislation to prevent the listing of mobile-phone numbers in a national wireless directory without prior consent of existing subscribers.The bill would …
SAN ANTONIO-In a letter to Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. parent company SBC Communications Inc. said it is ready to implement wireless local number portability through …
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said it will pay the quarterly dividend on its 12.75-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock Dec. 15, to holders of record as of Dec. 1, in shares …
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee last week approved the nomination of Michael Gallagher to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The nomination now goes to the Senate floor. Gallagher currently …
WASHINGTON-Congress this week is expected to pass landmark anti-spam legislation, following overwhelming approval late Friday of a House bill with a provision seeking to ban transmissions of unsolicited commercial e-mail …
WASHINGTON-The European Commission and the United States said that progress was made in talks last week (month for the paper) that will allow the European Galileo navigational system to co-exist …
IRVINE, Calif.-Military Communications Technologies Inc. said its affiliate, Military SDR Technologies, has implemented its OFDM waveform on two of its platforms known as SpectruCell and PC4. OFDM, which is known …
PRAGUE, Czech Republic-Cesky Telecom said it closed with five banks a $1 million syndicated credit facility, which it will use to purchase the 49-percent stake in mobile operator Eurotel Praha …
