2004

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-North American operators can enjoy a GSM and CDMA solution based on Telemetrix Inc.’s hosted switching and intelligent network elements and InterWave Communication’s base station controller and voice …

NEW YORK-Tele2 said it launched a GSM network in the Russian region of Chelyabinsk. The Swedish-based operator now offers GSM services in 10 out of the 11 Russian regions where …

Mobile asset tracking and wireless data company @Road Inc. announced it will acquire rival wireless enterprise vendor MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. in a deal worth $86 million. The agreement …

Following pilot programs with a number of Wi-Fi providers, McDonald’s Corp. selected Wayport Inc. to provide high-speed Internet access for up to 6,000 restaurant locations by the end of this …

WASHINGTON-California Public Utility Commission members Carl Wood and Geoffrey Brown said they will try to enlist support of the media and public for a bill of rights for telecom consumers, …

Last month, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo said it sold more than 160,000 faulty mobile phones. The carrier said its new FOMA N900i handset, built by NEC Corp., suffered from a …

Amid predictions of the largest year ever for the mobile-phone industry, market leader Nokia Corp. stunned investors with news that its first-quarter revenues will clock in below expectations due to …

Just as major manufacturers seem to have found steady ground by concentrating on their core competencies and get commitments for carriers to deploy advanced networks, their financial inefficiencies are being …

L.M. Ericsson said it was selected by Austrian wireless carrier One as the sole supplier for its UMTS radio access network. The contract has a value of up to $193.3 …

Once again, there is a fresh example of people using lawsuits to avoid taking responsibility for their own actions. The same day last week that Nokia Corp. issued a warning …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-By 2007, more Americans will access mobile data via Wi-Fi than 2.5-generation or third-generation networks, according to a new report from Pyramid. “This trend is not necessarily bad …

The liberation of wireless local number portability is scheduled to sweep across the nation May 24 as carriers serving markets outside of the already WLNP-enabled top 100 markets will be …

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. announced another gangbuster quarter, showing increasing revenues, a rising net income and an even better outlook ahead. “Innovation and execution continued to drive …

ORANGEBURG, N.Y.-Verizon Wireless said it plans to relocate its customer service and customer financial services positions in Orangeburg, N.Y., and Morristown, N.J., to a new call center in Wilmington, N.C., …

DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. said it will begin offering all new digital subscriber line customers and small business subscribers a Wi-Fi-capable DSL model that the telecommunications provider said would save …

WASHINGTON-The Consumers Union is asking the Federal Communications Commission to force wireless carriers to stop locking handsets, saying the move would lead to better coverage, more competition and less pollution. …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week identified exclusionary wireless standards and high mobile-phone interconnection fees as barriers to telecom trade in a new report, and did not rule out bringing complaints …

If Motorola Inc.’s position as the No. 2 handset maker has remained tenuous during the past two years, the company just lost that same spot in another space in the …

“What Simpay is all about is opening up the mobile Internet space beyond the carrier’s branded portal,” said Jim Wadsworth, Simpay’s chief marketing officer. Described as a mobile-commerce company, Simpay’s …

Struggling wireless data carrier Motient Corp. announced a closed sale of common stock to institutional investors, a move the company said would generate $23.2 million. The company said $6.7 million …

WASHINGTON-Just as the Federal Communications Commission is grappling with how to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band, the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General last week said federal …

Wavecom SA and European carrier Orange announced a partnership to provide a joint machine-to-machine industry offering. The two companies plan to market and co-sell an end-to-end communication and development platform …

NEW YORK-Shares of equipment maker Andrew Corp. jumped 13 percent after it raised its revenue forecast for the second quarter. The company said its second-quarter earnings will range between 4 …

TORONTO-Diversinet Corp. and China’s Guangdong Electronic Certification Authority recently began working together to stimulate China’s emerging mobile commerce and mobile digital certificates market. Under the partnership, the companies will use …

WASHINGTON-Legislation has been introduced that would classify voice over Internet Protocol as an information service, releasing it from telecommunications regulation. “VoIP-technology that enables efficient, cost-effective delivery of voice communications over …