SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said its Cricket Communications subsidiary has narrowed its choices of advertising agencies to Kansas City, Mo.-based Bernstein-Rein; Sausalito, Calif.-based Butler, Shine & Stern; and Los …
TORONTO-NAC Geographic Products Inc. introduced a new location service the company said simplifies the use of wireless location services across a variety of locales and languages. NAC’s technology uses the …
RESTON, Va.-Embattled broadband communications provider XO Communications Inc. will offer bundled solutions to RE/MAX International independent realty offices nationwide. XO will offer RE/MAX associates communications solutions, including local, long-distance and …
Safety Cell Inc. and Rhino International Inc., which marketed and sold cell-phone radiation protection patches, have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and misleading claims about their …
NEW YORK-Smart-antenna technology is now deployed in one of every 10 base stations in the works, according to new research from Visant Strategies Inc. The research group expects the smart …
DALLAS-The hot-spot service market in the United States will garner revenues in excess of $800 million by 2007, according to a new report from Parks Associates. The research firm estimates …
The European Commission gave Microsoft Corp. one more chance to remedy monopolistic behavior. “The commission has gathered additional evidence from a wide variety of consumers, suppliers and competitors. This evidence …
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has increased the speed of wireless personal area networks to 55 megabytes per second from 1 Mbps for broad use of multimedia, …
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 …
WASHINGTON-The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of WorldCom Inc. on Wednesday approved the company’s settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “It represents additional validation of all the positive steps the …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Although the sluggish economy has hurt a variety of information-technology companies-including those selling wireless wares-research firm IDC said verticals such as manufacturing, banking, health care and insurance represent bright …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-Acotel Group will supply FastLink Jordan with a multimedia message service center, including a WAP Gateway and several MMS applications, following a trial earlier this year. “Our …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-InterWave Communications International Ltd. reported growing revenues and a rising net loss for its fourth quarter, news that sent its stock down almost 17 percent to about $2.33 …
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-TTPCom said it has unveiled a software-based MIDI solution for handsets, which eliminates the need for separate MIDI hardware. The company said the product would save $3.20 in terms …
SBC Communications Inc. said it plans to deploy more than 20,000 Wi-Fi hot spots in 6,000 venues during the next three years and create an integrated Wi-Fi and next-generation wireless …
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) 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 …
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 …
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its ‘B-‘ corporate credit rating and stable outlook on Nextel Partners Inc., and citing a high debt leverage, assigned a ‘CCC+’ rating on …
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse said Vodafone Spain has deployed its Who Called and Call Return services, elements of Comverse ImPact. Who Called helps recover calls that were lost to the network when …
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 company …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS announced it will begin selling the new SPH-i500 mobile phone/personal digital assistant from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., which features the Palm Inc. operating system. The device …
GENEVA, Switzerland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed an agreement to supply Switzerland’s Sunrise with its W-CDMA core network, which will be commercially available by the end of 2004. The Finnish …
LOS ANGELES-Under an innovative new marketing agreement, wireless data company Moviso will offer prepaid ring-tone cards featuring musicians from record company BMG. Moviso will sell the cards through 7-Eleven and …
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. has closed its previously announced offerings of Class A common stock and 3.25-percent convertible notes due 2010. With the closing of the Class A common stock offering, …
SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless said its Mobile Broadband system has been selected by AtlasOne for its national broadband wireless network in Malaysia. The agreement is part of a $180 million deal …
