LEAGUE CITY, Texas-Eagle Broadband Inc. said its Orb’Phone Exchange system is continually gaining momentum. The phone, designed to offer global satellite voice and data communications, is being marketed through Eagle …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Licensing company Uclick and content developer PaletSoft Inc. announced they will offer daily Garfield comic strips to mobile phone users under the GoComics brand. “The idea for a …
MADRID-Telefonica Moviles Espana is now offering Research In Motion’s BlackBerry handheld to provide corporate customers in Spain with access to wireless e-mail, data and phone applications. TME and RIM began …
LONDON-Businesses in London are prepared to shut down within 48 hours in the event of a terrorist threat or outbreak of illness like SARS, however, few companies have planned for …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-President George W. Bush has appointed Patricia Russo, chairman and chief executive officer of Lucent Technologies Inc., to the 30-member National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. “In her NSTAC …
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its GoPhone spending-limit program that allows credit challenged customers to sign-up for a wireless service plan with cheaper per-minute charges than are typically available …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-LG Electronics has replaced Sony Ericsson Communications Inc. in the No. 5 spot for worldwide handset sales in the first quarter of the year, according to data released by …
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. unveiled a digital to analog converter known as DAC5686 that supports up to four W-CDMA carriers’ base stations. “The DAC is coupled with four additional devices to …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. reported that its Telus Mobility division added 66,700 customers during the first quarter of 2003, which was a 26.3-percent decrease from the 90,500 …
NEW YORK-IBM Corp. said it has released a new version of WebSphere Everyplace Access software that enables a wide range of wireless devices to access such applications as personal information …
SYDNEY, Australia-New and established wireless players should look to Java and BREW application download technologies and the mobile gaming market as the next big area for growth, according to new …
RESTON, Va.-NII Holdings, which operates mobile services in Latin America, reported consolidated net income of $9 million in the first quarter compared with a net loss of $155 million in …
BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission approved third-generation network sharing in the United Kingdom following an investigation that found national roaming between licensed operators benefits consumers because operators can offer better coverage. …
SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said it received approval from the Ministry of Information and Communication to merge SK Telecom and SK IMT, the W-CDMA arm of the Korean mobile operator. …
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. reported $58.5 million in revenues during the first quarter of 2003 compared with $46.1 million during the first quarter of 2002. The carrier added …
SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. will build a mobile phone for Verizon Wireless that will include BREW application download technology from Nokia’s archrival Qualcomm Inc. Verizon executives confirmed the move during Qualcomm’s …
SOUTHWICK, Mass.-Thales Broadcast & Multimedia said it has signed an agreement to sell and support IPWireless’ next-generation broadband wireless access solutions. Under the contract, Thales will integrate and sell the …
WASHINGTON-Mel V. Velarde, president and chief executive officer of Next Mobile Inc. in the Philippines, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address July 11 at the Wireless Communications Association trade …
CALABASAS, Calif.-Tekelec and Santera Systems Inc. announced they will merge their next-generation switching businesses. The new company will be a majority owned subsidiary of Tekelec and will be called Santera, …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Tele2 said its subsidiary in Luxembourg has launched its third-generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network. Tele2 described the launch as a “soft launch,” adding that the major push will …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. signed GSM/GPRS roaming agreements with T-Mobile USA Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and said it was in discussions with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. regarding similar agreements. …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-According to Verizon Wireless, consumers have downloaded 8.5 million applications since its Get It Now wireless data services were launched six months ago, with nearly 6 million applications downloaded …
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration said legislation to ban Internet gambling should apply to all communications platforms, a position that runs headlong into the growing global practice of making bets on mobile …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin taking orders for its Wristomo wristwatch-style PHS phone beginning May 7 exclusively through a wristomo.com Web site with customer delivery expected to take …
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Walt Disney Internet Group announced the titles of its first Disney-, ABCNews.com- and Movies.com-branded applications developed for Qualcomm’s BREW platform. WDIG also said it will expand its library …
