As regulators seemingly around the world wrestled the life out of the Sprint-WorldCom merger last week and everyone and their brother speculated about who now might partner with whom as …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile entertainment service provider MobileEngines announced the formation of the wireless market’s first teen advisory board focused on ideas for new mobile entertainment services. John Uhran, president and …
Underwater wireless communication is not a new concept, but until recently, it was nothing more than pings, dots and dashes, that only a trained ear could decipher. Acoustic modems now …
LONDON-Sonera Zed Ltd. has agreed with Unilever and Hewlett-Packard Co. to test new mobile marketing solutions beginning in Finland this summer. “Mobile marketing is one of the areas in which …
Several weeks ago Congress passed the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, giving electronic signatures the same legitimacy as actual signatures, and insuring virtual transactions using these cryptic …
ATLANTA-Shareholders of LHS Group Inc. will vote on the company’s merger with Sema Group plc July 27, with each holder of LHS common stock as of June 14 entitled to …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported it was laying off approximately 200 workers, or roughly 3 percent of the company’s 7,000 employees, in what Qualcomm said is a companywide employee adjustment. Diana …
Motorola Inc. plans to divest its interests in more than a dozen international wireless operators to free itself from potential conflicts with customers. The new wholly owned subsidiary, Propel Inc., …
BOSTON-A new report from consulting company Ovum advises current and potential players in the wireless market to develop wireless portal strategies and partnerships now and focus on the core aspects …
NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. has spent the past five years refining lessons learned from its attempts to jump-start digital cellular in the United States, said Matt Wisk, vice president of national …
Palm Inc. introduced a wireless solution for its full line of personal digital assistants at PC Expo last week called the Mobile Internet Kit. The kit consists of a software …
LAFAYETTE, La.-Nextel Partners Inc. launched its digital wireless network in southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas including the cities of Lafayette, New Iberia and Lake Charles, La.; and Port Arthur, Orange …
LONDON-Annabel McQueen was hired by RCR and Global Wireless as European Sales Manager, and will be based out of London. McQueen has 10 years of experience in advertising sales in …
NEW YORK-Developers of devices and applications for wireless communications strutted their stuff, offering new, nearly new and soon-to-debut products and services at this year’s MobileFocus. Giving more gumption to handheld …
DALLAS-Mannesmann TeleCommerce GmbH and its telematics division Passo purchased an approximate 20-percent equity stake in Dallas-based telematics service provider ATX Technologies Inc., the companies announced. “We share with ATX the …
LONDON-British digital radio provider Switchdigital and Crown Castle UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp., launched a digital radio multiplex in London. The digital service is expected to …
Lightbridge Inc. expanded its Business Advisory Services to the global market and added new services, including a more packaged offering that is designed to help carriers better understand fraud, customer …
Qualcomm Inc. introduced its Eudora Internet Suite version 1.1 for the Palm operating system, allowing any Palm-based device with a wireless or wired Internet connection to browse the Internet without …
WASHINGTON-An uncertain wireless industry realignment could be in store as a result of Justice Department’s rejection last week of the WorldCom Inc.-Sprint Corp. merger and new legislation forbidding foreign government …
Stripped to its essence, you have to wonder whether euro pride had anything to do with European Commission antitrust chief Mario Monti’s heartburn over the WorldCom-Sprint merger he helped kill. …
