LUXEMBOURG-Gemplus International reported gross profits of $54 million, up 27 percent from the prior quarter. The maker of smart cards for mobile phones said it had a net loss of …
Rugged handheld device maker Symbol Technologies Inc. said it purchased wireless enterprise company Covigo Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The move is the latest in the wireless enterprise front, which …
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens said it will expand the mobile network for Turkish operator Aycell. The value of the contract is $26.2 million. Under terms of the deal, Siemens will increase the …
LONDON-U.K. fixed-line operator British Telecommunications announced plans to focus on the consumer wireless market with a wireless product called BT Mobile Home Plan targeted at families. The carrier will resell …
MEXICO CITY-Mexican operator America Movil said it acquired the 20 percent interest in Ecuadorian mobile operator Conecel that it does not already own from minority shareholders. The value of the …
DALLAS-Western Wireless Corp. said it has awarded Nortel Networks Ltd. a $90 million contract to deploy networks for CDMA, GSM roaming and wireless data. Nortel will deploy cdma2000 core and …
Nextel Partners Inc. reported second-quarter results in line with analysts and company estimates and reiterated its previously announced guidance for full-year results. During the second quarter, Nextel Partners said it …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 4 cents per share, payable Oct. 15, to stockholders of record at the close of business Sept. 15.
NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has reportedly agreed to purchase $1.4 billion worth of wireless spectrum licenses from bankrupt license holder NextWave Telecom Inc., according to Bloomberg News, citing people familiar …
BERLIN-Siemens AG said it plans to cut 2,300 jobs in its mobile communications division, and 500 of the cuts will take place in Germany. The company, however, said it plans …
LONDON-The worldwide ring-tone market totals an astounding $4 billion, a number that will likely draw music companies like BMG, Sony Music, EMI, Warner Chappell and Universal into the wireless market, …
Handset maker NEC Corp. further expanded its outsourcing agreement with electronics manufacturing company Solectron Corp., under which Solectron will provide manufacturing and after-sales services for NEC’s advanced Internet-enabled handsets. Solectron …
RESTON, Va.-NII Holdings Inc., which was formerly known as Nextel International Inc. and operates wireless networks in four Latin America countries, said it added 42,300 subscribers during the second quarter, …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Businesses are likely to react to wireless local number portability, according to new research from The Management Network Group Inc. The research also showed wireless service continues to …
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it will commence a public offering of 12.4 million shares of Class A common stock for $114.4 million in net proceeds, which it will use to …
LONGMONT, Colo.-Intrado Inc. will provide Texas’ Greater Harris County 911 Emergency Network with its IntelliVector Emergency Roadside Medical Messaging Service (ERMMS), an enhanced mobile safety solution for area police. The …
BEIJING-China Mobile, China Netcom and China Unicom, each of which was recently awarded several 3.5 GHz fixed wireless access licenses in China, will deploy Cambridge Broadband’s VectaStar fixed wireless access …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Telus Corp. reported its wireless division added 102,800 subscribers during the second quarter, bringing the carrier’s total customer base to 3.2 million subscribers. The carrier said customer growth …
BEIJING-The first call using the Chinese homegrown technology TD-SCDMA was demonstrated using a live network by RTX Telecom and Prisma Engineering, according to the companies. “This is a very important …
MANKATO, Minn.-Rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp. reported $3.968 million in wireless revenues during the second quarter, which was a slight improvement compared with the $3.963 million the company reported for …
TOKYO-Mobile-phone maker Sharp Corp. said net income was up about 13 percent to $117 million, and sales of its camera phones helped spur sales in a down worldwide economy. Sharp …
Wireless took another major step toward third-dimensional technology with the ratification of the OpenGL ES application development standard for wireless devices. The 3D graphics forum Khronos Group said it ratified …
Sprint PCS continued to improve on last year’s difficult quarterly results, posting 360,000 net customer additions during the second quarter of this year, which was a 17-percent increase compared with …
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. released positive second-quarter 2003 financial results, reflecting an upturn in demand in the Asia-Pacific region. The company recorded revenues of $379 million, up 25 percent from the year-ago …
In what industry experts see as a counterpunch to WinTel, a Microsoft-Intel partnership, some major industry players have a formed a new alliance that focuses on peripherals, microprocessors and software …
