WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile is hoping to drive text-messaging use by touting a Thumb Wrestling Championship next week in Miami.The contest, which kicks off Tuesday,...
WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin Wednesday was named to lead the Federal Communications Commission by President Bush. "I look forward to working with the...
BUENA PARK, Calif.-Yamaha Corp. introduced its Disklavier Mark IV player piano, which incorporates technology that allows the piano to be controlled wirelessly.The piano "system"...
SEATTLE-Qpass said it signed a multi-year licensing agreement with U.S. Cellular Corp., allowing U.S. Cellular to use Qpass' MultiMedia Album solution to provide a...
DALLAS-Quick, a daily news and entertainment tabloid produced by The Dallas Morning News, partnered with Chevrolet on a short message service contest aimed at...
ATLANTA-Wavesat said it has reached the final development stage of its mobility chip solution, which includes voice over WiMAX and backward compatibility with existing...
LONDON-Celtel International, a pan-African mobile carrier, has raised an $80 million long-term debt facility led by the International Finance Corp. The funding consists of...
NEW ORLEANS-SanDisk Corp. and NDS, which provides digital pay TV technology, announced a long-range partnership that calls for NDS to provide an end-to-end solution...
NEEDHAM, Mass.-Turkcell, the largest mobile operator in Turkey, has deployed a reverse charging service using technology from Brooktrout Technology Inc. Turkcell's service allows prepaid...
WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 to send back to state court four class-action lawsuits seeking to force the wireless industry...
Sprint PCS affiliate iPCS Inc. said it plans to acquire fellow affiliate Horizon PCS Inc., creating the third-largest network affiliate. The deal calls for...
CHICAGO-Prepaid wireless provider DBC Communications Inc. said it will now offer unlimited incoming calls, domestic long-distance, nationwide roaming and rollover minutes as part of...
DALLAS-Research and consulting firm Parks Associates said the mobile-phone industry is in a unique position to set digital rights management standards that will work...
CINCINNATI-ESPN announced it will use billing services from Convergys Corp. for its ESPN Mobile mobile virtual network operator offering."We continue to focus on serving...
NEW YORK-MusiKube announced a new deal with Shazam Entertainment to add audio recognition technology to its music recognition and discovery service. NMK Inc. is...
ATLANTA-The Weather Channel has launched video service that includes local forecasts, severe weather reports, maps and video clips produced exclusively for mobile handsets. The...
BOSTON-Small screens and high prices will likely keep wireless adult content a niche-but billion-dollar-market in the next several years, according to a new report....
WASHINGTON-A federal judge in Detroit has ordered the government of Lebanon to pay a Michigan telecom firm $420 million for preventing it from bidding...
Triton PCS Holdings Inc. reported fourth-quarter 2004 and annual 2004 financials that included declining average revenue per user and increased churn. The carrier said...
NEW ORLEANS-A handful of new wireless recycling initiatives were announced at last week's CTIA Wireless 2005 show. A new phone recycling program by GRC...
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. President Timothy Donahue and Sprint Corp. Chairman Gary Forsee are eligible for major bonuses following the completion of their companies' proposed...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless phone operating system developer IXI Mobile Inc. announced that venture-capital firm Concord Ventures has invested $4.3 million in the company. IXI...
