TURIN, Italy-Vehicles across China may soon be wirelessly tracked, eliminating the need to manually collect information on vehicle registration, examination, emissions, taxation or traffic...
SEOUL, South Korea-Four South Korean telecom companies have applied for one of three third-generation (3G) licenses. The licenses, to be awarded through a modified...
LAKE CHARLES, La.-Under a plan that would more fully integrate the two companies, Sprint PCS network partner US Unwired Inc. announced it would outsource...
The specialized mobile radio industry is quickly becoming a fractured market divided between the traditional small SMR carriers, which are focused on providing dispatch...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported that its High Data Rate technology will be the basis for the Telecommunications Industry Association's third-generation CDMA 1xEV standard, to...
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...
MUNICH, Germany-Blue Impact AG, a partner of CellPoint, introduced a combined GSM/global positioning system module for the Handspring Visor called Tellmen.The Tellmen module is...
SAN DIEGO-Compaq Computer Corp. will incorporate Widcomm Inc.'s Bluetooth Protocol Software for Windows into its next-generation commercial notebook computers.Widcomm said it would provide Compaq...
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...
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...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Samsung Telecommunications America Inc. and VoiceStream Wireless Corp. have agreed to develop GPRS phones using Microsoft Corp.'s Stinger smart phone platform and Mobile...
Future applications for the wireless Internet will depend on its ability to offer data transmission speeds that are comparable with the wired Web. With...
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...
Computer and telephony infrastructure provider Cisco Systems Inc. posted fiscal first-quarter profits just above analyst expectations, but the company also revealed its inventory levels...
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-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...
The evolution of the Symbian initiative advanced last week as the company held its first developers conference in London, supporting the release of version...
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...
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...
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...
WASHINGTON-While most believe the specialized mobile radio industry seems to be disappearing along with its companion regulatory issues, one SMR operator believes that if...
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...
