MUNICH, Germany-Siemens Semiconductors will spin off from Siemens AG on April 1, forming a separate legal entity-Infineon Technologies AG, said the company. According to Siemens, the move is an important …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc. joined the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium in support of the Time Division Multiple Access-Global System for Mobile communications interoperability agreement made between …
WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will reduce the infamous 64,000-item backlog by this time next year, the WTB chief told a powerful senator on March 10. “The goal I have …
PARIS-Groupe Sagem, a French mobile phone manufacturer, introduced a dual-band Global System for Mobile communications handset using Unwired Planet Inc.’s UP.Browser. The company demonstrated the phone at CeBIT in Germany. …
WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) said he will introduce legislation this summer to reform the Federal Communications Commission, an effort that could produce massive structural changes that go …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it has begun production shipments of its CSM2000 Cell Site Modem chip for Code Division Multiple Access infrastructure and test equipment. The CSM2000 is a multiple-channel …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Royal Philips Electronics said it has filed a consent statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking the consent of VLSI Technology Inc.’s shareholders to remove VLSI’s board of …
Several class-action lawsuits have be filed by various law firms representing shareholders of Orbital Sciences Corp., claiming the company overstated both revenues and earnings. Orbital Sciences is the parent company …
HELSINKI-Nokia Corp.’s board of directors elected Nokia’s Chief Executive Officer Jorma Ollila chairman, and Iiro Viinanen vice chairman. Ollila joined Nokia in 1985, became president and CEO in 1992, and …
LONDON-NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc. and Symbian announced their agreement to create research and development programs, specifically to establish and expand the wireless information devices market and provide broad support …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. introduced a new Terrestrial Trunked Radio handset called the THR420, designed for public safety and security networks. The company said it expects the new TETRA handset to …
WASHINGTON-Despite the fact that the government has extended the time for wireless carriers to implement number portability, the government needs to alert all wireless carriers-especially rural ones-they need to begin …
MobileMedia Corp. said it filed a stipulation to its reorganization plan with the U.S. bankruptcy court in order to appease certain unsecured creditors who have objected to it. The reorganization …
NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said it is underwriting a $10 million capital increase in Celcaribe S.A., its cellular operator in the northern region of Colombia, and purchasing an additional …
The Federal Communications Commission could rule today on whether Leap Wireless International Inc. is qualified to own C-and F-block personal communications services licenses and bid in tomorrow’s reauction of C-block …
Frontier Corp., one of the parents of Frontier Cellular, announced plans to merge with Global Crossing Ltd., an independent global fiber-optic network operator. The transaction is valued at about $11.2 …
NEW YORK-The disappearing boundaries between the Internet and internal corporate computer networks pose a security threat that can undermine the business opportunities and efficiencies this new era of data communications …
POWAY, Calif.-A study conducted by Technology Trends in eight U.S. markets found 65 percent of consumers with monthly bills higher than $75 were using phones from at least two different …
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said 11 banks have agreed to underwrite and arrange the facility required to finance the company’s merger with AirTouch Communications Inc. The banks include Bank of America, …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia announced an agreement to supply its General Packet Radio Service network solution to KG Telecom in Taiwan. KG Telecom will be able to provide mobile Internet access to …
