KINGSTON, Jamaica-Five Caribbean governments have agreed with Cable & Wireless plc, the region's telecom provider, on a phased dismantling of the company's monopoly that...
NEW YORK-A private placement of $450 million of eight-year senior subordinated notes, which American Cellular Corp., plans to issue, received a speculative-grade rating of...
SAN DIEGO-Contract manufacturers are beginning to reshape the global plastics industry, according to a senior official with Flextronics International Ltd.Paul Santina, vice president of...
RESTON, Va.-In their first deal ever, Nextel Communications Inc. has picked Lucent Technologies Inc. to supply gateway switches for its digital wireless network in...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless selected Boxerjam, a developer of games for wireless devices, to provide its Mobile Web customers with two new games to play...
LISLE, Ill.-Tellabs, a developer of echo cancellation and VQE technology, will provide Globtel, a Slovakian mobile communications operator, with a new voice-quality enhancement solution...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-OmniVision Technologies Inc., provider of highly integrated CMOS image sensors used in electronic cameras, announced its newest design will be used by Kyocera...
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. said its Bipolar-CMOS radio frequency transceiver, TRF6001, achieved Bluetooth certification from 7 Layers AG, a Bluetooth qualification body."We are pleased to...
MONROE, La.-CenturyTel Inc.'s board of directors voted to increase the company's quarterly cash dividend from 4.75 cents per share to 5 cents per share...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. entered an agreement to design cdma2000 1xEV infrastructure modem card equipment for Motorola Inc. to enable high-speed wireless Internet access."CDMA has...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed a letter of intent to deliver a third-generation wideband Code Division Multiple Access Radio Access network and IP mobility core...
San Diego, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. has granted Intercube its CDMA license to design and market its 3G CDMA applications. Intercube will pay Qualcomm royalties at...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-NEC, the Japanese manufacturer, inaugurated a software development center in Argentina, and it plans to invest $100 million over three to five...
CHICAGO-Cambia Networks, a provider of open data gateway platforms for wireless service providers, has secured $11 million in funding from Benchmark Capital, Skymoon Ventures...
DENVER, United States-Bolivian personal communications services operator Nuevatel will likely be the first operator in the Americas to launch General Packet Radio Service.The Andean...
Like the stubborn ache of a mild whiplash, new wireless application service providers (WASPs) and wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) are chipping away at...
Adicom WirelessAdicom Wireless announced Asymmetric Wireless Data Link, a new broadband wireless access product. AWDL, targeted at both U.S. and European markets, is designed...
BELMONT, Calif.-Covigo Inc., a software company that helps enterprises adapt to wireless, has wirelessly enabled flutter.com, a U.K.-based person-to-person betting site.Covigo's wireless application platform...
OTTAWA-Canada's national telecommunications authority, Industry Canada, is seeking public advice on the use cellular phone silencers in public places. Currently, only law-enforcement agencies have...
AWRApplied Wave Research appointed Ronald Patston as vice president of marketing. Prior to joining AWR, Patston held several positions in various companies in the...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS will feature Forbes.com Inc. content on its wireless Web service, allowing access to Forbes.com's daily new stories covering business, technology,...
