WASHINGTON-Amid a swirl of publicity over the apparent widespread theft and sale of cell-phone users' call records, two federal agencies along with both houses...
WASHINGTON-Iraq's telecom regulatory chief vowed not to cave to pressure to extend license terms of the country's three national wireless operators, an escalating controversy...
Radio Communications Report began publishing a monthly newspaper in 1981 focused on covering the emerging land mobile communications industry. During the next 25 years,...
MIAMI-Brightstar Corp. continued to strengthen its presence in the Asia-Pacific market with a new subsidiary in Hong Kong. The mobile-phone distributor and supply-chain management...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Fixed WiMAX products from Aperto Networks Inc., Redline Communications Inc., Sequans Communications and Wavesat Inc. have been stamped "WiMAX Forum Certified." "The...
ROCKVILLE, Md.-Performance analysis systems provider Spirent Communications plc announced it will buy SwissQual AG for $70.5 million in cash. SwissQual develops wireless testing and...
As marketing challenges and content-delivery issues continue to shackle the wireless content arena, game-makers are hoping to entice their own customers to act as...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission authorized Globalstar L.L.C. to operate land-based cell phone networks to augment its existing mobile satellite services, a significant enhancement that...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Verizon Communications Inc.'s new enterprise unit, Verizon Business, unveiled an integrated wireline/wireless offering that include wireless broadband access from its Verizon Wireless...
TAOYUAN, Taiwan-In a surprising turnaround, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it will sell phones running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system. DoCoMo previously...
Alltel Corp. reported weaker-than-expected total earnings, but still outpaced analysts' predictions by adding 147,000 net new wireless subscribers, most of which were prepaid. Alltel...
HOUSTON-Westlin Corp. and CellCast L.L.C. formed a joint venture that calls for the companies to deploy a cell broadcast emergency alert system focused on...
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. said it invested another $10 million into IPWireless Inc., which develops UMTS TD-CDMA network technology. Sprint Nextel initially invested $4...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and cellular carriers urged a federal appeals court to throw out challenges to an agency ruling that forbids states from...
NEW YORK-Value-added services developer Comverse Technology Inc. and Chinese infrastructure provider ZTE Corp. announced plans to deliver value-added services to the fixed and mobile...
The handset market enjoyed another solid quarter, with Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. giving thanks for a...
Brightpoint Inc. said it will continue to be the exclusive authorized distributor for Nokia Corp. phones in the United States through 2007. The companies...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson plans to offer ringtones and full-track downloads from music publisher EMI to European wireless users.The companies announced a deal to bring...
Wireless loves advertising; the industry ranks third in terms of total ad dollars spent, behind the automotive and financial services industries. And while most...
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. has hopped on the pension-freezing band wagon, following similar moves by Verizon Communications Inc., IBM Corp. and Sears. The freeze...
