WASHINGTON-Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), the new chairman of the House Commerce Committee, said Thursday that Congress may not need to act to accelerate the...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Investors cheered Sierra Wireless Inc.'s upgraded first-quarter forecast, sending the company's stock up almost 13 percent to $40.72 per share. Sierra said...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said ZAO Smarts, the fourth-largest mobile carrier in Russia, has contracted the German vendor to deliver equipment worth $36.4 million. The...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Increased availability of Bluetooth-enabled mobile handsets has led to an increased commitment to Bluetooth by automobile original equipment manufacturers, according to a...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Aptilo Networks and WeRoam are partnering to add WeRoam's roaming service to Aptilo's service management platform as a standard option. The partnership will...
NEW YORK-Tele2 said it obtained 100-percent ownership in Russian GSM operator Sankt-Peterburg Telecom with the purchase of the remaining 14-percent stake in the company...
Acquisition mania seems to have hit the wireless data industry, as wireless enterprise player Sybase Inc. announced a massive $95.2 million acquisition of rival...
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. said that a February proposal from Verizon Wireless to re-band only the 800 MHz spectrum and make Nextel pay for the...
Verizon Wireless this week launched several sports-related offerings from its Get It Now virtual store.The carrier is offering Play Ball!, a suite of games...
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Agriculture needs to do a better job of spurring broadband deployment through the Rural Broadband Program, two senators said Thursday."The...
Siemens said it will become the latest company to license BlackBerry technology from wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd. The news lends further...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system company PalmSource Inc. said its 3 million share offering will be priced at about $18 per share. The company's stock was...
BURLINGTON, Mass.-Easy411 said it is offering wireless directory assistance for half the cost wireless carriers traditionally charge.Easy411's service will cost 65 cents per call...
TOKYO-Casio Computer Co. Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. outlined the details of their mobile-phone joint venture, first announced in November. The companies said their new...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Led by UMTS deployments, the wireless infrastructure market has experienced a strong up-tick in recent weeks, according to ABI Research.The group said...
Twenty-somethings are most likely to give up their landline phones in favor of wireless-only service, and the trend is growing, according to analysis by...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Malaysian operator Maxis Communications began a trial of UMTS third-generation technology Wednesday. The eight-month trial will use 3G spectrum assigned by the...
WASHINGTON-The seventh iteration of the FCC's Network Reliability & Interoperability Council convened Tuesday with a wireless chief executive, Timothy Donahue of Nextel Communications...
Sweden's public-safety agencies will use a Tetra network for wireless communications, a decision that comes after some had considered using a CDMA network in...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Jazz Semiconductor said it has entered a partnership to manufacture Magnolia Broadband's chipset known as DiversityPlus with a view to improving coverage...
WASHINGTON-Wireless services may not pose as substantial a threat to the wireline industry as many have speculated, according to new research from the Phoenix...
WASHINGTON-A powerful lawmaker Wednesday directed the Federal Communications Commission to send its best scientists to meet with the Pentagon to help alleviate the continuing...
WASHINGTON-China, already facing mounting U.S. criticism over its Wi-Fi security standard, said it will consult with U.S. officials on a separate dispute before the...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Danish mobile carrier Sonofon is joining a European alliance of wireless operators. The Starmap Mobile Alliance consists of 10 small European mobile operators...
