SEOUL, South Korea-The South Korean government awarded two third-generation (3G) licenses out of a total three-one to SK Telecom, the country's largest mobile provider,...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. completed a test of CDMA network equipment with data applications such as Web browsing, streaming video...
WASHINGTON-The Wireless Data Forum announced its membership overwhelmingly approved its proposed merger with the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association.The WDF said the merger means...
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced it gained 18 new members, including BellSouth International, Novatel Wireless and Pixo."We are pleased with the CDG's...
Band-XStephen Beynon was hired as Band-X's new chief executive officer. He was previously in a management position in the data and business services division...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-In a surprise announcement, the Swedish government awarded four Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses on Dec. 16, dismissing a proposal from Telia, the...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp.'s Australian subsidiary will purchase 669 wireless communications towers for about $130 million from Vodafone Australia.The deal, expected to close in...
Premier telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies Inc.'s woes continued last week as it revised its first-quarter earnings downward while announcing an overhaul plan that...
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it signed a definitive agreement with Alltel Corp. to acquire the rights to as many as 2,193 of Alltel's communications...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission suspended its re-auction of 422 personal communications services licenses on Thursday with bid amounts nearing $12 billion.The re-auction will resume...
FRANKFURT, Germany-A group of U.S. investors launched a $3 billion class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York...
WASHINGTON-President Bill Clinton last week gave long-time supporter and FCC Commissioner Susan Ness an early holiday gift by naming her to a recess appointment...
BEND, Ore.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. gained a new affiliate, Edge Wireless Communications L.L.C., which will provide mobile services to rural markets in four Western...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Group plc and Ireland's Eircom plc reached an agreement calling for Vodafone to acquire the business of Eircell, Eircom's mobile operator, for...
Multiplier IndustriesMultiplier Industries Corp. released its new line of rechargeable replacement batteries for Motorola radios. The line, which features polycarbonate plastic material with greater...
A federal district judge in Baltimore dismissed on Thursday a radio-frequency health lawsuit against Verizon Communications, formerly Bell Atlantic Corp., and SBC Communications Inc.,...
WASHINGTON-2001: A Space Odyssey? Perhaps if you're working on the international space station or developing a Star Wars defense. But for wireless, it will be...
TORONTO-Nortel Networks Corp. confirmed its forecast for fourth quarter 2000, fiscal year 2000, first quarter 2001 and fiscal year 2001.The company expects revenue in...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS launched personal communications services in Fort Walton Beach and Panama City, Fla., through US Unwired Inc., Sprint PCS' network managing...
HELSINKI-Nokia Corp. will ship with its suite of mobile developer tools the Lutris Enhydra 3.5 Java/XML Open Source application server, including the Nokia WAP...
BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. released FraudBuster 5.0, the newest version of the company's post-activation fraud detection system.FraudBuster 5.0 is able to detect all known types...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Just a week after rival L.M. Ericsson introduced its first i-mode phone for the Japanese market, Motorola Inc. laid out plans to get...
