2004

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. and MercuryMD reported a collaborative agreement to offer a complete mobility solution for healthcare providers using the MData Enterprise Systems mobile software from Mercury MD on …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it signed a $50 million frame agreement with Russia’s Mobile Telesystems for equipment deployment in 11 Russian regions and the extension of MTS’ network in Ukraine. Delivery …

New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell expressing concern that the pending Consensus Plan in front of the commission that calls …

WOBURN, Mass.-VoiceSignal said its new speaker-independent speech recognition software is included in Samsung’s VM-A680 multimedia wireless phone. With the software, phone users can command the phone’s browser or camcorder capabilities …

Both Qualcomm Inc. and Motorola made announcements related to the lucrative Chinese wireless market. Qualcomm announced it will invest in Chinese wireless handset design company Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. …

Most wireless customers are pleased with the services, coverage and customer services from their wireless carrier, according to a new report from JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corp. According to …

Verizon Wireless continued its domination of the wireless industry during the first three months of the year, adding 1.4 million net customer additions and increasing its total customer base to …

MONTREAL-Canadian carrier Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said its common shares have been approved for trading on the Nasdaq National Market. The company’s common shares are currently trading on the Nasdaq …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. has combined with Birdstep Technology and Gemplus International S.A. to develop, promote and market a solution for seamless service continuity between GSM/GPRS/EDGE or CDMA mobile networks and wireless …

Satellite is spreading its wings. The sector appears to be aligning itself with other wireless technologies in hopes of becoming a significant part of a hybrid wireless network. John Kealey, …

Wireless voice and data services now represent 25 percent of a typical U.S. corporation’s telecom spending, according to a new report from the Yankee Group. However, unlike other telecom services, …

Quietly operating in the background of the industry, InterDigital Communications Corp. describes itself as a wireless think tank. And though few recognize the name or understand the business, over the …

WASHINGTON-Buried in the legalese of the settlement document between the Federal Communications Commission and bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. was an agreement that NextWave would pay the FCC $10 million to …

With bigger net incomes and increasing orders, wireless vendors blossomed with more optimism and richer cash flows than a year ago, signaling what industry watchers see as better times ahead. …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration hit the trifecta on wireless trade last week, winning concessions from China and South Korea on Wi-Fi, third-generation wireless and mobile Internet services that advance U.S. business …

Wouldn’t it be funny to burp on command? It’s a question probably every American boy has asked at one time or another. And thanks to a new wireless startup, such …

NextWave Telecom Inc.’s announcement last week that it would give back 60 of its PCS licenses to the Federal Communications Commission could finally give the government a clear path to …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense adopted a new policy for military use of all wireless devices, emphasizing security in all future commercial purchases. The DoD directive-signed April 14 by Deputy Secretary …

As the standards bodies for two metropolitan area network protocols prepare for separate meetings in May, both 802.16 and 802.20 are spoiling for a battle for survival. Neither .16e nor …

Handset maker LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will use push-to-talk software from Sonim Technologies in its line of GSM/GPRS and W-CDMA phones. Sonim said it is a member of the worldwide …

Although market leader Nokia Corp. stumbled in the first quarter, most of the rest of the world’s handset makers managed to cash in on what analysts predict will be the …

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. said it will deploy commercial Wi-Fi phone service in the United States using its own network and infrastructure and Net2Phone’s voice-over-Internet Protocol platform for routing calls. The …

Few wireless executives have had as much of an impact on the industry over the past several years as Nextel Communications Inc.’s Tim Donahue, who-despite running the smallest of the …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has deployed EDGE technology in its South Florida market providing customers with wireless data speeds up to 170 kilobits per second and average …

The wireless industry’s first full quarter of operating under local number portability provided few surprises as Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Sprint PCS, Nextel Communications Inc. and Alltel Corp. all posted strong …