A federal appeals court said that it was bound to accept the Federal Communications Commission's reasonable ruling that broadband Internet access and Voice over...
WASHINGTON-Three groups sued the Federal Communications Commission over changes to small-business bidding rules, asking a federal appeals court in Philadelphia to immediately stay enforcement...
WASHINGTON-The telephone companies accused of allowing the National Security Agency access to customer calling patterns will not have to testify on the matter. Sen....
CHICAGO-Agere Systems launched a suite of chips and software called TrueONE during the Globalcomm trade show last week, saying the new solutions are designed...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. kicked off a service launch in three Texas cities. Leap is launching service in Houston, while Leap and Alaska...
NORWOOD, Mass.-Analog Devices Inc. plans to purchase privately held, South Korean-based Integrant Technologies Inc. for $127 million. The move should bolster ADI's portfolio with...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.—Verizon Wireless has entered the growing list of wireless companies offering anxious parents the ability to use GPS and a cellular phone...
BOSTON—Family plans are still driving growth in North America, according to a Yankee Group report—but prepaid plans will continue to be a significant factor...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Details on the Sidekick III emerged out of the Federal Communications Commission, in effect giving Palo Alto-based Danger Inc., a small handset...
WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers last week stepped up their campaign to have the Federal Communications Commission make early-termination fees off limits to states, a huge issue...
WASHINGTON-Public-safety answering points serving more than 75 percent of the population are able to receive location information from mobile-phone callers, according to statistics from...
CHICAGO-Patrick Esser, president of Cox Communications Inc., reminded Globalcomm attendees during a keynote speech of his cable/telephone company's plans to unveil wireless service later...
CHICAGO-Lucent Technologies Inc. kicked off the Globalcomm trade show with an early morning press conference to introduce its new next-generation network architecture called "Acuity."...
WASHINGTON-Proponents of network neutrality face an uphill battle to convince the U.S. Senate to include net neutrality in its version of telecommunications reform after...
At last week's Globalcomm show in Chicago, telecom vendors paraded their technological wares, giving us a peek at their network roadmaps. The future, as...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-A new report from the Semiconductor Industry Association predicts semiconductor sales worldwide will grow 9.8 percent to nearly $250 billion this year,...
Alltel Corp. selected Oz Communications Inc.'s mobile instant messaging solution to power its new Axcess Instant Messaging service. The BREW-based solution gives Alltel customers...
BEIJING—Chinese wireless Internet company Tom Online said it will spend $75 million to acquire Infomax, which offers mobile interactive applications and services. Infomax was...
WASHINGTON—The Senate Commerce Committee released its latest draft telecommunications-reform bill this morning—and still wireless pre-emption is missing. Pre-emption of state regulation has been CTIA’s...
NEW ORLEANS—Hurricane Katrina may have substantially changed communications patterns in Gulf Coast cities such as Houston and New Orleans, a new mobile usage report...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Wireless broadband provider MobilePro Corp. said it is dropping out of a deal to build a Wi-Fi network in Sacramento. The Bethesda, Md.-based...
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Powerwave Technologies Inc., a wireless antenna firm, said it plans to acquire the majority of the network equipment division of London-based Filtronic...
SAN DIEGO—United Computer & Telecommunications said it will develop and sell OFDM/OFDMA subscriber units, routers and modem cards under an agreement with Qualcomm Inc.,...
