SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. released its new OmniExpress mobile communications system, a fleet management system with real-time, two-way communications and vehicle position reporting.Qualcomm said the...
While wirelessly enabling various types of applications is generally the one common element among wireless application service providers, most agree that value-added services and...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. announced today it will open a new engineering design facility in Montreal.The company said the new facility will...
WARSAW, Poland-The three Polish wireless operators are unhappy with the terms of the government's Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) tender and are reported to...
Sprint Corp. is planning to rely more heavily on its wireless segment and Internet backbone to balance out its faltering long-distance business.The company warned...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. completed an over-the-air CDMA position location demonstration on a commercial network using a small-form-factor handset with the company's gpsOne and SnapTrack...
PARIS-SkyPoint, a Spanish telecom operator with a wireless access license in the 26 GHz band, selected Alcatel to supply its local multipoint distribution service...
The satellite-based telecommunications market made headlines again last week as Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. released disappointing financial results and bankrupt provider Iridium L.L.C. endorsed a...
LONDON-Moody's Investors Service changed its rating outlook of Sonera from stable to negative. Sonera follows several other European operators in being downgraded for their...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported an amendment to Kyocera Corp.'s existing CDMA license agreement with Qualcomm to include the development, manufacture and sale of subscriber...
SINGAPORE-StarHub announced it will invest another US$58.8 million to enhance its Singapore mobile network during the next few months. This will bring its investment...
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. will acquire Lockheed Martin Canada's Adaptive Notch Filtering Business Unit, which will involve the acquisition of 2.5 million shares...
BERNE, Switzerland-The Federal Communications Commission of Switzerland canceled the auction of additional frequencies for mobile services based on the GSM standard. The agency accepted...
NEW YORK-In this day of mega-mergers and high-dollar corporate buyouts, the thought of exchanging assets of similar value seems like a throw-back to our...
WASHINGTON-The hearing-impaired community has asked the Federal Communications Commission to consider mandating hearing aid compatibility for digital mobile phones, saying the wireless industry has...
ANNANDALE, Va.-Invertix Corp. garnered $11 million in its second round of private-equity financing and said it plans to use the funds to bolster the...
HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Inc. has agreed to acquire Flash Creative Management Inc., a management and technology consulting agency. The deal will add professional services to...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Corporate and private investors such as Motorola Inc. and Commtouch invested $19 million in OpenGrid Inc., a wireless transactions provider, the company...
Sun Microsystems Inc. officially threw its hat into the wireless Internet ring last week with a broad set of announcements unveiling a dedicated wireless...
HERNDON, Va.-InphoMatch, a Web-to-wireless applications developer, and online community site eNeighbors teamed up to provide wireless communications and commerce services to communities connected through...
LISBON, Portugal-Portugal Telecom increased its economic interests in Brazilian mobile operator Telesp Celular Participacoes from 29.92 percent to 41.23 percent.Telesp Celular completed a public...
MOSCOW-The major Russian Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) carrier decided to expand eastward and launched a GSM 900 MHz service in the Urals republic of Udmurtia...
WASHINGTON-President Clinton last week vetoed appropriations legislation containing the 3-percent telephone tax repeal, ratcheting up a budget battle that will continue with a lame-duck...
