ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.C.C. introduced a new smart phone it is selling as the Cingular 2125. The device features Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile 5.0 operating...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry could get an answer from an appeals court on whether the Federal Communications Commission can regulate tower sitings with an eye...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry has had explosive growth as a result of the policies championed by former FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy, said FCC Commissioner Jonathan...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late last week granted idle 2 GHz mobile satellite service spectrum to ICO Satellite Services and TMI Communications and Co.,...
Alamosa Holdings Inc. subsidiary Southwest PCS said it sold 10 megahertz of spectrum covering portions of Oklahoma and Texas to Panhandle Telecommunications Systems Inc....
Four years after it was founded, MacroPort is finally coming to market. The Mountain View, Calif.-based startup unveiled its first offerings this week, launching...
Wireless distributor and fulfillment services provider Brightpoint Inc. is going directly to consumers with branded retail stores. The company said it plans to sell...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proposed rules to change the way the agency determines the universal-service support paid to larger carriers serving rural customers, including...
WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey is poised to take control of the deregulatory telecom bill-of-rights plan championed by Commissioner Susan Kennedy, who...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. said it will install Qualcomm Inc.'s uiOne technology in its new phones. The carrier also unveiled its first phone...
SAN FRANCISCO-Akira Technologies launched its Publisher 2.0 Web-based publishing and content management tool, which the company said allows users to create interactive content for...
Alltel Corp. will forge ahead as a wireless-only business, the company announced. Alltel is spinning off its wireline business into a $9.1 billion merger...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should "declare victory" on the deployment of enhanced 911 service, even if many carriers do not have 95 percent of...
NEW YORK-Investment banking firm CIBC World Markets raised its 2006 handset sales forecast to almost 1 billion phones, supporting claims that the worldwide mobile-phone...
Promises fulfilled was the message from Cingular Wireless L.L.C. as the industry's largest operator announced the launch of its UMTS/HSDPA network-dubbed BroadbandConnect-in 16 U.S....
MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Israeli-based iDEN network operator MiRS Communications Ltd., selected Tekelec's core convergence switching solution as part of its transition to Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Enterprise broadband service provider iPass Inc. reported plans to purchase Wi-Fi hot spot service aggregator GoRemote Internet Communications Inc. for $76.5 million...
Wireless carriers struck out once again in Consumer Reports' annual survey of cellular phones and service. Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services...
TAIPEI, Taiwan-Motorola Inc. announced the launch of its commercial UMTS system across the island of Taiwan, saying it deployed a third-generation network and handsets...
After 12 official drafts, the IEEE finally approved the 684-page proposal from the 802.16 Task Group, designating the mobile WiMAX standard as 802.16e-2005. The...
WASHINGTON-One week after the 9/11 Commission gave the federal government an "F" in public-safety interoperability, Wayne County, Mich., said it chose a software solution...
SAN DIEGO-Chipmakers Qualcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. both raised revenue forecasts based on improving sales, news that could translate into an improved market...
