WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s board of directors could vote this week on a new 800 MHz public-safety interference plan strongly supported by mobile-phone carriers but at odds with …
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. suffered another serious legal blow in its battle against patent holding company NTP Inc., a move that increases RIM’s total litigation bill to almost …
The California State Assembly late last week narrowly passed legislation making it illegal for drivers to use handheld cell phones, moving the measure a step closer to becoming law. If …
German vendor Siemens AG said it has signed two contracts, one for EDGE technology. Siemens announced a deal with Malaysian mobile operator DiGi Telecommunications to supply it with GSM, GPRS …
The fate of wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. is unclear, and industry watchers have little faith that the company’s destiny is a bright one. “I don’t really know what they …
The evolution of the wireless local area network industry has been so dramatic that it seems almost a certainty that mobile-phone makers will include WLAN technology in future wireless devices. …
As open standards and alliance building become the Holy Grail of the wireless industry, some industry watchers see them as oxymoron and schemes to capture market share. “Standard groups are …
SEATTLE-Specialty retailer Car Toys said it will add Cingular Wireless products and service in all of its 24 Wireless SuperCenters throughout Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth, Texas. Car Toys’ Texas …
Wireless tower industry stocks soared last week, with major players’ shares rising above previous 52-week highs. American Tower Corp. was trading at $9.25 per share, Crown Castle International Corp. hit …
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-TTPCom said it has delivered the 802.11i security extension to its 802.11a/b/g core intellectual property designs. The extensions include hardware acceleration for Advanced Encryption standard and Temporal Key …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Ultra Wideband is poised to deliver a variety of applications, including wireless video, audio and data, to home and consumer networking devices, although it faces challenges, according to …
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. will redeem its 10 5/8-percent senior discount notes due 2007 at a price of 105 percent of principal in an effort to reduce interest expenses and …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Japan Airlines announced a partnership that will see the companies test applications operating on DoCoMo’s third-generation system and a wireless local area network for Japan Airlines’ …
SINGAPORE-MobileOne said it will launch a video streaming service Monday for its users with Nokia 3650 phones, making it the first operator in Singapore and one of the first in …
Demand for wireless gear will decline while subscriber numbers and handset sales will rise in 2003, according to a research report by U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray. According to the forecast …
Qwest Communications International Inc. reported the Securities and Exchange Commission has expanded its investigation into the telecommunication provider’s accounting practices, and the company will restate more than $2.2 billion in …
RESTON, Va.-Broadband communications provider XO Communications Inc. has offered $700 million to acquire all assets of bankrupt telecommunications company Global Crossing Ltd. and Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. The offer includes …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies raised $1.525 billion through a public offering of convertible senior debt, which was priced at $1,000 per security. The company expects to apply the net proceeds …
NEW YORK-A majority of US Unwired Inc.’s 13.375-percent senior subordinated discount note holders signed a lock-up agreement to reject the company’s current exchange offer that is set to expire June …
LONDON-European operator MmO2 countered rival Vodafone Group plc’s Live multimedia service with its own data service called O2 Active. The navigation service, available for prepaid and postpaid users, will launch …
LONDON-Cable & Wireless said it is cutting about 200 employees in its London headquarters as part of its continuing restructuring efforts. New management is making the reductions, which include half …
NextWave Telecom Inc. said it filed for permission with its bankruptcy court to form a partnership with California-based venture capital firm Clarity Partners L.P. to acquire additional spectrum. The partnership, …
LONDON-Marconi plc said it has added security enhancement to its network management software that ensures smooth communications between network devices in commercial and government networks. The company also said it …
SAN DIEGO-Palm Inc. announced agreements with several companies to add voice over Internet Protocol, Wi-Fi and authentication software to the Palm Tungsten C handheld. VL Inc. will deliver VoIP technology …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The United States’ wireless short message service and instant messaging markets are poised to grow to 75 million and 63 million subscribers, respectively, in 2007, according to research analysts …
