TOKYO-The Japanese government on 30 June granted third-generation (3G) licenses to three carrier groups: NTT DoCoMo, J-Phone Group and DDI Group. NTT DoCoMo is scheduled to launch its 3G services …
TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. signed a contract with Korean Code Division Multiple Access wireless operator SK Telecom to provide international roaming for SK’s wireless subscribers. The contract calls for …
Analysts these days are seeing rays of hope for Nokia Mobile Phone’s dismal market share in the CDMA handset business. The world’s largest mobile-phone manufacturer dominates the global Time Division …
WASHINGTON-Internet-based group communications applications provider GroupServe Inc. reported its first commercial pilot agreement with o2wireless Solutions, a provider of integrated network solutions for the telecommunications industry. The pilot agreement, which …
GoAmerica Communications Corp. last week shifted its marketing focus from the consumer and individual user market to the corporate enterprise market by inking deals with EDS, an international information technology …
PARIS-To prepare for rollout of third-generation wireless systems, France Telecom reported plans to test wireless services offering integrated high-speed voice, data and animated images based on the Universal Mobile Telecommunications …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. agreed to jointly develop and test enhancements to Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution technology (EDGE) enabling simultaneous delivery of voice and …
LOS ANGELES-Family calling plans, highly touted by wireless providers, make sense for most families that don’t use their wireless phones as their primary communications device, according to a report by …
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. reached a definitive agreement to acquire Dot Wireless Inc., a privately held company that develops and markets third-generation wireless Code Division Multiple Access technologies, software and transceiver …
BOULDER, Colo.-SCC Communications Corp. reported positive results from the first test of its Automatic Crash Notification system designed to alert Emergency 911 services in the event of an automobile accident. …
NEW YORK-A new report from Deutsche Banc Alex.Brown says the wireless Web opportunity will extend the e-services market at least another 25 percent and possibly more than 50 percent during …
WASHINGTON-ATS Mobile Communications, a Pittsburgh dispatch radio operator, has alleged in state court that Com-Net Critical Communications Inc.-the buyer of L.M. Ericsson’s private radio business-broke a 15-year, $6 million contract …
Aether Systems Inc. introduced an integrated wireless solution for Microsoft Corp.’s Windows CE-based Pocket PC products, sold by a variety of handheld computer manufacturers. Targeted specifically at large-volume corporate customer …
NEW YORK-SBC Wireless hopes to take a bite out of the Big Apple as one part of a territorial and services expansion plan accompanying combining its wireless operations with those …
WASHINGTON-Congress Friday passed legislation to give federal law enforcement the ability to negotiate directly with wireless carriers and manufacturers for network-wide digital wiretap upgrades of switches on a firm fixed-price …
NEW YORK-In an interesting twist of fate, the country with the best landline telephone system in the world looks like the best market opportunity for fixed wireless services. By the …
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Brazilian wireless carrier Telesp Celular said it began offering Internet access services based on the Wireless Application Protocol. The WAAAP-The Pocket Internet service allows users to send and …
NEW YORK-Deutsche Telekom launched the largest-ever global corporate bond issue valued at about $13.5 billion. The carrier plans to use the proceeds to buy third-generation mobile licenses and make acquisitions, …
Due to an anticipated decrease in domestic South Korean sales related to the elimination of phone subsidies, Qualcomm Inc. expects lower order levels for its Code Division Multiple Access chipsets …
The untethered working environment holds the promise of freeing employees from their desktop computers and allowing them to work where they can be most efficient while still maintaining a connection …
