DALLAS-Verizon Wireless will sell Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s new SCH-a530, which features Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW application download technology, as well as CDMA 1xRTT services and text messaging capabilities. Verizon will …
WASHINGTON-Nokia Corp. reached an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission to fix a glitch in one of its U.S. mobile phones that does not meet the FCC’s enhanced 911 requirements, …
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will partner with its parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. to offer residential customers a single bucket of share-calling minutes between their wireline …
WASHINGTON-The board of directors of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association on Wednesday voted to join a coalition that supports technical solutions to solving the public-safety interference problem in the …
LONDON-U.K. newcomer Hutchison 3G U.K. will slash prices for its third-generation services beginning Monday. The two new service packages offer up to a 50-percent savings compared with similar plans on …
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. released details of MSN Direct, the service plan it will offer for the smart watches that Bill Gates, Microsoft’s chairman and chief software architect, described earlier this …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it intends to sell $100 million of convertible subordinated notes due 2023, which will be convertible into Western Wireless Class A common stock. The offering …
ATLANTA-Sybase Inc. unveiled a $25 million strategic initiative that includes collaborating with research universities and industry partners to bring Wi-Fi applications to the enterprise. Sybase plans to launch a network …
Motorola Inc. has rolled out a series of platforms and enhancements to further stake its claims in wireless infrastructure and operating systems. The announcements made at the Smart Networks Developer …
WASHINGTON-Verizon Communications Inc. will turn over the names, addresses and phone numbers of four subscribers to its DSL service who are accused of illegally downloading music via the Internet. The …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will launch a color-screen version of its Danger Inc.-produced Sidekick device June 6, as well as introduce new rate plans for the wireless voice …
ATLANTA-A recent report commissioned by Telecom Media Networks and conducted by Harris Interactive found that wireless subscribers want their wireless providers to be more proactive in offering the best wireless …
WASHINGTON-Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. today said it filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for authority to add an ancillary terrestrial component to existing and planned mobile satellite systems. …
WASHINGTON-The inspector general of the General Services Administration is investigating WorldCom Inc.’s contracts with the federal government and may issue recommendations to Congress shortly on whether the Bush administration should …
LISBON, Portugal-Portuguese mobile operator Optimus said it will include Opera Software’s mobile Web browser on Optimus Zone, its new multimedia service supported by the Nokia 3650 and 7650 smart phones. …
HELSINKI, Finland-TeliaSonera will standardize its multimedia messaging system across four Nordic countries using equipment from Nokia. The Finnish vendor said its equipment will replace different MMS solutions previously implemented in …
WASHINGTON-The White House later today is expected to issue a presidential memorandum on spectrum reform for federal government frequencies, according to industry sources. The Bush administration initiative appears to track …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The market for downloadable ring tones in the United States could grow to as much as $1 billion by 2007, according to research firm IDC. “Moving from ring tones …
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Visto Corp. announced it will merge with ViAir Corp, and the combined company will do business under the Visto name. Visto provides personal and corporate mobile access solutions. …
RICHARDSON, Texas-Tecnomen Inc. said its prepaid solution has achieved interoperability approval from Nortel Networks based on GSM infrastructure equipment tests. Tecnomen’s intelligent network supports CAMEL Phase 2 prepaid mobile termination …
WASHINGTON-Scott Ford, president of Alltel Corp., Wednesday was elected chairman of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s board of directors for 2003-2004. “The wireless industry is evolving at mach speed, …
WASHINGTON-The House GOP leadership postponed a vote on Internet gambling legislation Tuesday after criticism surfaced that appeared to put the bill’s passage in question. The House judiciary and financial services …
Verizon Wireless continued to tout its wireless data services-the carrier said almost 75,000 applications are downloaded per day-numbers that could increase following the carrier’s plan to combine all its data …
Mobile-phone upstart Sendo lashed out with another lawsuit over its canceled Microsoft Corp. smart phone, this time claiming European carrier Orange is infringing on one of Sendo’s patents. Sendo said …
BOSTON-Two mobile marketing companies announced deals today, news that shows the continuing growth and potential of the wireless advertising industry. First, marketing company M-Qube announced the next phase of its …
