HELSINKI, Finland-The Finnish government said it is in negotiations to sell its 52.9-percent stake in Sonera, the former state telecom monopoly, which operates the country’s largest mobile-phone network. Speculation has …
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-L.M. Ericsson licensed ARM’s ARM7TDMI processor core for use in its communications products, enabling Ericsson to re-use the ARM intellectual property among all its divisions. Ericsson said it …
Bids in the German auction of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses have jumped substantially during week two, with the total bid amount standing at around $22 billion at the end …
Enticed by the tremendous expected demand for wireless broadband services, Loop Technologies Inc., based in Ridgeland, Miss., soon will offer high-speed data-only service in several major cities around the country. …
CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-CDMA-based wireless services will enable hundreds of millions of people to access multimedia content wirelessly, according to a study by Datacomm Research Co. “The wireless Internet market will explode …
NEW YORK-Winstar Communications Inc. appointed Frank J. Jules president and chief operating officer of its U.S. operations. Jules most recently served as president of SBC-Ameritech Business Communications Services. In his …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard McGinn said he has begun searching for a chief operating officer for the company in light of its previously …
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-Globalstar USA, the exclusive provider of Globalstar’s satellite-based mobile communications services in the United States, added independent retail store Wireless Zone to its list of satellite phone service …
For a company focused on the billing market, Geneva Technology Ltd.’s convergent billing software seems strangely unfocused on any one industry, and that’s how Geneva designed it. As the United …
NEW YORK-ABCNews. com will provide video, audio and text content to ScreamingMedia’s network of Web and wireless subscribers, according to a content distribution agreement the two formed.
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported a royalty-bearing CDMA agreement granting Handspring Inc. a license to develop wireless solutions for handheld computers using Qualcomm’s CDMA air-interface technologies and patents. “Over time, all …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-There is a large, untapped end-user market segment that is unwilling to pay the monthly bills associated with postpaid wireless service, but would use wireless service if given …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. entered a definitive agreement to acquire privately held DataKinetics Ltd., a supplier of Signaling System 7 hardware and software products, in a cash transaction. Intel said …
Audible clarity is not a strong suit for most cellular phones. Whether caused by poor reception, inadequate volume levels on a handset or noisy natural surroundings, cell-phone conversations can turn …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. celebrated its move from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market to the National Market listing by filing a motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to end Paging Network Inc.’s exclusivity …
FRANKFURT, Germany-Due to its pending acquisition of VoiceStream Wireless Corp., Germany’s Deutsche Telekom has delayed the planned initial public offering of its mobile arm, T-Mobil. The IPO initially was set …
MONTREAL-Citing the frustration and difficulty of entering Web address URLs on Internet-enabled wireless handsets, a new firm called Rocketfinger Corp. said it has developed a method to make URL entry …
SARASOTA, Fla.-Citing unfavorable market conditions, Pinnacle Holdings Inc., a provider of communication site rental space, said it intends to postpone its recently announced public offering of common stock. The company …
The issue of mobile-phone radiation and its possible link to cancer became even more garbled last week as the Australian Consumers Association released a study in its Choice magazine, claiming …
Alcatel supplied European wireless operators France Telecom Mobiles, Mobistar and Dutchtone a solution that will allow their customers to continue making or receiving calls on their prepaid mobile phones when …
