ATLANTA-Vivato said its outdoor Wi-Fi switch extends the range of Wi-Fi and provides security and management features that allow service providers to develop new business models for broadband delivery. “Vivato’s …
LONDON-Tesco, one of the United Kingdom’s major supermarket chains, announced plans to launch its own mobile service in partnership with MmO2. The supermarket will offer branded mobile services to the …
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp. has filed its Form 10-K for fiscal year 2002, reflecting the restatement of its 2000, 2001 and 2002 results, following a Securities and Exchange Commission comment letter …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Billing and customer care provider Convergys Corp. said it signed an agreement with current billing customer Sprint PCS to support the carrier’s migration from Convergys’ legacy billing system …
AT&T Corp. said it will spend $500 million this year to improve customer experience, including an extension of its business customers’ secure corporate intranets to Wi-Fi hot spots at airports …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. subsidiary Western Wireless International Corp. reported an agreement to sell its 19-percent interest in Croatia’s largest GSM wireless operator VIPnet d.o.o. to Mobilkom Austria Aktiengesellschaft & …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a five-year contract to outsource its information technology infrastructure to Hewlett-Packard Co. HP will provide IT services for Ericsson’s operations worldwide. “Outsourcing of …
BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. has joined other vendors to defy SARS with a new wave of investment in the Chinese market. The vendor has committed $50 million in research and development …
WASHINGTON-The inspector general of the General Services Administration is investigating WorldCom Inc.’s contracts with the federal government and may issue recommendations soon on whether the Bush administration should continue to …
PARIS-Alcatel bowed to investors over the company’s decision to sell bonds of about $1 billion. The French vendor was forced to shorten the maturity to 7.5 years from 10 years. …
WASHINGTON-Many house lawmakers expressed concern Wednesday that the deployment of wireless local number portability may divert resources from the implementation of wireless enhanced 911. This argument against wireless LNP has …
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said its subsidiary InterDigital Technology Corp. has extended its 1998 patent license agreement with Sharp Corp. of Japan covering sales of terminal devices compliant …
WASHINGTON-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she is dissatisfied with the General Services Administration’s response to her May 30 inquiry on why WorldCom Inc. should continue to …
The founders of personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. have returned to the fold as the company announced plans to acquire Handspring Inc. Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky founded Palm …
The next phase in the push-to-talk wars is expected to begin in less than a month as industry sources claim Verizon Wireless will launch its PTT offering in most major …
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. released its first-quarter fiscal 2003 results, which reflected lowered sales but an improved net loss. The company said sales were $180 million compared with sales of …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies and Anite Telecoms announced they will team up to develop and market RF protocol and network emulation test solutions for wireless device manufacturers and network operators. …
LONDON-U.K.-based telecommunications provider Cable & Wireless said it will cut 1,500 U.K. jobs, exit the U.S. market and suspend its dividend for a year. The announcements came after the operator …
WASHINGTON-The chairman of the House telecommunications subcommittee on Wednesday called for the establishment of a federal grant program for the deployment of wireless enhanced 911 but said states that have …
Midwest Wireless launched the first phase of its cdma2000 1x network spanning 68 counties in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin and covering more than 50 percent of the carrier’s total operational …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia announced a new mobile data service in Sweden called Telia Go, which offers user-friendly menus and preset mobile phones, including the Nokia 3650 and the Sony Ericsson P800 …
Numerous wireless companies are making product and partnership announcements at SuperComm in Atlanta this week. Here is a roundup of the news and announcements: SandCherry Inc. and BEA Systems Inc. …
LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that its wholly owned subsidiary, IWO Holdings Inc., which is currently not in compliance with its restrictive …
Bucking an anti-investment tide generated by the SARS epidemic, two major wireless players, Qualcomm Inc. and Nokia Corp., announced initiatives to pursue CDMA investments in the Chinese market. Qualcomm said …
In a significant contract win, Lucent Technologies Inc. will provide MmO2 with UMTS gear, including packet technology and services for voice and data. Many industry watchers had counted out Lucent …
