KINGSWOOD, United Kingdom-ROK Entertainment Group launched its ROK Player technology in the United Kingdom through a deal with Sony/BMG Music Publishing. The technology allows...
Qualcomm Inc. made a strategic investment in wireless application company Digital Orchid. The companies did not disclose the amount of the investment.Digital Orchid sells...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc expanded its partner network program to include SmarTone as its exclusive partner in Hong Kong. Under the agreement, SmarTone will re-brand...
SEOUL, South Korea-Indian wireless carrier Airtel has reached 1 million subscribers for its ringback tone service just five months after its July service launch,...
TORONTO-After a cycle of postponements, Nortel Networks Ltd. finally released its third-quarter results statement, although it is still unaudited. For the third quarter, Nortel...
Fundamental changes in wireless sometimes take place with a bang (the disappearance of AT&T Wireless, the combination of Sprint and Nextel) and sometimes creep...
WASHINGTON-A key lawmaker Thursday called universal service "the 800-pound gorilla" and said that last week's action by the Federal Communications Commission to raise the...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Aviation Administration has banned shipments of non-rechargeable lithium batteries on commercial flights because they pose a fire hazard when transported in the...
RALEIGH, North Carolina-A local news TV station in North Carolina will offer news stories, pictures, traffic information and weather forecasts through a downloadable Java...
Sprint PCS launched two new content services Monday, continuing its lead in the advanced content arena.The carrier announced a radio-like service that will deliver...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish company Atenit said it will deploy a UMTS TDD network using technology developed by U.S.-based IP Wireless. Atenit, a wireless broadband carrier,...
BRUSSELS, Belgium-Following several similar reviews, the European Regulators Group-a body comprised of national telecom regulators in Europe-plan to survey mobile operators in Europe about...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has successfully completed trials for broadband public-safety solutions in the 4.9 GHz band."The success of the trial, thanks in...
Many in the industry peg iDEN handset vendor Motorola Inc. as a major winner following the merger between Sprint and Nextel Communications Inc. Motorola's...
LONDON-Shazam Entertainment announced a partnership with The Link that calls for Shazam's mobile music recognition service to be made available at 300 of The...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. added 9 Squared Inc.'s RealTone JukeBox music downloads to its BREW-based Cricket Clicks offering. The carrier said the application...
MOSCOW-I-mode mobile Internet service is coming to Russia and Eastern Europe under an agreement between Japanese i-mode creator NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Russia's largest...
The four-square mile, fortressed area in Baghdad that's supposed to provide safe haven for important people trying to reinvent this war-torn nation in the...
DUBLIN, Calif.-New research has picked iAnywhere Solutions Inc. as the top player in the middleware market, besting 13 competitors. This is the company's third...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Industry witnessed the release of three unique, advanced handsets from the likes of Verizon Wireless, NTT DoCoMo Inc. and startup Mobiado, a division...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced partners for its third-generation video service called World Call. DoCoMo's FOMA video customers will be able to exchange video-phone calls...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission left the few remaining independent wireless carriers twisting in the wind last week when it said that mobile-phone and long-distance...
