WASHINGTON-Carriers last week overwhelmingly warned the Federal Communications Commission that while they will make their best efforts to meet implementation deadlines for enhanced 911...
After answering more than 5.5 billion questions in the past four years, Ask Jeeves Inc.'s online question answering service is finally learning to talk.The...
NEW YORK-The 2.4 GHz unlicensed radio-frequency band is getting a bit crowded these days, with cordless phones, microwave ovens and the new guest, Bluetooth,...
NEW YORK-Wireless interactive marketing company SkyGo Inc. announced it completed the first phase of its market research study in Boulder, Colo., and has more...
Qualcomm Inc.'s much-battered stock received a vote of confidence last week as Lehman Brothers released an equity research report reiterating its "Buy" rating of...
BUCHAREST, Romania-Slovakian operator Globtel prefers a "beauty contest" process of licensing the country's third-generation (3G) licenses. Eva Forraiova-Guttlerova, the company's public relations manager, said...
HELSINKI, Finland-In a new three-year agreement Nokia will supply its core GPRS solution, services and broadband switching system upgrades for Belgium-based operator Proximus Belgacom...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-A new wireless ventures company will help Scandinavian entrepreneurs build "world-beating wireless companies," according to a release from Argo Global Capital and Northstream.The...
WASHINGTON-The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it plans to fine Clear Communications Group $120,000 for willful and repeated violations of federal workplace safety...
WASHINGTON-For all the confusion and uncertainty following last week's presidential and congressional elections, it is possible telecom policy could escape the massive political gridlock...
NEW YORK-Seeking to become a dominant player in the emerging lithium-ion polymer battery field, Valence Technology Inc. plans to buy all rights to this...
LONDON-France Telecom's Orange, a United Kingdom mobile-phone provider, decided to standardize on Nortel Networks' Alteon Web switching products to support the expansion of its...
NEW YORK- FindWhat.com announced today it teamed with ThinkersGroup.com to make its search engine results-including its search advertisements-available to users of Web-enabled cell phones...
PORTLAND, Ore.-Sonera Corp. announced it will invest $68 million to purchase one-fourth of Metro One Telecommunications.The deal gives Metro One enough capital to pay...
WASHINGTON-Neoworld Inc., a newcomer with a back-to-the-future wireless strategy, represents a new breed of dispatch operator forced by massive consolidation and other industry trends...
UTRECHT, The Netherlands-NewsEdge Corp. and CMG Telecommunications announced an alliance to combine NewsEdge's eTopics with CMG's WAP Service Broker, which will allow CMG to...
Sprint PCS made several announcements last week aimed at increasing its role in the wireless transmission of photos and videos over its network.The carrier...
SINGAPORE-Singapore operator MobileOne (M1) accused rivals SingTel Mobile and StarHub of efforts to lure away its CDMA customers. An advertising war has been under...
TOKYO-Matsushita Communication Industrial announced a new company in the Czech Republic to manufacture mobile phones and car audio equipment. The company will begin production...
Over the past several weeks, Sprint PCS has rolled out several additions to its Wireless Web service designed to target the consumer market, particularly...
LONDON-Ten companies are vying for 42 wireless broadband licenses in the United Kingdom in a government auction commenced last Friday.The auction is expected to...
Following the disclosure of their third-quarter earnings, two leading local multipoint distribution services carriers proved the business of financing is a hit-and-miss proposition.Winstar Communications...
