U.S. Cellular Corp. joined the push-to-talk fray with the launch of SpeedTalk, which operates on the carrier's CDMA2000 1x data network available across its...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission appears close to approving the proposed $35 billion merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc., though it remains unclear...
WASHINGTON-The Justice Department said Alltel Corp. must divest wireless assets in Arkansas, Kansas and Nebraska in order to win government approval of its proposed...
WASHINGTON-Broadcom Corp. filed an antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc., a move closely following Broadcom's patent-infringement complaint against the San Diego-based firm in what appears...
CHICAGO-Pctel Inc. said it has acquired all the shares of Dublin-based Sigma Wireless Technologies Ltd. from Sigma Communications Group Ltd. SWT develops antennas for...
Sprint Corp.'s pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. was thrown another curve last week as Nextel affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. sent a notice to...
WASHINGTON-Telecom and high-tech lobbyists will have little time to savor Senate passage of the Central America Free Trade Agreement, with the upcoming House vote...
MIAMI-Prepaid wireless provider TracFone Wireless Inc. launched its NET10 service offering providing a flat-rate 10-cent-per-minute calling rate for all calls. The service is available...
Universal multimedia messaging service interoperability among U.S. Tier 1 carriers moved closer to becoming reality with two agreements unveiled last week. T-Mobile USA Inc....
NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom-Esendex, which provides business text-messaging solutions, said it launched subsidiaries in Spain and Australia. The company said the launches mark the beginning...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said an arbitral tribunal in its case with Nokia Corp. has established royalty rates applicable to covered Nokia...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-A strong push by mobile virtual network operators during the next several years backed by an emphasis on wireless data services and...
NEW YORK-Wireless and broadband Internet will account for a large portion of total spending growth in the global entertainment and media industry, according to...
SAN DIEGO-Verizon Wireless is offering a mobile blogging application to its subscribers. The carrier launched Rabble, a mobile blogging application from Intercasting Corp. designed...
WASHINGTON-Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) signed into law legislation banning driver use of handheld cell phones, while a similar prohibition went into effect...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Retel d.o.o. and Arbital Communications Sdn. Bhd. said they will deploy a mobile broadband service in Zagreb, Croatia, using Flarion Technologies Inc.'s...
Skyhook Wireless, a 2-year-old company based in Boston, announced commercial availability of a wide-area positioning system that makes use of the growing number of...
GAITHERSBURG, Md.-WeatherBug said Sprint PCS will offer its neighborhood-level weather information service to Java-enabled handsets. WeatherBug's service offers custom weather reports including weather conditions,...
SEATTLE-France Telecom plans to offer its customers an integrated interface for voice, data and video communications over multiple networks and applications through its recently...
WARWICK, R.I.-Wireless broadband and managed Wi-Fi services provider ICOA Inc. reported that its iDockUSA division has launched a Wi-Fi Hot Zone at Brickyard Cove...
