WASHINGTON-Former U.S. Rep. Stephen Largent (R-Okla.) confirmed to RCR Wireless News that he is the leading candidate to replace Thomas Wheeler, president and chief...
PLANTATION, Fla.-Motorola Inc. announced a teaming with Bobby Jones Sportswear to offer a mobile phone branded with the golfer's signature and logo for Nextel...
BOULDER, Colo.-Roving Planet said Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida has selected its management platform for it wireless local area network."After installing a full...
PEABODY, Mass.-Following shareholder approval, speech technology giant ScanSoft Inc. has closed its acquisition of rival SpeechWorks International Inc.Upon closing, SpeechWorks shareholders received 0.86 shares...
MONTREAL-Canadian operator Microcell Telecommunications, which filed for bankruptcy and was taken over by its creditors earlier this year, reported a profit for the second...
TORONTO-In a document it filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nortel Networks Ltd. said it forecasts a further $30 million to $40...
CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Wireless reported a five-year deal with L.M. Ericsson to provide GSM/GPRS and EDGE technology equipment for the carrier's planned overlay of its...
BEIJING-A state-run Chinese electronics manufacturer introduced a Dick Tracy-style mobile phone/wristwatch that features a tiny keypad, color screen, clip-on camera and support for CDMA...
Verizon Wireless' highly anticipated press-to-talk service is expected to introduce tomorrow with the carrier rolling out a nationwide offering using the carrier's CDMA2000 1x...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-3Com Corp. reported a deal with Apple Core Hotels to provide free wireless local area network access in its five Apple Core hotels...
OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. reported a relatively solid quarter of declining losses and a more positive outlook, although the company's revenues also continued...
Wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp. reported increasing revenues and a rising net income, news that helped send the company's stock up almost 8...
WASHINGTON-The Progress & Freedom Foundation, a pro-market think tank, released a study Wednesday that it claims shows that the proposed California Telecommunications Users Bill...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced a $32 million contract with China's Guangdong Mobile Communications Corp. to expand its GPRS network. The system will be rolled...
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica-Lucent Technologies Inc. said Costa Rica's sole telecommunications provider, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, has contracted it to deploy Lucent's next-generation optical...
CALGARY-Wi-LAN Inc., provider of broadband wireless communications products, said it was cash-flow positive from operations in its third quarter ended July 31. The company...
SPOKANE, Wash.-Itronix, which specializes in ruggedized mobile computing systems, announced it has been awarded new project contracts worth $14 million.The company is involved in...
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems released an advanced messaging interface (AMI) for high-speed communications and applications processing in next-generation mobile phones. "With the continued growth in...
CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Inc. released solid second-quarter 2003 results, reflecting improved revenues and decreased losses.The company said total revenues were $80.9 million, up from $73.2...
WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau said Aug. 8 that the 15 licenses owned by Airadigm Communications Inc., a bankrupt PCS C- and F-block licensee...
The camera-phone craze appears to have officially hit the United States, with Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless both boasting of millions of picture messages...
MANKATO, Minn.-Rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless launched a range of entertainment applications and communications services on its recently deployed CDMA2000 1x network using Qualcomm...
WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell invited all state officials responsible for deploying wireless enhanced 911 to the Federal Communications Commission in late October for the...
SAN DIEGO-Samsung Electronics said it will work with chip maker Staccato Communications to develop ultra-wideband products, a short-range technology with a data-transfer rate of...
