LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc announced it will not trade its single-A credit ratings for Mannesmann AG control by offering downgrade protection on some outstanding debt.The...
Perhaps the greatest indicator of the wireless data industry's rise to popularity is the way paging carriers are positioning themselves in the space today.Pioneering...
In a marked shift in strategy, Datalink.net unveiled a new business unit called Net2Wireless Turnkey Business Solutions, designed to provide business-to-business wireless extension services.Originally,...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson reported 1999 pretax profit dropped 10 percent to $1.89 billion, ahead of analysts' expectations.Sales for the fourth quarter increased 25 percent...
France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom made significant moves to part ways last week with France Telecom agreeing to purchase Deutsche Telekom's and Sprint Corp.'s...
United KingdomBritain-based Marconi plc announced it has sold its Network Components & Services business in Europe and China to Viasystems Group Inc. for $115...
Prime Companies Inc. said its wholly owned subsidiary, LMDS Communications Inc., accepted a $4 million financing package from a major financial institution for construction...
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced it has completed a private placement of $1 billion of its 5.25-percent convertible senior notes due Jan. 15, 2010....
LOS ANGELES.-Gershon N. Cooper, chief executive officer and founder of ORA Electronics Inc. in Chatsworth, Calif., died Jan. 22 in Los Angeles. He was...
Qualcomm Inc. on Friday officially asked the Federal Communications Commission to grant it spectrum in the upcoming channel 60-69 auctions.Qualcomm wants the commission to...
DALLAS-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. plans to enhance the capacity and reach of its existing network through a $210 million infrastructure equipment contract with Lucent...
SAN DIEGO-PacketVideo Corp., a provider of wireless multimedia communication software and service for mobile applications, announced it will provide NTT DoCoMo with a software...
Qualcomm Inc. shares dropped 16 percent last Wednesday after the cdmaOne innovator warned of slower chip sales this quarter.This warning eclipsed Qualcomm's higher-than-expected first...
Another Swedish company soon will be competing for America's wireless business.Satsafe AB, based in Stockholm, said it plans to expand its mobile data communication...
LONDON-BT Cellnet said it will be the first U.K. mobile phone operator to commercially launch General Packet Radio Service this summer. The carrier also...
WASHINGTON-With predictions that data-particularly e-commerce-will shape the industry's future, the big question is which enterprise network will handle the most wireless traffic in the...
SBC Communications Inc. said it will convert the remaining Ameritech Corp. wireless properties it owns from Code Division Multiple Access technology to Time Division...
Cable & Wireless plc announced it is in discussions regarding a proposed merger between Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd. and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. Such...
NEW YORK-Smart cards must overcome a chicken-and-egg problem before they can expand their use in wireless devices beyond their established role as subscriber identification...
Qualcomm Inc. took a major step last week to expand its patent and technology portfolio to include mobile location-based services and wireless Internet systems,...
IRVINE, Calif.-STM Wireless Inc. announced that its 45-percent owned affiliate, SkyOnline Inc., has signed agreements to receive $45 million in new equity from Telfin...
LUFKIN, Texas-US Unwired launched service in Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Texas.US Unwired, a Sprint PCS Network Partner, currently offers service in Beaumont, Nederland, Tyler, Longview...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector announced a successful launch in Japan of its commercial high-speed wireless Internet access for cdmaOne networks.The new...
