The head of Microsoft Corp.'s mobile devices division, Juha Christensen, will leave the software giant to start his own company, which will focus on...
Despite claims by wireless carriers that they will be prepared for wireless local number portability by the Nov. 24 deadline, an industry analyst's report...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless said it will expand its machine-to-machine services through a new deal with Aeris.net. Under the agreement, Verizon will offer Aeris.net's...
HELSINKI, Finland-Several European groups said they have demonstrated the first vertical handover in commercial networks providing seamless switching among different network connections while an...
WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives last week passed the E911 Implementation Act of 2003 by voice vote. "While most state governments tax cell-phone users for...
WASHINGTON-Michael Gallagher, President Bush's nominee to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, told Senate lawmakers that engineering and trust among agencies are key...
BOCA RATON, Fla.-Airspan Networks Inc., provider of broadband fixed wireless DSL networks, announced it plans to acquire Nortel Networks' fixed wireless access business for...
BANGKOK, Thailand-Continuing its push to expand its CDMA business, Nokia Corp. said it will sell a dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 CDMA handset starting next year. The...
LondonFollowing its launch of an MVNO service in the United Kingdom promoted through a multimillion-dollar ad campaign, British Telecommunications Inc. launched a new service,...
WASHINGTON-The ransacking of a U.S.-owned mobile-phone company in Cote d'Ivoire, the recent jailing of a billionaire oil tycoon in Russia and geopolitical instability associated...
A new study shows the mobile-phone industry grew 21.2 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, with most of the world's major phone makers seeing...
Because operators prefer to manage capacity rather than allow it to dictate their businesses, the nation's expanding subscriber base continues to pose problems.The traditional...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Mobile gaming will be gangbusters in Western Europe, according to a new study, increasing from $228 million last year to nearly $3.4...
PLEASANTON, Calif.-FunMail Inc. announced a major new offering for the U.S. market that will allow mobile users to download daily newspaper comic strips, including...
KPN Mobile and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. reached an agreement on their disputed U.K. third-generation operator business. KPN Mobile will sell its 15-percent stake in...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. has expanded its European i-mode reach to Greece with a partnership agreement with mobile operator Cosmote. DoCoMo is licensing Cosmote to...
LONDON-Anite Telecom said it has introduced a new platform that runs on Agilent Technologies' hardware for protocol testing and network simulation for GSM, GPRS...
WASHINGTON-The Senate late Thursday approved a spending bill rider that partially restores funding to a rural broadband loan program. The agriculture appropriations amendment, co-sponsored...
