WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Thursday approved the planned sale of Urban Comm's PCS licenses to Verizon Wireless. Urban Comm plans to sell its...
SAN DIEGO-Verizon Wireless said it will launch location-based services starting in the third quarter. The carrier joins Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint and other wireless...
WASHINGTON-The Japanese Embassy today confirmed the government plans to add three competitors to the mobile-phone market, a move that comes after months of prodding...
The following wireless companies received ratings changes or guidance this week from financial services and investment firms. MetroPCS, Nortel, Motorola, Sprint, Alltel, U.S. Cellular...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless technology company Ericsson has acquired Spanish software developer NetSpira Networks S.L. in an effort to bolster its mobile data offering, the company...
VIENNA, Va.-Tachyon Networks Inc., which provides global satellite technology solutions, said it raised an additional $7 million in venture-capital financing to fund expansion of...
CYPRESS, Calif.-Toy maker Bandai America Inc. has extended its popular virtual pet toy, Tamagotchi, to mobile phones.Tamagotchi, which was released in 1996, sold more...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Terabeam Wireless, which provides broadband wireless solutions, said it has repurchased 1 million shares of its common stock for a total price...
SAN FRANCISCO-ESPN has tapped Visage Mobile to support ESPN Mobile, the company's mobile virtual network operator service scheduled to launch early next year. Visage...
SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. unveiled the Kyocera Dorado KX13 handset at Qualcomm's BREW 2005 conference. The manufacturer said the device is a slim bar-style...
CHICAGO and SAN JOSE, Calif.-Motorola Inc. and Siemens AG both made investments in small wireless firms this week.Motorola said Wednesday it made a strategic...
U.S. publisher Sorrent Inc. and its recently acquired European studio Macrospace used the opening night of the BREW Conference as a kind of coming-out...
Mobile Internet access solutions company RemotePipes Inc. announced it has formed an alliance focused on roaming and interoperability mechanisms for networks based on the...
Mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Inc., which is set to launch a youth-oriented service using Verizon Wireless' CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network later this...
SAN FRANCISCO-Trilibis Mobile, which provides mobile software solutions for online communities and content providers, said it raised $1 million in its series A private...
Nokia today outlined a new low-cost handset strategy to tap into new growth markets. The company concurrently introduced its Nokia 1110 and Nokia 1600...
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it has commenced an offer to exchange up to $250 million principal amount of its 8.375-percent first-priority senior secured...
TOKYO-MTV Network will launch a subscription-based mobile entertainment service in Japan by the end of the month, the Viacom Inc. subsidiary said Thursday.Flux, which...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Location specialist SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. will pay $20 million for global positioning system chipset product lines from Motorola Inc., the company...
SINGAPORE-Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said it invested $118 million in a 45-percent equity stake in Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Ltd. (PBTL), a CDMA carrier in Bangladesh....
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. added Motorola Inc.'s i836 handset to its line-up. The new iDEN handset includes access to Nextel's digital cellular network, the...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it has reached an agreement with spokeswoman Catherine Zeta-Jones extending their commercial advertising relationship. Terms of the multi-year extension...
Gaming announcements dominated the first day of Qualcomm's BREW conference, as developers and publishers from around the world unveiled a litany of entertainment titles...
Online security firm McAfee Inc. made two announcements in the wireless security arena with an acquisition and a partnership for over-the-air security. McAfee, which...
