SUNOL, Calif.-The MultiMediaCard Association announced a new svelte form factor aimed at the -phone market. The group's newly finalized MMCmicro specification measures 12 by...
WASHINGTON-The mobile phone industry applauded new legislation clarifying for depreciation purposes that computer-based equipment at cell sites is five-year property. CTIA, the U.S. cell-phone...
The following information includes details on wireless companies that had ratings changes and information from financial analysts and banking and investment firms this week....
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. announced it has partnered with @rteria, a subsidiary of the Reseau de Transport Electricite, the French electricity transport system, to begin experiments...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed a multi-million dollar contract with Malaysian mobile operator Celcom to expand Celcom's GSM network and upgrade it with a mobile next-generation...
AUSTIN, Texas-More than 15 percent of U.S. "tweens" will own wireless phones by 2009, representing a significant opportunity for handset manufacturers, according to a...
TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd.'s board of directors said it has declared dividends on two series of its outstanding preferred shares, the Cumulative Class A Series...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-John Newman, executive director of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, resigned his position with the group.Newman, who became executive director...
WASHINGTON-With little fanfare, an influential Democrat on the House Commerce Committee introduced legislation last month to reorganize the Federal Communications Commission. "The FCC originally...
EDINBURG, Va.-Sprint PCS affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., which offers various telecommunications services in the Mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States, posted increasing revenues and wireless...
WASHINGTON-The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs Thursday brought a lawsuit in state court against Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile USA...
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. announced it has completed its previously announced redemption of $75 million principal amount of its 9.375-percent senior notes due 2009. The...
Shares of Sybase Inc. jumped more than 7 percent Thursday after the infrastructure provider and wireless software developer posted higher-than-expected second-quarter profits.The company said...
WASHINGTON-The Progress & Freedom Foundation said Thursday that state agencies should be given greater latitude on telecommunications social policy, but less on economic regulation."The...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp.'s board of directors today declared regular quarterly dividends on the company's common stock. The 38-cent dividend is payable Oct. 3...
HAMBURG, Germany-Digital rights management company CoreMedia AG unveiled technology allowing two of the world's most common DRM platforms to interoperate.The company announced an offering...
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. announced that its board of directors has determined not to declare the quarterly dividend payable on its 11.375-percent senior exchangeable...
WASHINGTON-A group has urged homeland security officials to require cellular carriers to take advantage of embedded cell-broadcast capability in mobile phones so U.S. citizens...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. posted a quarter largely in line with expectations, but its reliance on low-end phone sales appeared to scare investors. The company's...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-PC card maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported revenues of $21.9 million for the second quarter, a 57.5-percent decrease from the same period...
Although Qualcomm Inc. lowered its expectations for W-CDMA and CDMA handset shipments, the company still managed to post results ahead of expectations. The company's...
Teens and young adults continue to transform the wireless marketplace in the United States, according to two studies released Thursday. Devices such as cell...
L.M. Ericsson announced its second-quarter earnings Thursday, reporting net profits of $744 million during the quarter, a 16-percent increase in profits from the second...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. announced it has secured a multi-million dollar contract with Electronia, a leading Middle Eastern communications provider and manufacturer....
