NEW YORK-The credit quality of the seven large incumbent U.S. operators will only be moderately affected by the capital costs of commercializing third-generation technology,...
WASHINGTON-On land and in air, the ever-popular mobile phone-America's favorite toy in the New Millennium-is creating headaches for government, industry and citizens, and raising...
The Third Generation Partnership Project, a standards body initially established by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to work on W-CDMA technology, last week agreed...
WASHINGTON-The high-flying mobile-phone industry-poised to pick up its 100 millionth subscriber this week-could soon find itself in the throes of a major consumer backlash.Complaints...
SEATTLE-Personal safety tops the list of reasons why most Americans want location-based services, according to a study conducted by Integrated Data Communications Inc.The study,...
Amid weeks of speculation and analyst prodding, Lucent Technologies Inc. announced plans to spin off its $4 billion microelectronics business. The company is planning...
Legislation by Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from approving the transfer of licenses from an American telecommunications company, such...
BUTTE, Mont.-Touch America, the telecommunications subsidiary of The Montana Power Co., began its personal communications services joint venture with Qwest Wireless in Spokane, Wash.,...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Low-power graphics chip maker Silicon Motion Inc. reported it has invented an embedded digital signal processor technology that will enable the company...
NEW YORK-Airspan Networks Inc., a British designer of fixed wireless communications systems, went public on Nasdaq July 19, raising $82.5 million in an offering...
LOS ANGELES-CreSenda Wireless Inc. formed a strategic alliance with AT&T Wireless Services to launch its Wireless Professional Series business applications over AT&T's CDPD network.The...
The road to higher data speeds for wireless networks is rooted in voice technology, but Flarion Technologies, a new venture company formed by Lucent...
NEW YORK-Manufacturers increasingly are planning to outsource production as more companies transition to the virtual manufacturing model, according to a recent Bear, Stearns &...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and MasterCard International said they will commit resources in a joint effort to speed mobile commerce deployments.The companies will collaborate on...
BellSouth Wireless DataMichael McGarry was appointed regional vice president, Central Region, for BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. McGarry's team will be responsible for selling Interactive...
TantauTantau Software Inc. released its Wireless Internet Platform version 2, which features enhancements for back-end connectivity, content personalization and information delivery. In addition, the...
LISBON, Portugal-Brazilian wireless operator Telesp Celular, a subsidiary of Portuguese communications provider Portugal Telecom, entered an agreement with Centrais Telefonicas de Ribeirao Preto S.A....
LOS ANGELES-Handset-based billing and accounting technologies provider Telemac Corp. and Topp Telecom Inc., a supplier of prepaid wireless services, settled their patent litigation.As part...
WASHINGTON-An official bid for VoiceStream Wireless Corp. has reportedly emerged.According to press reports, Deutsche Telekom AG has offered more than $50 billion for the...
FRANKFURT, Germany-Deutsche Telekom said it signed an agreement to sell its 24.5-percent stake in Wind, its joint venture in Italy. Enel and France Telecom...
FranceBrightpoint Inc. subsidiary Brightpoint France SARL, entered an agreement with Motorola S.A. France, a subsidiary of Motorola Inc., to distribute Motorola wireless communications handsets...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-KPN, the former telecommunications monopoly in the Netherlands, plans to offer a new issue of shares to the public this year. The...
NEW YORK-Any wireless carrier that frets about competition on its turf should consider SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd., the fourth licensee in Hong Kong.The city-state...
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands-Bids in the Dutch Universal Mobile Telecommunications System auction topped $1 billion at the end of bidding Thursday, 10 days and...
