OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Total wireless handsets shipped reached 107 million units in the second quarter, demonstrating 12-percent year-on-year growth and 2-percent sequential growth, according to research from ABI. New features including …
Regional wireless carrier Dobson Communications Corp. today announced it will jump into the picture messaging business later this year through a new deal with messaging infrastructure provider LogicaCMG. Dobson will …
The massive hype surrounding Wi-Fi has forced the rest of the nation’s wireless carriers to follow T-Mobile USA Inc.’s lead or risk being left behind. But in the dust cloud …
One of the big riddles with open standards is that not all of those who swear by the principle believe in it. Unless, of course, it works in their favor. …
The European Commission gave Microsoft Corp. one more chance to remedy what it terms as monopolistic behavior. “The commission has gathered additional evidence from a wide variety of consumers, suppliers …
More than a year after announcing plans to sell off or find a partner for its wireless division, Qwest Communications International Inc. last week reported a deal with Sprint PCS …
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems will provide MoviStar Puerto Rico, a Puerto Rican wireless operator managed by Telefonica Moviles, with enhanced 911 Phase II services. TCS’ Xypoint Location Platform and Hosted Position …
GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union partnered with TeleManagement Forum to allow TM Forum standards to be published by ITU as ITU-T Recommendations. ITU-T is ITU’s standards-setting body. The partnership aims to …
SAN DIEGO-A delayed initial public offering and the resulting moves toward integration with the company’s parent in Japan compelled top executives at mobile-phone maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. to resign, the …
Leap Wireless International Inc. continued its climb back to financial solvency. The San Diego-based company said its bankruptcy court approved a disclosure statement Leap filed in connection with its reorganization …
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Dodge purchased 100,000 shares of American Tower stock priced between $9.13 and $9.37 according to a recent filing with the Securities …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission committed on Thursday to complete rules for unlicensed use of the 5 GHz band by the end of the year. The commitment was included in a …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of its 1.5 percent senior convertible notes due 2007 that were initially issued …
BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. reported a 12.8-percent increase in total revenues, from $183 million during the second quarter of 2002 to $206.5 million in total revenues during this year’s …
NEW YORK-A new study finds that the average selling price for mobile phones continues to drop, a situation that could put added pressure on the world’s top mobile-phone makers. Research …
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-The nation’s No. 1 independent paging and messaging carrier Arch Wireless Inc. reported a net income of $5.2 million on revenues of $154 million for its second quarter, news …
MILPITAS, Calif.-Antitrust concerns have now been pushed aside in Palm Inc.’s acquisition of Handspring Inc., as the waiting period required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Anti-Trust Improvements Act has expired, which the …
PRAGUE-The Czech Office for the Protection of Economic Competition has approved Cesky Telecom’s planned purchase of the 49-percent stake it does not already own in wireless operator Eurotel Praha. Cesky …
EUGENE, Ore.-Mobile-computing company Quest Solutions announced it acquired mobile software platform company Distributed Data Systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Quest said DDS has more than 100,000 mobile-computing …
LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported 24,000 net subscriber additions during the second quarter, ending the period with 677,000 total subscribers. The quarterly customer growth was an improvement …
LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc., which recently filed a lawsuit against network partner Sprint PCS, said it added 8,878 net subscribers during the second quarter, which was less than half …
NEW DELHI-India’s Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal has dismissed a petition from the Cellular Operators Association of India to stop the operation of CDMA technology in the country. The COAI …
WASHINGTON-Neil Fried has been named telecommunications counsel for the House Energy and Commerce Committee and will begin his duties Aug. 18. Fried joins from law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and …
Chips continue to provide cheer in an otherwise gloomy wireless environment. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, strong demand of chips in the mobile market played a significant part in …
NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported a net income of $1.65 billion in the first quarter ending June 30 in its first quarterly financial report. DoCoMo said it had 600,000 FOMA subscribers …
