Canadian telecommunications provider Bell Canada reported an alliance with Craig McCaw's U.S.-based wireless broadband network operation Clearwire Corp. The alliance includes a $100 million...
CARLSBAD, Calif.-Wireless networking company Helicomm announced it acquired WirelessPlug, which makes wireless machine-to-machine modems working over GPRS, GSM and CDMA technologies for the Asian...
TORONTO-Tira Wireless launched an online community resource, the Tira Developer Network, designed to help developers create portable mobile Java games and applications.The site provides...
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-Magix, which provides music and video editing software, introduced its Magix Ringtone Maker, which allows customer to create ringtones. The product converts...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-CYOP Systems International Inc. is dipping its toe in the waters of mobile gaming. In a prepared statement, the online video game...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband solution company Alvarion Ltd. introduced a WiMAX-ready micro base station for its BreezeMAX system.The base station includes a standalone module...
WASHINGTON-Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, and 14 other senators sent a letter Monday to the Senate Budget Committee...
The "moan tone" industry is already getting crowded.Brickhouse Mobile and New Frontier Media said this week they'll bring R- and X-rated pillow talk from...
LONDON-Wireless carriers Vodafone Group plc and Telesystem International Wireless Inc. said they are in discussions regarding the possible sale of TIW's wireless interests in...
A startup company today released a mobile phone designed specifically for 8- to 12-year-old children. "Why aren't parents buying cell phones (for their children)?...
IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. said it has demonstrated live Internet Protocol multimedia applications over a commercial CDMA2000 network.The announcement underlines Nokia's commitment to CDMA technology....
WASHINGTON-Connecticut State Sen. Andrea Stillman (D) is pushing legislation that would ban cell-phone use at gas stations and impose a $250 fine for violations....
WASHINGTON-A coalition of nine local and public-safety advocacy groups, led by the Association of Public-safety Communications Officials, released a statement urging Congress to pass...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Nextel Communications Inc. extended its current contract with modular radio solutions provider RadioFrame Networks Inc. to include a multi-million dollar purchase of additional...
Kodiak Network's rapidly expanding Real-Time Exchange System and accompanying Advanced Voice Services applications received another set of updates, which the company said further advances...
KINGSTON, Jamaica-Fresh off a $408 million investment earlier this week, Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel today announced its acquisition of a wireless carrier in Curacao....
HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-The North American mobile game market will increase tenfold during the next five years, exploding into a $4.1 billion industry, according to...
SEOUL, South Korea-Wireless data behemoth WiderThan expanded its mobile music offerings Wednesday, launching a global service to deliver ringtones, ring-back tones, music videos and...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Citing the pending completion of a review of its accounting for operating leased towers, Western Wireless Corp. said it is delaying the full...
SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile messaging and billing company mBlox Inc. scored $7.5 million from Orix Venture Finance L.L.C. The company to date has raised more than...
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. said it has acquired Modern-Art Ltd., a privately held maker of processor technology for UMTS devices.The purchase cost Agere $145.1...
The buzz surrounding mobile TV continues to grow with three separate announcements this week. Nokia Corp. is leading a seven-company team working to launch...
WASHINGTON-The Government Accountability Office has rejected Lucent Technologies Inc.'s protest of a $50 million contract awarded to U.K.-based Sepura Ltd. to supply TETRA mobile...
