LONDON—Vodafone Group plc and T-Mobile International’s UK subsidiary announced plans to substantially reduce their European roaming rates, which have been under pressure from European...
WASHINGTON—Motient Corp. and SkyTerra Communications Inc. said they signed agreements to consolidate ownership and control of mobile satellite service assets, whose value is tied...
LA JOLLA, Calif.—Nex-Tech Wireless, which offers cellular service in central and western Kansas, signed an agreement with One Voice Technologies Inc. that calls for...
SANTA ANNA, Calif.—Powerwave Technologies Inc. said it is in talks with U.K.-based Filtronic plc to buy the company’s power amplifier businesses, which is part...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless...
WASHINGTON—Apple Computer Inc. is attracting attention with two new patent applications that outline plans for a wireless-enabled iPod. The application, filed 18 months ago...
WASHINGTON—A federal appeals court appears willing to agree with the Federal Communications Commission that Voice over Internet Protocol technology substantially replaces standard telecommunications services—but...
WASHINGTON—Three groups today asked the Federal Communications Commission to drop the agency’s new rule changes to the small-business bidding program and to delay the...
NEW YORK—Federal prosecutors are looking into the questionable stock-options grants by Comverse Technology Inc. that earlier this week forced the ouster of three top...
WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. kept its patent attorneys busy this week, filing a countersuit against fellow mobile e-mail service provider Visto Corp. The...
WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission Wednesday filed civil complaints against five data brokers, urging the court to find that the data brokers violated the FTC...
ESPOO, Finland—ATI Technologies Inc. and Nokia Corp. announced that the two firms have entered a long-term strategic partnership to enable multimedia experiences such as...
WASHINGTON—President Bush has tapped John Kneuer, a former private wireless lobbyist, to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Kneuer, who currently serves as...
SAN DIEGO—While its annual analysts meeting got underway in New York, Qualcomm Inc. launched a minor salvo of financial and product news today, including...
WASHINGTON—The House Judiciary Committee is poised to take up legislation to ban illegal gambling over the Internet, wireless and other technologies, following passage of...
DULLES, Va.—AOL L.L.C. is teaming with Craig McCaw’s Clearwire Corp. to offer high-speed wireless broadband access. The service, which is available starting for $26...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Increasing mobile gaming revenues weren’t enough to offset a hefty quarterly loss for Electronic Arts Inc. The publishing giant reported a $16...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Terabeam Inc. reported first-quarter net losses of $4.5 million from revenue of $18.5 million. The company’s revenues were up from the $6.6...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. is targeting Spanish speakers with a live video and audio service for its Power Vision subscribers. The offering, dubbed...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.—The IEEE 802.11 working group voted down an initial draft of the proposed 802.11n standard, virtually ensuring development of a 2.0 version. But...
NEW YORK—Off-deck technology company Bango said it plans to power a direct-to-consumer mobile video offering from World Wrestling Entertainment. WWE will offer at least...
DENVER—Qwest Communications International Inc. said its focus on service bundles is paying off, with the plans helping to raise the company’s average revenue per...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.—Universal Studios is the latest mainstream media giant to go wireless in a big way, establishing a division dedicated to mobile content....
NEW YORK—Wireless carriers should create separate marketing messages for teenagers and parents in order to capitalize on the lucrative teen market, according to a...
