AUSTIN-The Wi-Fi Alliance announced it has adopted a color-coded Wi-Fi Certified logo and a product Interoperability Certificate for its Wi-Fi Certified branding program, designed...
WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense denied adopting a policy against camera phones, saying imaging devices are already covered by guidelines for wireless communications by the...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Repeater manufacturer Avitec S.E. has acquired the technology assets of Littlefeet Inc., the provider of distributed coverage solutions for wireless carriers that went...
WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. said it was evaluating strategic alternatives for its wholly owned Centennial Puerto Rico Cable TV Corp. subsidiary, which currently serves...
WASHINGTON-A bill banning 16- and 17-year-olds from using mobile phones while driving passed the California Senate Tuesday.The measure, sponsored by Sen. Debra Bowen (D),...
WASHINGTON-Government regulators have reportedly approved a settlement with NextWave Telecom Inc. regarding the company's $4.3 billion debt it owes the Federal Communications Commission for...
LEVITTOWN, Pa.-FTS Wireless Inc., which operates retail wireless locations that sell wireless services and operate Wi-Fi hot spots, said it will begin offering bundled...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and T-Mobile USA Inc. reported plans to end their network-sharing arrangement, which currently provides Cingular access to T-Mobile USA's network in...
Wi-Fi service provider Wayport this week unveiled Wi-Fi World, a new pricing model for its Wi-Fi-enabled McDonald's restaurants in which service will be provided...
BOULDER, Colo.-Cellport Systems Inc. said Harman Becker Automotive Systems, a division of Harman International, has signed a worldwide license to use Cellport's patented Plug...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-A non-stop talking contest initiated in Albuquerque, N.M., by Leap Wireless International Inc.'s Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary was still going strong after 72...
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor's Rating Services assigned its 'B+' bank loan rating and a '3' recovery rating to Nextel Partners Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary...
GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), provider of radio frequency integrated circuits, has completed its acquisition of Bluetooth solution provider Silicon Wave Inc.RFMD expects...
NEW YORK-Carrier consolidation and increasing common standards are forcing wireless equipment makers to cut prices, according to a new report from Heavy Reading, a...
REDMOND, Wash.-Ahead of the final voting episode of "American Idol," AT&T Wireless Services Inc. unveiled a new text messaging package allowing customers to send...
Several third-generation commercial launches were announced in markets across Western Europe this week, with market leaders Vodafone Group plc, Telefonica Moviles and Telecom Italia...
Motorola Inc. has unveiled what it describes as the first cross-technology Push-to-Talk over Cellular solution rooted in wireless networks. This announcement comes against the...
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. announced its operating subsidiaries have refinanced their previous credit facility with a new $1.1 billion senior secured credit facility. The new...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced two contracts this week, one worth $1.5 billion and the other valued at $120 million.The company signed a 10-year $1.5...
WALLINGFORD, Conn.-SmartLink Radio Networks Inc. announced the opening of a new office in Billerica, Mass., to house its eastern regional sales, corporate marketing, business...
Tim Berners-Lee, widely credited with creating the World Wide Web, published a paper criticizing the wireless industry's attempts to create ".mobi," a mobile-specific Internet...
Software infrastructure company VeriSign Inc. announced a $273 million acquisition of German wireless content company Jamba!, a move VeriSign said would add wireless content...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. (CPS) said it has raised $9 million from existing investors to drive adoption of its Matrix location technology.The technology...
BERLIN-Siemens announced it will discontinue its line of fashion-focused mobile phones sold under its Xelibri brand. Launched early last year, the line-up of phones...
