WASHINGTON—Major mobile-phone carriers and manufacturers have petitioned U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake to reconsider her decision last week to have two health-related lawsuits sent...
LONDON—Actix, a wireless network performance solutions developer, announced it has acquired a similar company, German network optimization software maker Radioplan GmbH. The move expands...
WASHINGTON—The Department of Transportation is embarking on a two-year, $11-million pilot project to develop a next-generation 911 system as the agency explores various technology...
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—Rural Cellular Corp. slowed its losses in the fourth quarter, although the company still posted a net loss of $64 million for 2005,...
WASHINGTON—Shares of InPhonic Inc. continued their yearlong slide after the online retailer of mobile phones and services reported a nearly $25 million fourth-quarter loss...
RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp.’s earnings took a hit from merger-related expenses, but the company’s wireless segment stepped into the limelight with 2 million net...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—DSL provider Covad Communications Group Inc. said it completed its acquisition of broadband wireless carrier NextWeb Inc.The $3.9 million cash-and-stock deal was...
ATLANTA, Ga.—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. introduced a product the company said integrates mobile and office communications. Cingular’s OfficeReach, a voice-based Virtual Private Network, offers such...
SAN FRANCISCO—Mitch Lasky, EA Mobile’s senior vice president, is scheduled to give the keynote address at the GDC Mobile 2006 game developers’ conference next...
BOSTON—Wireless marketing company MobileLime is using Near Field Communication technology to allow mobile users to pay for purchases and receive rewards over their cell...
ATLANTA—San Franciscans may have Wi-Fi both ways—free and paid for—now that EarthLink Inc. announced that it’s teaming with Google Inc. to submit a proposal...
IRVINE, Calif.—Mobile search provider go2 said it delivered more than 24 million unique user sessions in 2005, marking a 51-percent increase from its 2004...
CALABASAS, Calif.—Strix Systems announced it is working with international carrier Accatel Inc. to cover Chittagong, Bangladesh, with wireless mesh networking infrastructure for voice, data...
WALL, N.J.—Centennial Communications Corp. cut its earnings guidance for the 2006 fiscal year, which ends May 31. Instead of a consolidated adjusted operating income...
TORONTO—Nortel Networks Ltd. announced it has hired George Riedel to serve as the company’s chief strategy officer.Riedel has worked as Juniper Networks’ vice president...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. subscribers can use their phones to access photos, e-mail, instant messaging and address books from their Yahoo Inc. accounts.Yahoo’s...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. said it has agreed to buy cellular operator First Cellular of Southern Illinois, which covers a population of 485,000. First...
WASHINGTON—Complaints filed by mobile-phone subscribers at the Federal Communications Commission dropped in the fourth quarter of 2005 compared with the previous quarter, the agency...
FORT WORTH, Texas—Shares of RadioShack Corp. lost ground after spiking on news of Chief Executive Officer David Edmondson’s resignation.Edmondson, who last week admitted to...
FORT MYERS, Fla.—Continuing its recent flurry of acquisitions, NeoMedia Technologies Inc. signed a letter of intent to acquire HipCricket Inc., which provides custom mobile...
CINCINNATI—Cincinnati Bell Inc. has closed on its purchase of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s remaining 19.9-percent stake in the regional Bell operator’s wireless subsidiary.Cincinnati Bell Wireless...
