WASHINGTON-Lawmakers stripped out a broadband tax break in the economic growth package passed by Congress Friday, but kept intact incentives designed to stimulate equipment purchasing by small businesses in high-tech …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless completed the acquisition of 50 PCS licenses and related network assets of Northcoast Communications L.L.C. for $750 million cash. The deal includes 10-megahertz personal communications services licenses …
After moving out of the U.S. market and making a name for itself in the high-end phone business in Europe and Asia, electronics giant NEC Corp. is reopening its U.S. …
GENEVA-STMicroelectronics has reinforced its interest in the smart card market with the acquisition of Incard, the world’s sixth-largest maker of cards. Incard has rolled out products covering terminals, security, wireless …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has demonstrated the first standards-based subscriber identity module card that offers users a single sign-on for both GSM and public wireless local area networks. “Until …
MIAMI-Latin American content provider Blah! said it will open a North American office to seek out business with U.S. wireless carriers. Blah! recently signed a deal with Verizon Wireless to …
TOKYO-Japanese wireless data giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will launch a mobile-commerce service the carrier said will allow its subscribers to purchase accessories, perfumes and health care goods using …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless said it appointed Charles Levine to its board of directors. Levine was the former head of Sprint PCS. “Sierra Wireless is fortunate to …
WASHINGTON-Motorola’s Commercial Government and Industrial Solutions Sector was one of three organizations awarded the 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award by Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans. …
Barely a week after Nokia Corp. announced an initiative with Texas Instruments Inc. and STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm Inc. has seized the spotlight with a series of chip announcements, drawing attention to …
WASHINGTON-The Commerce Department later today will announce that Michael Gallagher, deputy head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and a key government go-between on contentious spectrum issues pitting the …
LG Mobile Phones further outlined its major advertising campaign for the U.S. market, a move the company has discussed during the past few months as it looks to raise awareness …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. continued to trumpet is BREW application download service, announcing BellSouth International will offer BREW services in nine areas in Latin America and that South Korean carrier KTF …
PARIS-Airline carrier Air France plans to offer Wi-Fi service in 54 airport lounges throughout the world through a deal with Orange plc. The hot spots will be fully deployed within …
WASHINGTON-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) has launched a probe into whether scandal-plagued MCI, which recently won a $34 million defense contract to supply mobile-phone service in Iraq, …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Nearly 20 percent of new vehicles worldwide will be embedded with Bluetooth hardware by 2007, according to research firm Allied Business Intelligence Inc. ABI cites low cost and …
Two small vendors have made some progress in the multimedia messaging service center arena this week with global wins announced by LogicaCMG and Comverse. LogicalCMG announced an agreement to supply …
CINNCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced the renewal of a three-year customer care contract with Triton PCS. Convergys said it will continue to supplement Triton PCS’ customer care operations in Richmond, Va., and …
CALGARY-Sonic Mobility said Microsoft Inc. has chosen its Sonicadmin software to power the new Windows Server 2003 Mobile Admin Pack. The solution, which will be available in June to U.S. …
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems said it has unveiled six chips with a view to improving the capacity, size, total system costs and time to market for next-generation wireless equipment. The products …
LONDON-Revenue from wireless local area network hardware will reach $2.01 billion worldwide for this year, according to market research firm Infonetics Research. Total revenue from WLAN hardware for the fist …
NEW DELHI, India-Siemens AG announced a strong push into the India mobile market Wednesday, launching six new mobile phones into the country, which has a large population and low mobile …
TOKYO-Japanese operator J-Phone has released what it called the world’s first megapixel mobile handset, the J-SH53 from Sharp. The operator said it will initially be offered in a limited quantity …
Top execs from Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. made appearances at this week’s Lehman Brothers conference in New York to discuss their current and future …
Tropos Networks Inc., formerly operating in stealth mode as FHP Wireless Inc., has unveiled its new Tropos technology, products and services to enable metro-scale deployments of Wi-Fi technology, offering end …
