HONG KONG-The board of directors of Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd. unanimously resolved to recommend to C&W HKT’s shareholders that they accept the offer from Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd. to …
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-BuildNet Inc. and HiddenMind Technology Inc. formed an agreement to create a wireless solution for the building industry. The aim is to enable building industry workers to …
Qualcomm Inc. garnered more support for its High Data Rate solution, announcing Samsung Electronics Ltd.’s support for the technology and technical trials with Japanese operator Nippon Idou Tsushin Corp. (IDO) …
WASHINGTON-A divided Federal Trade Commission last week said industry self-regulation of Internet privacy was a failure and called on Congress to legislate consumer safeguards, an action that immediately drew criticism …
PARIS-France Telecom entered a framework agreement with Deutsche Telekom and Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau that will reverse the cross shareholding agreement between the two European telecom companies. The agreement calls for …
ATLANTA-First Data Corp. announced a partnership with Aether Systems Inc. under which the two will develop and market wireless payment products and services for mobile phones, personal digital assistants and …
AUSTIN, Texas-Extended Systems Inc. released its XTNDConnect RPM remote procedure middleware server for developing wireless and wired applications for real-time access to enterprise data and server processes at the Wireless …
OMAHA, Neb.-Nextel Partners Inc. expanded its digital wireless network with the launch of service in Omaha and Lincoln, Neb., as well as in Idaho. The Nebraska coverage area will include …
WASHINGTON-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute and the Telecommunications Industry Association launched a new partnership project to address the standardization needs of public-safety users both in North America and Europe. According …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Network Solutions Sector developed a dual-mode Enhanced Service Negotiation that it says will provide wireless operators the flexibility to override the mobile’s preferred programming mode to …
LONDON-enCommerce Inc. announced it will launch a global initiative to wirelessly enable its e-business security solutions, which includes creating a wireless division within the company, developing a mobile server software …
Nokia Corp. captured almost 28 percent of the world wireless handset market, shipping more than 25 million units, according to a recent Dataquest report. More than 90 million wireless handset …
CARROLLTON, Texas-Cellstar Corp. reported that, based on preliminary estimates by management, revenues and net income for the second quarter will be significantly lower than analyst estimates and the company will …
LOS ANGELES-Novatel Wireless Inc. will supply its Minstrel V Wireless Palmtop Modems for CreSenda Wireless’ professional series handheld computers. A strategic partnership agreement between the companies also includes a co-engineering …
WOODBURY, N.Y.-European Global System for Mobile communications wireless operator Telecom Italia Group selected Comverse Network Systems to provide systems enabling messaging services throughout TIM’s nationwide digital wireless network. Financial details …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. will acquire a 33.8-percent stake in Celumovil SA, a wireless communications provider in eastern and Atlantic regions of Colombia, for $295 million. Celumovil’s coverage area in Colombia includes …
WASHINGTON-As the high-tech industry hailed House approval of normalized trade relations with China last week, the prospect that a Senate vote could be delayed-or even blocked-loomed large as Senate Foreign …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Centigram Communications Corp., a provider of unified communications and Wireless Application Protocol-based messaging solutions, embarked on a strategic initiative to spur the development of the wireless Internet. The …
CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. announced the U.S. patent office has allowed Cell-Loc three new patents pertaining to handset-based wireless location technology. The patents outline technological advancements for wireless Internet location-based content …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-ArrayComm Inc. and Redback Networks announced they are merging Redback’s Subscriber Management System with ArrayComm’s i-Burst technology to produce wireless systems for integration with wired networks. The system …
