SINGAPORE-An alliance of wireless carriers in Asia, which first formed last year, launched services at the CommunicAsia show this week in Singapore. Bridge Mobile...
LONG BEACH, Calif.-Infineon Technologies AG announced sample availability of its CMOS single-chip radio-frequency transceiver for UMTS applications. The SMARTi 3G supports six frequency bands...
WASHINGTON-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he hopes to work with Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to craft a bill that would end...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless has authorized Mobile DataComm to offer its BroadbandAccess and NationalAccess data services under a national distribution agreement between the two companies....
BETHESDA, Md.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. said it closed a $32 million senior secured credit facility with Bank of America N.A. The company said the financing...
SAN FRANCISCO-Soma Networks Inc., which provides broadband wireless access technology, and Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. formed a strategic relationship that calls for the companies...
NEW YORK-Comverse announced its LifeLog product that stores mobile-oriented personal data on networks.LifeLog allows subscribers to upload, manage and share mobile content, including pictures,...
WASHINGTON-The Louisiana State House overwhelmingly defeated a bill that would have imposed a 2-percent local excise tax on mobile-phone service and would have decreased...
PHOENIX-The mobile digital TV broadcast market is poised for significant growth during the next five years, according to a new report from market research...
Telecommunications technology provider L.M. Ericsson will team with Napster to offer a digital music service to wireless carriers, the companies said Wednesday. The new...
Leap Wireless International Inc. reported delayed first-quarter results that were in line with recently released guidance. Leap previously stated that the delayed reporting was...
LAVERSTOKE, United Kingdom-NewVoiceMedia, which provides computer telephony integration solutions, said it acquired International Communications Systems Ltd.'s secure instant messaging technology. The acquisition allows NewVoiceMedia...
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. launched its Wireless GPS Platform, which the carrier said would extend location-based services to a broader base of users. Nextel...
TAMPA, Fla.-FTS Wireless Inc. said it plans to expand its wireless content portal, www.CellChannel.com, to include prepaid and post-paid wireless service plans, handsets and...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will retain its stake in Indian wireless carrier Idea Cellular Ltd. after allowing an agreement for the 32.9-percent stake...
L.M. Ericsson and Lucent Technologies Inc. announced separate professional services wins in Asia. In Pakistan, Ericsson's managed services deal with Warid Telecommunications Pvt. Ltd....
HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish operator Elisa and Nokia signed a frame agreement calling for Nokia to expand Elisa's second- and third-generation mobile networks in Finland and...
NORTHBORO, Mass.-Long-term opportunities in WiMAX may exist in licensed spectrum and mobility, but early opportunities will lie in the unlicensed 5.8 GHz band, according...
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. will power a streaming audio service for Sprint PCS subscribers, the companies said Tuesday. The country's No. 2 pay-radio service...
Nextel Communications Inc. reported in a government filing that its Nextel Operations Inc. subsidiary, U.S. Bank National Association, JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. and...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Satellite phone manufacturer and service provider Globalstar L.L.C. announced a $140 million multi-year agreement with Qualcomm Inc. to produce next-generation voice and data...
LONDON-Spanish mobile entertainment company Enquire S.L. unveiled an off-portal search tool designed to allow consumers to browse mobile content and service outside carrier decks....
SINGAPORE-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced two wireless contracts and successful testing of its third-generation technology at the CommunicAsia trade show here this week.Lucent and Japanese...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Two Middle Eastern companies announced agreements for in-flight high-speed data services.Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates,...
SECAUCUS, N.J.-As part of its "Technician of the Future" initiative, SBC Communications Inc. said it plans to deploy 21,000 Panasonic Computer Solutions Co. Toughbook...
