TOKYO-Japan's largest wireless operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc., is expected to set prices for the sale of new shares early next week, according to Reuters. The offering is expected to raise as much as $7.5 billion.The issue is expected to be as much as 460,000...
MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-Sprint PCS increased its share of the consumer wireless telephone service market, according to a report on consumer wireless phone service by market research firm Solomon-Wolff Associates.The report showed Sprint PCS now accounts for nearly 15 percent of all wireless phone users,...
ATLANTA-BulletIN.net, a provider of two-way wireless Internet connectivity for wireless carriers, announced it will deliver its wireless messaging products to China Systems Corp.'s network of financial institution customers.In addition, BulletIN.net said consumer electronics manufacturer Panda will bundle BulletIN.net's messaging products with its mobile phone,...
WASHINGTON-A Georgia man last week filed lawsuit against mobile-phone giant Nokia Corp. and others, claiming cell phone use caused his brain cancer. The mobile-phone-cancer lawsuit is the latest in a mushrooming field of litigation that is beginning to hang over the wireless industry.In addition...
In a move to transform itself into the chief platform enabler among software developers and carriers, Qualcomm Inc. has developed an open, CDMA-based technology that will allow third-party users to write applications for mobile phones from a variety of vendors.The product, known as Binary...
SnapTrack Inc. and SignalSoft Corp. have officially agreed to combine their resources and jointly market and deliver location-based applications and systems.SnapTrack, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., designs and manufactures GPS hardware for wireless devices, and SignalSoft provides software for location-based billing, safety and tracking.The...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is losing its most conservative member, although Harold Furchtgott-Roth does not expect his departure to leave the the newly named GOP chairman of the agency outnumbered by Democrats on the commission.Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth said Wednesday it was time for him...
WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell initially expects to focus on the internal workings of the commission rather than on regulatory initiatives, according to an aide."I think it is unfair to start off with a regulative initiative," said Peter Tenhula, Powell's senior legal adviser. "On top...
NEW YORK-Marking the company's move into Latin America, Securicor Wireless Inc. announced it signed a distribution deal with Marketronics Corp., which operates in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mexico City and a variety of other Latin American locations.Securicor, a subsidiary of Securicor plc, specializes in developing...
DALLAS-e2 Communications, a developer of e-mail marketing and customer relationship management solutions, acquired wireless technology developer Infoinmotion.Infoinmotion develops and markets wireless network access services.e2 said it plans to introduce wireless capabilities in its e-mail marketing and customer service program in the second quarter as...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it expanded United Computer and Telecommunications Inc.'s CDMA license to include the design and marketing of third-generation CDMA-cdma2000, cdma2000 1xEV, TD-SCDMA, W-CDMA.UCT previously had a license for cdmaOne products
PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. announced today it will acquire Enthusiasm Technologies Inc., a developer of Web-based data extraction and processing technology, for about $5.3 million"This is a value-added, powerful additional to our growing offering of local, personalized information services," said Timothy A. Timmins,...
REDMOND, Wash.-Metawave Communications Corp. announced its smart antenna technology has been deployed in 13 of the top 20 wireless markets, as ranked by RCR Wireless News.To date, the company said, it has deployed more than 300 of its SpotLight 2000 CDMA smart antenna systems...
WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-The Klamath National Forest ordered about $316,000 in mobile radios from wireless land mobile radio company Relm Wireless Corp.Relm said the latest order brings its total sales of remote-mounted radios to $1.2 million.
RICHMOND, Va.-Web strategy and development company Whitlock ebs announced a strategic partnership with Voice Technologies Inc., a company focused on voice/speech technologies.The companies said they hope to help clients incorporate the latest voice and wireless technologies within existing infrastructures.
News of the Federal Communications Commission's plan to delay the auction of 700 MHz spectrum from March to September, caused a slight panic for shareholders of Nextel Communications Inc. stock last Wednesday who saw the announcement as bad news for the carrier.The companies stock...
SAO PAULO, Brazil(AP)-Brazil's telecommunications regulator Anatel said Friday it had suspended next week's planned auction for the first three of nine new licenses due to lack of bidders.Analysts said the agency had asked too high a price, chosen the wrong technology and-most importantly-got its...
Motorola Inc.'s recent financial problems reverberated through the wireless industry and across the Atlantic, sending shares of Europe's biggest personal digital assistant maker plummeting after Motorola pulled out of a development deal with the company.Shares of European handheld computer developer Psion plc dropped 19...
NEW YORK-Armstrong World Industries Inc., Lancaster, Pa., has produced conventional looking, pop-out ceiling tiles that hide radio-frequency antennas in their upward facing sides."Providing in-building coverage for voice and data communications is a new frontier for the wireless and ceiling industries. Ceilings can eliminate the...
TOKYO-Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it was adding Internet services to its second-tier personal handyphone system, in an attempt to cut into a market dominated by its rival KDDI Corp.NTT said the service will offer faster transmission speeds, as high as 64...
MONTREAL-Bell Canada and Amdocs, a telecommunications customer care and billing company, announced they will extend their relationship to offer Bell's customers a single bill, which will cover local, long-distance, wireless, broadband and Internet access costs.The companies said the new service will be available by...
TOKYO-The value of wireless Internet transactions in Japan will grow from $336 million in 2000 to more than $5 billion in 2005, according to a report from Japanese research firm Jupiter Media Metrix K.K."Japanese consumers are more willing to pay for mobile content because...
PARIS-The French government's award of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) licenses was thrown into disarray, with only two companies submitting applications for four licenses.Incumbent mobile carrier Bouygues Telecom did not submit an application as expected, leaving only France Telecom and SFR, also current wireless...
CenturyTel Inc.'s stock dropped more than 13 percent last Wednesday, following the company's release of less-than-stellar fourth-quarter operating results and warnings of first-quarter and full-year profits coming in below expectations. The results prompted analysts to downgrade CenturyTel's stock and cut future earnings estimates.Even with...
