HURST, Texas-Content provider Handango announced it expanded its library of wireless applications to include more than 10,000 ring tones and graphics. The move is notable as Handango already provides thousands …
MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc.’s indirect subsidiary MobiFon Holdings B.V., which holds TIW’s 57.1-percent equity interest in Romanian GSM service provider MobiFon S.A., has begun the private offering of $230 million …
CAMPBELL, Calif.-Wireless product provider P-Com Inc. will acquire fixed wireless broadband solutions provider Speedcom Wireless Corp. for 67 million shares of P-Com common stock and the assumption of some liabilities …
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry’s concerns about customer churn if wireless local number portability is implemented could come to pass if the results of a recent survey are any indication. According to …
Some major vendors have come together to form a new industry cooperation known as the Common Public Radio Interface to allow members to make base station subsystems that can work …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it will use Texas Instrument Inc.’s 802.11 wireless networking and OMAP application processors for its Wi-Fi and cellular dual-system phone. Motorola said TI’s processors will work …
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-The global commercial market for operational support systems software and services could grow 9.7 percent during the next five years, although that growth will likely not begin for …
MONTREAL-Canadian operator Microcell said it will become the latest operator to launch the Sony Ericsson P800 smart phone. The phone first became available in Europe and the Middle East late …
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration said Hynix Semiconductor Inc.-a manufacturer of computer chips for mobile phones and other high-tech gear-exported products to the United States that were unfairly subsidized, setting the stage …
SOLOTHURN, Switzerland-Flextronics Technology plans to close its production site here and cut 300 jobs, or more than 90 percent of its work force in the country. The company, which said …
WARSAW, Poland-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has signed a contract to expand and upgrade SFERIA’s cdma2000 1x network here and in the surrounding areas. “This agreement will enable us to …
SEATTLE-WaterCove Networks has joined Qpass Inc.’s Prosperity Alliance, allowing the companies to work together to offer mobile data solutions. “Our expertise in business system integration and value-added service delivery naturally …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a contract with Guangxi Mobile of China. Ericsson signed a $30 million deal to supply GSM and GPRS network equipment to Guangxi Mobile, bringing the subscriber …
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised the rating on Centennial Cellular Operating Co. L.L.C.’s and wireless provider Centennial Puerto Rico Operations Corp.’s $735 million jointly available secured bank facilities …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Satellite operators can expect growth and expansion after 2004 as the market is restructured through alliances and mergers, integrated solutions are introduced, and operational expenses are reduced, according …
ARMONK, N.Y.-IBM Corp. said it has built Wi-Fi environments for more than 600 boys and girls clubs in New York, Chicago, Oakland and other major cities, targeting more than 200, …
LONDON-Hong Kong-based PCCW has picked up 13 of 15 regional fixed wireless licenses auctioned in the United Kingdom. The auction for the 3.4 GHz spectrum generated $12.4 million for the …
CHELSEA, Mich.-Chrysler Group introduced a new service to connect a driver’s mobile phone with a microphone inside the car using Bluetooth technology, a step back from full-blown telematics services like …
Handspring Inc. followed up on promises to update its Treo mobile phone/personal digital assistant device with the release of its new Treo 600, which breaks from the PDA form factor …
CHICAGO-United Airlines said it will begin offering two-way e-mail capability on its domestic flights using Verizon Communications Inc. subsidiary Verizon Airfone’s JetConnect service. The in-flight service, which includes e-mail, instant …
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced that the Bluetooth specification version 1.2 is in its final testing phase. The new specification includes a number of improvements compared with …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it plans to collaborate with Broadcom Corp. to jointly develop, promote and market Bluetooth solutions for CDMA mobile phones. “We anticipate that our collaboration with Qualcomm …
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it will provide optical technology as the backbone for Orange Netherlands’ GSM/GPRS wireless network, which already includes Nortel Networks equipment. “Our initial aim was …
LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. extended the expiration date of its existing offer to exchange 13.38-percent senior subordinated discount notes due Nov. 1, 2009, for $187.50 in …
Nextel Communications Inc. has reportedly signed a deal to become the primary sponsor of NASCAR’s top racing series, which is currently known as the Winston Cup Series, with a deal …
