SEOUL, South Korea-Korean operator SK Telecom said it will launch commercial cdma2000 1X service in the fourth-quarter, using equipment from Samsung Electronics. Samsung and SK Telecom said the 1X system …
TORONTO-Zacks Investment Research Inc. announced plans to make content from its personal investing Web site, Zacks.com, available on wireless devices using technology provided by Wysdom Inc.
WASHINGTON-When fanfare over the American delegation’s victory in securing global frequency bands for third-generation mobile-phone service subsides, the United States and the wireless industry will face implementation challenges at home …
WASHINGTON-WorldCom Inc. shareholders adopted a provision at the company’s annual meeting submitted by the Communications Workers of America Pension Fund requiring shareholder approval for the adoption or retention of a …
WorldCom Inc. and Sprint Corp. lawyers were in Brussels, Belgium, last week defending their proposed $115 billion merger to the European Commission. The EC issued a statement of objections to …
SAN DIEGO-MP3.com Inc. launched its first Wireless Application Protocol application called MP3.com Wireless Live Events Calendar, which allows users to locate and buy tickets to live music events from WAP-enabled …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Mobile wireless data management product supplier PointBase Inc. is teaming with Microware Systems Corp., an embedded real-time operating software provider, to address the emerging market for mobile wireless …
SAN CARLOS, Calif.-More than 40,000 U.S. physicians are using a Palm Pilot application designed to prevent medication errors, according to ePocrates Inc. The ePocrates network allows physicians with Palm OS-based …
CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. has initiated testing of its Cellocate System for the Global System for Mobile communications air interface, the company said. The Cellocate System locates the position of wireless …
When most people in the United States hear the name “Hyundai,” they think of a car. But the reach of the Hyundai organization is extensive, and for the past six …
CALGARY, Alberta-Harris Corp. signed a $3.7 million contract to supply a cellular and fixed wireless system to Superior Wireless, a private telecommunications company in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Superior plans to …
TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. began a nine-city product demonstration of its INPosition location-based service in San Francisco. By calling a toll-free number, wireless users can hear live traffic reports, …
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-Globalstar USA announced international roaming service is available in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile, all of which are served by the Bosque Alegre gateway in Argentina. To date, …
LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc formally launched Cable & Wireless Global, incorporating operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Japan. C&W said revenues for the year ending March …
FRANKFURT, Germany-The German telecommunication regulator approved 11 bidders to participate in its Universal Mobile Telecommunications System auction, set to begin in July. The regulator excluded only one company from bidding …
NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. and Flextronics International Ltd. signed an outsourcing agreement valued at approximately $30 billion under which Flextronics will supply and manufacture certain parts and units for Motorola’s wireless …
NEW YORK-Internet users currently using online financial services are far more likely to extend these services to their wireless devices than Internet users not currently using these services, according to …
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute said the drafting of Terrestrial Trunked Radio standard Release 1 will be virtually completed by the end of the year. TETRA is the …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson’s mobile phones division launched a new advertising campaign in the United States and Latin America, with its return to television advertising on May 31 during the premiere …
NEW YORK-As it formally announced last week its intention to bid in Germany’s next-generation wireless auctions, Deutsche Telekom AG also began taking orders for a planned secondary stock offering it …
