TORONTO-Spotnik Mobile will provide 802.11b Wi-Fi high-speed wireless Internet access at Timothy’s World Coffee locations across Canada. Spotnik will work with mobile operator Telus Mobility to roll out Wi-Fi hot …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Wednesday questioned the need for Connecticut to implement a wireless-only area code in light of the upcoming mandate for wireless local number portability. “The …
Despite positive second-quarter financial results from Boston Communications Group Inc., the company’s stock was down nearly 35 percent Thursday on the news that its largest customer, Verizon Wireless, might transition …
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. has completed its merger with Allen Telecom Inc. following approvals by both companies’ stockholders at meetings held this week. As previously announced, Allen Telecom stockholders will …
LOS ANGELES-Marketing and research firm Driscoll-Wolfe announced it will conduct a new marketing research study on consumer interest in location-based services and telematics to offer wireless carriers, automotive companies and …
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-TTPCom Ltd. released its latest medium access controller (MAC) technology for developing next-generation Ultra Wide Band (UWB) systems and plans to demonstrate it at next week’s IEEE 802 meeting …
Nextel Communications Inc. reported a strong quarter of subscriber additions and rising revenues, but the news didn’t help spur a market depressed by unimpressive reports from industry heavyweights like Nokia …
BANGKOK-Verizon has agreed to sell its 10-percent stake in Thai telecom company TelecomAsia to Golden Tower Trading Ltd. and Mission Gain Investments Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. “Our decision to …
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens’ funding arm continued its investment spree, this time announcing an investment in Israeli mobile content company Ki-Bi Mobile Technologies Ltd. Financial details were not disclosed. Ki-Bi Mobile offers …
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems announced a new high-performance GPRS chipset and software platform designed for high-speed multimedia and entertainment applications, including real-time audio and video streaming, digital photo imaging, MP3 music …
TOKYO-Following on its promise to enter the wireless ring tone market, Yamaha Corp. said it scored deals to sell what it calls “ringing melodies” throughout China and Spain. Yamaha makes …
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will expand Russian mobile operator MegaFon’s mobile-phone network under a $94.2 million contract. The agreement covers the extension of the carrier’s GSM network with switching …
WASHINGTON-The U.S.-led occupational force in Iraq today said it will seek bids for three regional mobile-phone licenses in a war-ravaged nation whose continued instability could undercut telecom reconstruction and economic …
DRAPER, Utah-Broadband Central will activate its Blue Zones, 802.11 cell sites that offer high-speed wireless Internet over a 1-mile diameter area, in Boise, Idaho. The company has also announced plans …
LONDON-U.K. mobile operator MmO2 has partnered with mobile marketing firm Enpocket to launch a series of advertising trials using multimedia messaging service. Enpocket’s MMS Insight service is a research program …
TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband solution provider Alvarion Ltd. announced France Telecom will trial its broadband wireless DSL solution as part of an initiative to offer broadband Internet access to 95 …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Forty-eight operators around the world have announced commitments to EDGE technology, according to data released today by the 3G Americas association, which promotes the technology. In the United States, …
Investors dumped Nokia Corp.’s shares following the company’s lower-than-expected revenues and warnings of sluggish sales for the coming quarter. Indeed, uninspiring reports from Nokia, Motorola Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc. and …
WASHINGTON-The state of Michigan is the best state at promoting the deployment of broadband services, according to a report released on Thursday by TechNet, a high-tech policy think tank. “Michigan …
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee Thursday sent to the Senate a bill that aims to ensure that money collected for 911 services will be used for that purpose. The Clinton-Burns E911 …
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today sent Congress legislation to reorganize the Commerce Department by merging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Technology Administration. “This administration understands that our global …
WASHINGTON-The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday restored funding for the Office of Technology Policy of the Commerce Department, setting the stage for lawmakers to consider a Bush administration proposal to …
LONDON-Mobile operators should revise their pricing models for advanced mobile messaging services including multimedia messaging services, wireless e-mail and wireless instant messaging, analyst firm Ovum warns in a new research …
SAN DIEGO-Surrounded by a rough-and-tumble economy, Qualcomm Inc. seems to inhabit an island of bliss as its board of directors has approved a 40-percent increase in quarterly dividend payable Sept. …
WASHINGTON-U.S.-led coalition officials are expected within days to issue a tender for a regional mobile network in Iraq and schedule a conference in Amman, Jordan, on July 31 for prospective …
