WASHINGTON-Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator in Iraq, signed an order creating a new Iraqi government agency to oversee licensing of commercial wireless and wireline...
WASHINGTON-Legislation moving forward in the Massachusetts legislature would require drivers to have hands-free wireless devices, while banning novice drivers from having any wireless conversations...
Centennial Communications Corp. priced $500 million of 10.13-percent senior unsecured notes due 2013 to be issued in a private placement. The telecom provider said...
Shareholders seemed to cheer Sierra Wireless Inc.'s $20 million all-stock acquisition of rival modem maker AirPrime Inc., sending the company's stock up almost 9...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched Samsung Telecommunications America's SGH-s307 Java-based handset on its network. Cingular said the handset, which is compatible with Cingular's GSM/GPRS network...
LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. extended the expiration date of its existing offer to exchange 13.38-percent senior subordinated discount notes due...
MOSCOW-Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems said it increased its ownership in Ukrainian Mobile Communications to 83.7 percent by acquiring an additional 26-percent stake in...
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. entered into an agreement to sell $450 million of 8.125-percent senior notes due July 1, 2011, in a private placement....
Interest in the wireless enterprise market continues as Siemens, Colligo Networks, Aligo, Salesnet and Orsus Solutions announced new deals and products in the arena.First,...
Nextel Communications Inc. has reportedly signed a deal to become the primary sponsor of NASCAR's top racing series, which is currently known as the...
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court on Tuesday said that Sprint Corp. could not challenge rules by the Federal Communications Commission allowing for technology specific-overlays as...
LAS VEGAS-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association will play a role in Shorecliff Communications' Tower Summit and Trade Show scheduled for October.CTIA's sponsorship...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it plans to replace the analog radio systems for the Finnish Rail Administration with digital GSM infrastructure for voice and...
WASHINGTON-A coalition of consumer advocates and state regulators on Monday sent a letter to senators urging them to reject efforts by the Cellular Telecommunications...
America Online Inc. said it will stop selling and supporting its Mobile Communicator, which is based on Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry device.According to...
SAN FRANCISCO-It's a numbers game.Three million developers. Three million downloads of the J2ME software development kit last year. Five hundred fifty million desktops running...
RESTON, Va.-Broadband service provider XO Communications Inc. continues to pursue its previously announced plans to acquire bankrupt telecommunications company Global Crossing.XO said it is...
PARIS-European company Musiwave has signed deals with Sony Music Europe and several independent record labels for its technology and services.The Sony agreement will make...
WASHINGTON-Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Conrad Burns (R-Mont.), co-chairs of the E911 Congressional Caucus, introduced a bill that will provide state grants to...
SAN RAMON, Calif.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. announced its Calif.-based subsidiary VIA Wireless L.L.C. sold 100 wireless communications towers to GoldenState Towers L.L.C. for...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it will begin offering enhanced directory assistance services from Infonxx in a move that could save the carrier millions...
The House of Representatives overwhelming passed spectrum relocation legislation, a major boost for industry efforts to secure military frequencies for third-generation wireless systems. "This...
The 2003 JavaOne Developer Conference witnessed a collision of giants as Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp. pushed their platforms, highlighting a division within...
