WASHINGTON-Participants in leasing secondary spectrum will be able to help draft rules governing the procedure, according to the Federal Communications Commission.The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications...
LONDON-The average price for one-hour connectivity to public access wireless local area networks in Europe is $8.24, according to a new report by London-based...
WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell last week appointed Lisa Zaina to be chief executive officer of the Universal Service Administrative Co. "I will sorely miss...
Industry observers believe that infrastructure vendors favor a tie-up between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Both companies have deals with the...
WASHINGTON-The experience of the wireless industry as it grew from an elite service to mass-market acceptance shows both the benefits and challenges of a...
WASHINGTON-Reports of exploding mobile-phone batteries finally hit a high note with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcing a voluntary recall of 140,000 of...
The wireless industry has had a long and lucrative history with sponsoring sporting events. According to a report released last year by Sports Marketing...
Semiconductor players remain the most optimistic wireless sector, even if the stock profiles do not reflect the upbeat mood.Yet according to a new study,...
Nortel Networks Ltd. is in talks to divest most of its major operations, including factories and supply chains, to Flextronics Inc., a contract electronics...
Chet Huber is selling safety, security and peace of mind. And, he says, people are buying.Huber, president of General Motors' telematics company OnStar Corp.,...
LUXEMBOURG-French smart-card company Gemplus International S.A. announced a change in its organizational structure, as well as a new head of its U.S. and Canadian...
NEW YORK-ICT Technologies Inc. and its operating company EurophoneUSA Inc. said they will partner with Korean mobile phone design company Uroa Tech to sell...
WASHINGTON-New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (D) signed legislation banning handheld phone use while operating a motor vehicle, the second state to take phones out...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has added new features to its Edocs Inc. powered My Account online account management and customer service tool that...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Nextel Communications Inc. unveiled its NASCAR integration plan as part of its sponsorship of the racing series, including NASCAR-branded products and services as...
WARRINGTON, United Kingdom-Messaging software company Magic4 said it will jump into the push-to-talk game with its new Push To Talk over Cellular (PoC) messaging...
WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake approved a request to drop a brain-cancer lawsuit filed by Atlanta's Brian Barrett against Nokia Corp. and others. Barrett,...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-The short-range technology dubbed ZigBee may be one of the major protocol stars of the year, said Cambridge Consultants Ltd., a consultancy firm.ZigBee...
The burgeoning push-to-talk market welcomed its latest competitor last week as Alltel Corp. announced an initial limited launch of its Touch2Talk service, joining long-time...
T-Mobile USA Inc. is replacing its America Online Inc. instant-messaging service in favor of a more open, standards-based offering. The carrier signed a deal...
Although mobile-phone marketing is relatively new in the United States, a new survey of more than 400 marketers reports that a majority already highly...
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. said it scored $907 million in its recent public offering, with shares selling at $78.25 per share.Lehman...
