WOBURN, Mass.-Skyworks Solutions Inc. said it has introduced a single-chip product that can reduce the number of components required for building a wireless base station. The product is a demodulator …
SILICON VALLEY, Calif.-U.S. venture-capital firm Vision Capital will invest in Swedish IT-software company Visual Wireless. “We are very pleased to have Vision Capital join Visual Wireless as a strategic investor,” …
NEW YORK-Telecommunications site consulting and management company HighPointe Group L.L.C. has been chosen to manage the rooftops of the AOL Time Warner Center and the General Motors Building at Trump …
WASHINGTON-Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator in Iraq, signed an order creating a new Iraqi government agency to oversee licensing of commercial wireless and wireline telecom systems in that country. The …
WASHINGTON-Legislation moving forward in the Massachusetts legislature would require drivers to have hands-free wireless devices, while banning novice drivers from having any wireless conversations while behind the wheel. The bill, …
Centennial Communications Corp. priced $500 million of 10.13-percent senior unsecured notes due 2013 to be issued in a private placement. The telecom provider said the senior notes will be co-issued …
Shareholders seemed to cheer Sierra Wireless Inc.’s $20 million all-stock acquisition of rival modem maker AirPrime Inc., sending the company’s stock up almost 9 percent after the news to about …
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched Samsung Telecommunications America’s SGH-s307 Java-based handset on its network. Cingular said the handset, which is compatible with Cingular’s GSM/GPRS network using both the 850 MHz and …
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 …
MOSCOW-Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems said it increased its ownership in Ukrainian Mobile Communications to 83.7 percent by acquiring an additional 26-percent stake in the Ukrainian operator. MTS paid Ukrtelecom …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. entered into an agreement to sell $450 million of 8.125-percent senior notes due July 1, 2011, in a private placement. The carrier said it intends to …
Interest in the wireless enterprise market continues as Siemens, Colligo Networks, Aligo, Salesnet and Orsus Solutions announced new deals and products in the arena. First, Siemens Business Services Inc. announced …
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 …
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court on Tuesday said that Sprint Corp. could not challenge rules by the Federal Communications Commission allowing for technology specific-overlays as a way to conserve numbers. A …
America Online Inc. said it will stop selling and supporting its Mobile Communicator, which is based on Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry device. According to AOL’s Internet site, the Mobile …
WASHINGTON-A coalition of consumer advocates and state regulators on Monday sent a letter to senators urging them to reject efforts by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association to delay the …
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it plans to replace the analog radio systems for the Finnish Rail Administration with digital GSM infrastructure for voice and data, covering 5,000 kilometers. “Within the …
LAS VEGAS-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association will play a role in Shorecliff Communications’ Tower Summit and Trade Show scheduled for October. CTIA’s sponsorship is notable because of the group’s …
The Bluetooth industry is set to welcome the latest standard for the short-range wireless networking technology as the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is expected to introduce the 1.2 specification this …
Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp. revealed early last week that their second-quarter report cards would be less than stellar. Add Texas Instruments to the list. All three companies offered common …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on June 9 proposed a streamlined process for siting towers in historic areas. “The industry is very happy that this has finally come out after working …
For those who serenade wideband CDMA as the authentic third-generation protocol, Qualcomm Inc.-inspired cdma2000 is no more than a counterfeit David dueling the shadow of the giant to come. When …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it planned to expand the service area for its FOMA service to an additional 43 towns and villages in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region on June 14 and …
WASHINGTON-Lawmakers last week called for making firm the mandate that TV broadcasters give back spectrum in the 700 MHz band by the end of 2006. Reps. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) and …
SAN FRANCISCO-It’s a numbers game. Three million developers. Three million downloads of the J2ME software development kit last year. Five hundred fifty million desktops running Java. Fifty-three wireless carriers deploying …
