LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. will partner with Kmart Corp. to sell wireless phones and service in kiosks at select Kmart stores. Alltel has kiosks...
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...
Japan-based weather content provider Weathernews Inc. this week plans to launch a Java-based video application for users with Sprint Nextel Corp. multimedia phones.The Weathernews...
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp., the primary licensee of the Cellular One brand, said it plans to purchase the brand from Alltel Corp. for $1.3...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it won a contract to provide regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Inc. with a next-generation core network throughout the operator's...
Consider yourself forewarned: This is a girlie column. But hey, it seems wireless handset designers have forgotten about half of the world's population, so...
WOBURN, Mass.-Verizon Wireless said it expanded its network coverage in four states, increasing capacity and the availability of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network. In...
WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp. asked the Federal Communications Commission to delay the retuning process for the 800 MHz band, claiming that the slow start reported...
WASHINGTON-Colorado authorities last week were expected to limit charges to a misdemeanor against a teenage driver who investigators said was text messaging on his...
TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc. said it has won the contract to provide GSM clearinghouse services for Vodafone Group plc. Syniverse recently announced plans to...
WASHINGTON-Another deadline for offering enhanced 911 services has come and gone. This time, however, the Voice over Internet Protocol industry is the market begging...
NEW YORK-Alamosa Holdings Inc. revealed that three lawsuits have been filed against the company in Texas, alleging that Alamosa employees provided confidential information to...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. infused some new blood into the languishing push-to-talk market with the launch of its PTT service. The carrier joins a market...
NEW YORK-Mobile technology is becoming a source of significant information security concerns within the insurance industry, according to a survey of insurance industry executives...
KINGSTON, Jamaica-Caribbean carrier Digicel Group plc launched mobile service in three new countries: Anguilla, Bermuda and St. Kitts & Nevis. Digicel acquired Cingular Wireless...
By Heather Forsgren Weaver WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp. asked the Federal Communications Commission late Thursday to delay the retuning process for the 800 MHz band,...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide sales of semiconductors surged past $20 billion in October, driven by strong customer demand for consumer electronics such as cellular phones.Sales...
WASHINGTON-The California regulator behind the campaign to overhaul the state's bill of rights for telecom consumers has been tapped as chief of staff to...
BETHESDA, Md.-Wireless technology and broadband infrastructure provider MobilePro Corp. reported that the city of Akron, Ohio's city council is in the final stages of...
WASHINGTON-The Association of Public-safety Communications Officials late Thursday said it could not support the IP-enabled Voice Communications and Public-Safety Act of 2005 if language...
