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With the onset of standardization and modular technologies, the market shares of the big infrastructure players have continued to see constant declines, according to an upcoming report from the Yankee …

Customer retention is a top priority for wireless carriers, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ new 2003 U.S. Wireless Regional CSI Study. Slowing penetration and upcoming wireless local number portability …

RICHMOND, Va.-A three-judge federal appeals court panel wrestled with arguments over whether U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake abused her discretion or appropriately carried out her gate-keeping role in rejecting scientific …

Wireless local area network infrastructure company AirFlow Networks has developed a system intended to simplify the installation and administration of WLANs, a critical need for the technology to gain traction …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it expects its third-quarter handset sales to leap above 4.5 million units, representing approximately 50 percent of revenues. The company describes the estimate as its highest …

SAN FRANCISCO-Cellular-phone users are uniting via the Cellular Telecom Users Alliance Inc., a newly formed organization that plans to negotiate cell-phone rates on behalf of its members. The group hopes …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission again will postpone a vote on a controversial bill of rights for telecom consumers, increasing prospects for either major changes to the current draft or …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Wireless operators have less than 24 months to define, design and implement new charging architectures for mobile data services, according to a new report from U.K.-based consulting firm Analysys. …

SAN FRANCISCO-Cellular-phone users are uniting via the Cellular Telecom Users Alliance Inc., a newly formed organization that plans to negotiate cell-phone rates on behalf of its members. The group hopes …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The global fuel-cell market could be worth $35 billion in 10 years, but first it has several hurdles to overcome, according to research firm ABI. “In the long …

WASHINGTON-A group of states said the House-passed Internet tax moratorium will cost cities and states up to $9 billion a year annually by 2006. A study issued by the Multistate …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it expects its third-quarter handset sales to leap above 4.5 million units, representing approximately 50 percent of revenues. The company describes the estimate as its highest …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission postponed a vote set for last Thursday on a consumer bill of rights for telecom users, rescheduling it for Oct. 2. The request to withhold …

DRACHTEN, Holland-Philips Electronics said it plans to cut 180 jobs next year owing to a challenging market atmosphere, tight competition and an unfavorable exchange rate between the euro and U.S. …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced the development of micro base stations for its third-generation FOMA network that are up to 1/30th the size of conventional base stations. The operator said the …

BELLVUE, Wash.-Microsoft Corp said it has added the enhanced version of its 802.11g Wi-Fi solution to its suite of wireless products. The decision follows its earlier announcement not to unveil …

LA JOLLA, Calif.-The threat of spam on wireless devices continues to drive new industry products, with startup DigiPortal Inc. and stalwart Nokia Corp. both announcing new anti-spam products. Although so …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it plans to offer FOMA video-phone handsets beginning Oct. 1, allowing users to make international video phone calls and 64 kilobit per second data transmissions to …

WASHINGTON-California mobile-phone operators say a proposed bill of rights for telecom consumers will increase subscribers’ bills by nearly $4 a month and result in a loss of 11,500 jobs in …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported the availability of its previously announced PCS Wi-Fi Access service in hundreds of locations across the country, including all Wayport Inc. airport and hotel hot …

WASHINGTON-States shouldn’t raid funds collected from wireless subscribers for enhanced 911services, and carriers shouldn’t collect additional money to use to deploy E911 service if the state has a cost-recovery mechanism …

On balance, wireless chips have carried a small swagger as the industry’s only oasis of good news. But Texas Instruments Inc. caused the sector to stumble by narrowing its third-quarter …

BRASILIA, Brazil-Brazilian wireless operator Oi signed a contract to be the first to deploy Nokia Corp.’s ConnectSite base station in Latin America. The GSM solution provides voice service at low …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Mobile end users continue to use wireless technology more for personal use than professional, according to research by IDC. A survey of more than 2,500 members of IDC’s Mobile …

HELSINKI, Finland-The Open Base Station Architecture Initiative has released its first specification for base stations, which is aimed at reducing development effort and costs. OBSAI is at odds with another …