CHARLESTON, S.C.-Trivo Wireless L.L.C. has debuted its wireless voice and data services in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.The company's "Free Plan"...
Mobile instant messaging is going mainstream. Maybe.Wireless IM use is growing, with 32 percent of all mobile messaging using an IM service in addition...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. announced they have entered a reciprocal Wi-Fi roaming agreement.Through the partnerships, the carriers' customers will be...
TOKYO-More than 10 top Japanese record companies are suspected of illegally blocking other firms from offering ringtone services to wireless users.Japan's anti-monopoly agency raided...
LONDON-Symbian Ltd. announced its sponsors for its Smartphone Show scheduled to take place Oct. 5-6 in London.The sponsors are Vodafone, UIQ Technology in association...
WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau Wednesday granted Nextel Partners Inc. eligible telecommunications carrier status, making it eligible to receive universal-service subsidies for the customers...
MAITLAND, Fla.-Two wireless mesh networks were announced yesterday.MeshNetworks Inc. and Cheetah Wireless Technologies Inc. said they have deployed a trial mesh wireless broadband network...
MUNICH-Several wireless carriers, including T-Mobile, Vodafone, mmO2 and E-Plus, have stopped selling Siemens' 65-series mobile phones as a result of the software malfunction the...
WASHINGTON-The United Telecom Council Thursday urged its members to tell their lawmakers that utilities need a 10-megahertz allocation of spectrum in the 700 MHz...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless today said it reached a settlement with Dr. Bonnie O'Day over a 2003 complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission in which...
AUSTIN, Texas-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has named Axalto a supplier of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards for its GSM wireless services, extending the companies' previous...
Two U.S. content companies made European purchases Thursday.Mforma Group Inc.'s spending spree continued Thursday as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue...
MOSCOW-Russian wireless carrier VimpelCom announced it has won a tender against international bidders to purchase KaR-Tel, the second-largest cellular operator in Kazakhstan, for $350...
RICHMOND, British Columbia-eXI Wireless Inc., which provides wireless identification and location technologies, said its radio-frequency identification technology and services are now available to original...
WARWICK, R.I-ICOA Inc. said it will integrate its hot-spot networks into the iPass Global Broadband Roaming Network.ICOA said it provides solutions for high-traffic locations...
Moody's Investor Services affirmed its long-term debt rating and raised its outlook from stable to positive for Sprint Corp., citing higher free cash flow...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. has unveiled a tri-mode chipset for Wi-Fi technology, joining the fray of other companies competing in that space.Other chip companies...
WOODLAND PARK, Colo.-Data Burst Technologies reported that its iTRAK Internet vehicle tracking system has been certified for use on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s GPRS...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday said it would require mobile satellite service carriers to file reports regarding the implementation of its MSS 911 call...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. has expanded its distribution of palmOne Inc.'s popular Treo 600 smart phone, making it more readily available to retail consumers.T-Mobile,...
SYDNEY, Australia-Following a similar announcement by rivals earlier this month, Vodafone Australia and Optus said they agreed to share third-generation network sites and infrastructure....
The world's largest carrier has partnered with the world's largest handset manufacturer to simplify software in Java-enabled cell phones.Vodafone, which boasts 139 million global...
COLLEGE PARK, Md.-The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business said it will provide Nextel Communications Inc.'s Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry...
MIAMI-Emida Technologies, which provides an electronic transactional network for prepaid services for the Hispanic market, said it has acquired the assets of Global Payment...
