MUNICH, Germany—Swedish vendor Ericsson announced the sale of its microelectronic unit to Infineon Technologies for US$379 million in stock, ending industry speculation."This transaction makes...
HELSINKI, Finland—Tecnomen said it was awarded a contract valued at 700,000 euros (US$662,900) by Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) for paging system expansions in...
WASHINGTON—Telecommunications research and analyst firm The Strategis Group ceased operations today.The firm was founded in 1964 by Martin Malarkey and Archer Taylor. It was...
HONG KONG—Verizon Wireless Inc. is the first customer for Lightbridge Inc.'s Mobile Data Manager, a new service that enables carriers to allow users to...
HONG KONG—Sprint PCS and China Unicom have formed a strategic alliance for cdma2000 services, Sprint PCS' Bill Blessing told attendees Wednesday at the 3G...
CHANTILLY, Va.—InTouch USA, which provides wireless handset rentals to business travelers, said it is now offering a phone that can be used in China,...
MELBOURNE, Australia—Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. signed a deal with Iridium Satellite L.L.C. to become a service provider, Iridium said.SingTel will focus on delivering Iridium mobile...
ARLINGTON, Va.—IoWave Inc. acquired the assets of multichannel multipoint distribution services equipment provider Hybrid Networks Inc., which ceased operations at the end of April,...
ROME—Telekom Austria has acquired Telecom Italia Mobile's 25-percent stake in mobile operator Mobilkom Austria for $676 million, of which $651.5 is the purchase price...
RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. said it has appointed Gregory Meacham to vice president of federal programs and homeland security marketing.Meacham will work with Nextel...
TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. said its Taiwanese partner KG Telecommunications will begin i-mode service on June 20. The operator will launch i-mode services on its...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Microsoft Corp. closed its Mobile Internet Business Unit in Stockholm, Sweden, cutting about 80 jobs. The affected employees will be offered jobs in...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's Wireless 2001 tradeshow jumped to a ranking of 42, up from 68, in Tradeshow Week's annual ranking...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Telecom gear maker Ericsson AB has confirmed that it is in talks with German chipmaker Infineon over a possible sale of or partnership...
LONDON—Austrian carrier Mobilkom Austria will use Logica's multimedia messaging product, along with its Prepaid Service Agent, which will ensure pre-delivery charging. Mobilkom launched multimedia...
MINSK, Belarus—Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies launched its pilot GSM network in Belarus. The ceremony, which looked like a clear advertising event, was attended by...
NEW YORK—Following AirGate PCS's release of a revised quarterly outlook, which quickly resulted in a tumbling of its stock value which reverberated throughout the...
LEDBURY, United Kingdom—Cellular operators must do more to promote their gaming services or risk stunting the growth of the mobile entertainment market, according to...
GREENSBORO, N.C.—RF Micro Devices Inc. released revised guidance for the current quarter ended June 30, 2002.The company now expects revenues to range from $98...
ATLANTA—Consolidation moves across the wireless data industry continue to hit in waves, this time with three companies announcing sales or mergers.O2wireless Solutions Inc., which...
WASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell Thursday announced the creation of a Spectrum Policy Task Force to help the agency deal with increased demands...
