LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.-Prepaid product provider ICM Telecommunications Inc. has expanded its product portfolio with the addition of the Samsung Model 850 handset. “Now, in addition to our customers enjoying multiple …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian wireless operator Telus Mobility announced a three-year expansion of its CDMA-based digital network into what it termed “small and remote communities across the British Columbia heartland” as …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Nsight Teleservices of Green Bay, Wis., has launched a commercial mobile virtual private network service offering business users security over wireless data networks. Nsight will offer the service by …
SANTA ANA, Calif.-Powerwave Technologies Inc. has priced its previously announced private placement of $130 million in convertible subordinated notes due July 2008 at a conversion price of $10.49 per share, …
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. said it has unveiled a new chipset that integrates its wireless local area network solution and its Voice over Internet Protocol solution onto one platform. The …
Mobile-phone maker Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications showed significantly improved financials, but said it will not be able to make a profit for the full year as it once promised. The …
The smart-phone operating system race continues unabated, with Palm Inc.’s PalmSource subsidiary announcing another device win for the Chinese market. Hong Kong electronics manufacturer Group Sense Ltd. said it will …
SAN RAMON, Calif.-Two former executives of E911 company U.S. Wireless were charged with defrauding investors, according to press reports. Oliver Hilsenrath and David Klarman of U.S. Wireless allegedly funneled $3.6 …
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Colombia Movil SA, an emerging wireless service provider in Latin America, has chosen Portal Software Inc.’s Infranet customer relationship management and billing solution for is GSM/GPRS network. Colombia Movil …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has decided to put off deciding until late 2004 whether wireless carriers must offer equal access to all long-distance service providers to be eligible for universal-service …
TOKYO-Japanese operator J-Phone Co. said it will change the name of its J-Sky mobile Internet service to Vodafone Live in line with its adoption of the Vodafone brand Oct. 1. …
CAMARILLO, Calif.-California Amplifier Inc. unveiled Ecco, a signal repeater that augments in-building PCS coverage. “There is a growing need today for an affordable solution to address the problem of inadequate …
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-Lucent Technologies said it completed an expansion of the 450 MHz cdma2000 1x network in Russia for Delta Telecom, the first Russian operator to launch a 1x network. …
The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that U.K.-based Virgin Group Ltd.’s trademark covers its wireless phone service, and the company can seek an order to stop U.S.-based Virgin …
WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. on Monday passed the final regulatory hurdle when the Federal Communications Commission said it was not in violation of foreign-ownership rules. “We’re glad that it’s now put …
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. filed the details of its planned PalmSource initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, promising the IPO would happen some time this fall. The planned …
HOUSTON-Continental Airlines announced its passengers will be able to switch on their mobile phones sooner after landing than currently permitted, a move that follows similar announcements from other airline carriers. …
SEOUL, South Korea-The world’s No. 3 mobile-phone maker Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will ban the use of camera phones in its semiconductor, flat-panel and electronics factories, according to local reports. …
TOKYO AND DALLAS-Underlining industry optimism about a rebound in the chip sector, companies are staking out their product positions with a view to differentiating themselves. Intersil Corp. introduced three 1.4 …
LOUISVILLE, Colo.-AirCell Inc. said it moved one step closer toward offering mobile-phone services aboard aircraft with a new patent from the U.S. Patent Office. The company said the patent marks …
LONDON-Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s high-speed FOMA network. The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well …
WASHINGTON-A Supreme Court ruling has thrown into question whether brain cancer and health-related consumer lawsuits currently pending in federal court should be sent back to state court, a venue mobile-phone …
WASHINGTON-When the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association initially reacted to a clarification letter sent by the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regarding wireless local number portability, it said it was pleased …
Joint ventures and alliances continue to tie ideas and initiatives together across various tiers of the wireless industry from infrastructure to Wi-Fi to semiconductors. Asian companies play crucial roles in …
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-Worldwide sales revenues from wireless local area network chipsets will reach $1.7 billion by 2007, according to new research from technology analyst firm CIR Inc., a huge leap from …
