TOKYO-Fiscal year 2002 financial earnings released by the No. 1 and No. 2 Japanese mobile-phone carriers, NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KDDI Corp., reflected a focus on profitability and high expectations …
Nokia Corp. hired a former Palm Inc. executive to head up its worldwide developer efforts, a move that highlights Nokia’s continuing focus on its developer and licensing business and the …
The legal duel as well as the claims and counterclaims between Motorola Inc. and Turkish carrier Telsim intensified with a recent full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal and some …
Nokia Corp.’s 6200 EDGE-capable phone hit store shelves this week, making AT&T Wireless Services Inc. the first carrier in the world to sell an EDGE phone. However, the phone today …
WASHINGTON-Telecom and high-tech sectors, beaten down and eager for an economic revival, last week found themselves forced to pick and choose among competing tax-cut packages in Congress after the GOP-led …
The legacy Mal Gurian leaves the wireless industry will be found as much in the generations of people he has influenced as in the technological innovations he has shaped. Gurian …
Chipmakers continue to stake claims in anticipation of an assured industry upswing. Bellwethers Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. offered optimistic second-quarter projections, reinforcing a view that the sector has …
Hutchison’s 3 is one of the European carriers to blaze the trail for third-generation UMTS technology with a launch of its services in Sweden, emphasizing mobile video communication. “We offer …
WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security is considering a controversial plan that could dramatically reshape the relationship between the wireless industry and the federal government on critical infrastructure protection, an initiative …
BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. reported $188.5 million in total revenues for the first quarter of 2003 compared with $156.7 million the carrier posted during the first quarter of 2002. …
PHOENIX-Verizon Wireless named John Pappas director of business sales for the carrier’s Desert Mountain Region where he will lead, plan and direct sales of wireless communications and data products and …
TORONTO-Rogers Wireless Inc. named Joseph Chesham president of the carrier’s Ontario region where he will be responsible for all sales, distribution, service and regional marketing activities.
VIENNA, Austria-Two mobile operators have launched UMTS services in Austria, highlighting a new 3G momentum on the European continent. The two carriers, Mmobilkom Austria and Hutchison 3G Austria, are emphasizing …
NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has slashed its operating expenses by as much as 74 percent and the measures have increased margins by 16 percentage points and put the …
LISBON, Portugal-Portuguese wireless operator TMN announced it will begin selling a phone using Microsoft Corp.’s Smartphone operating system though a partnership with oil and gas company Galp Energia. The companies …
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Paging and messaging carrier Arch Wireless Inc. reported a net income of $6.1 million for its first quarter on revenues of $165 million, while showing a decline in subscribers …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp.’s chairman William Esrey is reportedly set to resign his position next week handing over the leadership reigns to recently appointed chief executive officer Gary Forsee, according …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said all 1,000 Wristomo wristphone that were planned for its first production run sold out within 20 minutes. The wireless device, which sells for $316, is designed …
WASHINGTON-A House Judiciary subcommittee last week approved legislation that would effectively ban most Internet gambling on all communications platforms, including wireless networks. The bill would prohibit the use of credit …
WASHINGTON-The House last week passed a bill authorizing $2.36 billion over three years for nanotechnology research and development, funding lawmakers predict will lead to high-tech business gains here and abroad. …
REDMOND, Wash.-Nokia Corp.’s 6200 EDGE-capable phone hit store shelves this week, making AT&T Wireless Services Inc. the first carrier in the world to sell an EDGE phone. However, the phone …
LOS ANGELES-Science Applications International Corp. has purchased enhancements to 14,000 existing software licenses that include TechnoCom Corp.’s software platform, said TechnoCom. SAIC also purchased 2,400 new licenses as part of …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission today said it reached a settlement with a California firm prohibiting it from selling products purporting to reduce consumers’ exposure to mobile-phone radiation. Last year, the …
OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. will provide Hamilton County, Ohio, with wireless public-safety software and systems in a contract valued at $7.8 million. The project will encompass the Hamilton County …
WASHINGTON-EFJ Inc. said its EFJohnson Co. subsidiary has received a $580,000 contract from the Department of Agriculture for a Project 25 digital mobile radio system that will use EFJohnson’s Voice …
