Canadian telecom giants Rogers Communications Inc. and Bell Canada said they plan to jointly build and manage a nationwide wireless broadband network that through a potential roaming agreement could include Craig McCaw's U.S.-based wireless broadband provider Clearwire Corp. Bell Canada and Rogers said they...
German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG reaffirmed its intention to keep its U.S. mobile subsidiary T-Mobile USA Inc. and said it plans to participate in upcoming spectrum auctions to strengthen T-Mobile USA's competitive position."There is no reason for a sale," DT Chief Executive Kai-Uwe...
Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled its first CDMA EV-DO phone, the PPC-6700 smart phone. The advanced gadget features a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile 5.0 software and support for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections. It will sell for $480 with a service plan. The...
The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.
LONDON-European giant Vodafone Group plc said it will have 15 W-CDMA handsets available for the holiday shopping season, including six at "entry-level" price points. Ten of the devices will be exclusive to Vodafone. The carrier boasted that all of the phones will feature smaller...
ATLANTA-Southern Telecom is expanding its Atlanta footprint by teaming with First Mile Communications LLC to offer Atlanta-area customers broadband fixed-wireless services. Southern Telecom said its new offering allows customers to determine their own migration paths to higher bandwidth by adding connectivity options."This agreement will...
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom-Mobile TV and other wireless video services could overwhelm third-generation networks within two years, according to a report from technology consultant firm Sound Partners.Carriers rushing to push video services with low prices-or even offering free mobile video-risk clogging their networks if too...
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands-Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. is putting the finishing touches on its merger with Comnet Wireless LLC., paying about $59 million to complete the acquisition of 95 percent of Comnet.ATN said it paid $12 million in cash and borrowed $47 million to...
LONDON-The number of worldwide wireless subscriber connections is expected to reach the 2 billion mark Sept. 18, according to estimates from Wireless Intelligence, a venture between Ovum and the GSM Association."The total number of mobile connections is now equivalent to nearly a third of...
PARSIPPANY, N.J.-Aquis Communications Group Inc. acquired the assets of Highland Paging Inc., which provides wireless messaging and data services in West Virginia, Tennessee and southern Virginia.The company has about 12,500 subscribers. The value of the deal was not disclosed.
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Chinese mobile handset manufacturer TCL Communication Technology plans to use Royal Philips Electronics N.V.'s Nexperia Cellular System Solution as the basis for its first third-generation/UMTS handset.TCL will use the Nexperia Cellular System Solution 7210, which is a complete 3G/UMTS hardware and software...
GLEN ALLEN, Va.-Next year could be the "take-off" year for mobile fuel cells, according to a new report from NanoMarkets L.C.By 2010, NanoMarkets predicts the mobile fuel cell market will be worth $1.6 billion. By 2012, it could reach $2.6 billion, according to the...
FORT LEE, N.J.-Midwest Wireless selected Whale Communications' SSL VPN, which will provide secure access to business and sales applications, and network resources to its 600 employees."Whale's SSL VPN allowed us to provide various employee groups access to the specific applications they need to make...
SAN DIEGO-Eloqui Wireless has launched One Voice Technologies Inc.'s MobileVoice service to its subscribers, according to One Voice.Eloqui is making the service available in its stores beginning this week. The service includes voice dialing, group conference calling, and reading and sending e-mail and voice-to-text...
SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc.'s board of directors increased the company's stock dividend to 50 cents per share for the third quarter of 2005, which is an 11-percent increase from the second quarter dividend of 45 cents per share and a 33-percent increase from the...
BRISTOL, Conn.-ESPN renewed rights to Major League Baseball across its many platforms through 2013 with an eight-year, $2.4 billion deal announced this week.The pact builds on baseball's current agreement with the cable giant and soon-to-be mobile virtual network operator, allowing ESPN to broadcast clips...
HONOLULU-Coral Wireless, a Hawaiian wireless voice and data provider, changed its name to Mobi PCS.The company plans to launch service early next year with unlimited local and long-distance calling plans to customers on the island of Oahu for less than $50.
Verizon Wireless President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Strigl sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin updating the commission on the carrier's progress in restoring services to areas hit by Hurricane Katrina. Strigl said the carrier has restored service to more...
WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday that he intends to create a new Homeland Security and Public Safety Bureau that will include many of the issues, including 911, public-safety communications and other priority emergency communications, currently being handled by the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau."The...
Verizon Wireless has tapped the international capabilities of parent company Vodafone Group plc to launch its Global Data Access product that will allow users to access Verizon Wireless' CDMA2000 1x EV-DO data network for domestic wireless data needs and Vodafone's GPRS/UMTS network for international...
Verizon Wireless said it shut down an Internet firm that was selling its customers' calling records. "Accessing a person's personal telephone records without a valid court order or the customer's permission is illegal," said Steven Zipperstein, the carrier's general counsel and vice president of...
DENVER-Roland Kleinfeld, who describes himself as a jeweler and entrepreneur, announced he is selling a solar-powered mobile-phone charger on his Web site, www.ultimatesolarcharger.com. "How ridiculous in this day and age to have a cell-phone battery die on you with all the technology the world...
MONTREAL-Satellite and terrestrial wireless equipment manufacturer Advantech AMT has acquired Powerwave Technologies Inc.' microwave operation in Gothenberg, Sweden.Advantech said it would resurrect the Allgon Microwave brand, which it used prior to joining the Powerwave group. Advantech said Allgon Microwave is well known for its...
ANDOVER, Mass.-Groove Mobile said it will launch a comprehensive, white-label mobile music suite for carriers looking to offer full-track downloads and other services.The mobile music service provider outlined the Complete Music Gateway, which will deliver personalized streaming radio, subscription-based services, peer-to-peer functionality and personalized...
