RESTON, Va.-Broadband service provider XO Communications Inc. continues to pursue its previously announced plans to acquire bankrupt telecommunications company Global Crossing. XO said it is prepared to launch an “any …
Sony Ericsson said that 25,000 of its mobile phones were stolen from the John F. Kennedy Airport Thursday night. “What the thieves did not know is that they were dummy …
PARIS-European company Musiwave has signed deals with Sony Music Europe and several independent record labels for its technology and services. The Sony agreement will make available to mobile phones Sony …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it will begin offering enhanced directory assistance services from Infonxx in a move that could save the carrier millions of dollars. Infonxx said that in …
The 2003 JavaOne Developer Conference witnessed a collision of giants as Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp. pushed their platforms, highlighting a division within a technology that seeks to avoid …
Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Americas BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, plan to sell their 74-percent stake in Mexico’s third-largest wireless operator, Grupo Iusacell S.A. de …
The House of Representatives overwhelming passed spectrum relocation legislation, a major boost for industry efforts to secure military frequencies for third-generation wireless systems. “This is a big win for consumers …
WASHINGTON-Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Conrad Burns (R-Mont.), co-chairs of the E911 Congressional Caucus, introduced a bill that will provide state grants to deploy wireless enhanced 911 service and …
SAN RAMON, Calif.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. announced its Calif.-based subsidiary VIA Wireless L.L.C. sold 100 wireless communications towers to GoldenState Towers L.L.C. for $11.5 million. Ubiquitel, which plans to …
NEW YORK-Sony Ericcson said that 25,000 of its mobile phones were stolen from the John F. Kennedy Airport Thursday night. “What the thieves did not know is that they were …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it plans 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 …
MEXICO CITY-Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Americas BV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, plan to sell their approximately 74 percent stake in Mexico’s third largest wireless operator Grupo …
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has reportedly agreed to pay a $675,000 fine to the Federal Communications Commission for failing to meet deadlines for installing E-911 technology on its GSM network. The …
CHICAGO-Wal-Mart Stores announced plans to implement a radio-frequency identification (RFID) compliance program that brings wireless inventory tracking to the retail industry. Wal-Mart said it will require its top 100 suppliers …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-LGC Wireless announced the deployment of its InterReach Unison Accel in-building wireless network solution in a major international insurance company’s three-story building in Plano, Texas. Unison Accel, capable …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia has begun shipping the Nokia 6650-according to Nokia, the world’s first dual-mode GSM/WCDMA mobile phone-to operators and retailers in Europe and Asia, including Japan. “The Nokia 6650 is …
RESTON, Va.-Broadband service provider XO Communications Inc. continues to pursue its previously announced plans to acquire bankrupt telecommunications company Global Crossing. XO said it is prepared to launch an “any …
WASHINGTON-The Senate confirmed Hewitt Pate on Friday to be the assistant attorney general for antitrust by a vote of 71-0. Pate was formerly the deputy assistant for antitrust before being …
WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. is getting a slice of the $34 million contract held by WorldCom Inc. to provide mobile phone service to U.S. civilian and military officials in Baghdad, even as …
PeopleSoft has enhanced its PeopleSoft Customer Relationship Management Solution for Communications with a new Customer Profitability Management solution. The enhanced solution offers PeopleSoft’s telecommunications clients “360-degree views” of their own …
TOKYO-Fujitsu Limited said it will collaborate with Advanced Media Inc. to develop chips that use distributed speech recognition software for the Japanese language in mobile phones, automotive systems and digital …
SAN RAMON, Calif.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. announced its Calif.-based subsidiary VIA Wireless L.L.C. sold 100 wireless communications towers to GoldenState Towers L.L.C. for $11.5 million. Ubiquitel, which plans to …
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. introduced an enhanced wireless connectivity offering for the education and medical industries that uses Wi-Fi technology to combine both wireless phone and wireless data connectivity on …
LOS ANGELES-Xingtone launched a new downloadable application that allows consumers to subscribe to a service that uploads their favorite MP3s, images and game files to their mobile phones. Xingtone’s business …
NEW YORK-Tele2 AB said it signed a mobile virtual network operator agreement with Radiolinja, the Finnish mobile operator. Tele2 recently purchased 100 percent of Finnish 3G Suomen 3G, its Finnish …
