Samsung Electronics Co.’s upbeat third-quarter results added to growing optimism for recovery in the wireless industry. The company’s profit rose 7 percent to $1.57 billion dollars in contrast with $1.46 …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it is delivering a GSM network expansion to Zhejiang Unicom to boost the operator’s network capacity to 200,000 subscribers. Nokia said the contract is part of …
BOSTON-The Yankee Group estimates 10 million to 12 million wireless customers will switch providers in the year following the Nov. 24 implementation of wireless local number portability. The group expects …
BONN, Germany-Deutsche Telekom said it will sell its 24.8-percent stake in Filipino mobile operator Globe Telecom to Ayala Corp. and Singapore Telecom International for $472 million. Ayala currently holds 32.7 …
LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported that following modifications to its proposed exchange offers, the carrier received supporting commitments from holders of approximately 68 percent of its existing …
Nokia Corp. said it posted a net income of $958.5 million, or 19 cents a share, in its third quarter results, although its mobile-phone and infrastructure sales fell. The company …
ARLINGTON, Va.-Satellite technology provider MobiApps announced it has closed an $8 million investment round. The funding was led by 3i, a global venture capital and private equity investor, and Green …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today approved flexible rules for third-generation mobile-phone service in new spectrum obtained from the Pentagon and voted to permit fixed wireless broadband operations in higher frequencies …
GENEVA-WAP browser company Access announced more than 100 million devices have shipped with its NetFront WAP browser. The company counts AT&T Wireless, China Mobile, China Unicom, Handspring, Hutchison 3G Group, …
Canadian wireless carrier Telus Mobility reported a number of enhancements to its Mike-branded, iDEN-based network, including nationwide capabilities and new handsets based on Motorola Inc.’s new iDEN platform. Telus Mobility …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has declared its dividend for the quarter, and it is 4 cents per share. Stockholders will receive the dividend Jan. 15, 2004. It will be …
IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable phone company Hop-on Inc. announced it acquired wireless accessories company WirelessCompany.com Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Hop-on said the move will flesh out its offerings and help it …
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said that as of the end of August, CDMA2000-touted as the third generation of CDMA-reached 60 million subscribers worldwide and is growing at an …
CARROLLTON, Texas-Wireless product distributor CellStar Corp.’s third-quarter 2003 financial results, released this week, reflected improvement from the previous quarter. The company said its net income was $1.4 million, or 7 …
HELSINKI, Finland-Telia in Sweden said it is now offering video clips of news by the Swedish agency TT to its TeliaGo customers. Users can download the video clips to their …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. and Sony Corp. have agreed to work together to enable users to access music, images, videos and other entertainment applications on cellular phones and personal digital …
Nextel Communications Inc. surpassed analysts’ expectations and set a company record reporting 646,000 net customer additions during the third quarter of this year and ending the quarter with 12.3 million …
Nokia Corp. scored another major CDMA victory with Verizon Wireless, announcing it will sell the company’s 3589i phone, which features a color screen, polyphonic ring tones and support for Verizon’s …
WASHINGTON D.C.-Growth continues in the wireless industry, according to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s newly released mid-year 2003 data survey results. The survey showed data service revenues jumped 70 …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. signed a definitive agreement with Rural Cellular Corp. to exchange wireless operations in three states and amend an existing roaming agreement that will provide AT&T Wireless …
OAKLAND, Calif.-PointShot Wireless launched a three-month Wi-Fi trial with Amtrak Capitol Corridor’s intercity train service, which operates in California’s Bay Area. PointShot’s RailPoint solution will allow rail passengers to wirelessly …
Wireless penetration in a number of top U.S. markets is reaching levels comparable with a number of European markets, led by Atlanta where three-quarters of households said they subscribe to …
WASHINGTON-PCIA, which re-invented itself from a carrier organization to a tower organization and held its first tower-specific trade show earlier this month, said Oct. 13 it had hired a new …
LONDON-T-Mobile in Europe announced an innovative new service that further expands the bounds of wireless data services and pushes the carrier one step closer to full over-the-air control over wireless …
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it has extended its deal with ARM Ltd. to license the ARM1136J core and the ARM1136JF core for smart phones and personal digital assistants. The ARM …
