ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Research In Motion Ltd. announced they would make the BlackBerry 7130c device and service offering available at prices aimed at...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.—The merger of Lucent Technologies Inc. and Alcatel has received regulatory approval from federal antitrust authorities, according to a filing by Lucent...
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...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—With arch-rival Nokia Corp. seizing more than 60-percent market share in India—one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing mobile markets—Motorola Inc. is investing...
WASHINGTON—The powerful House Rules Committee decided late Wednesday to allow Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), ranking member of the House telecommunications subcommittee, to take one...
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,...
TORONTO—Nortel Networks Ltd. put the brakes on its joint venture with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. to develop high-speed broadband access gear. The Canadian vendor...
MONTREAL—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—Motorola Inc. responded to a statement made by a Chinese online retailer last week, saying it generally does not grant exclusive e-commerce rights. PacificNet...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—France Telecom and the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, are reportedly in discussions to purchase Austrian operator One for more than $1.9...
SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. will officially kick off a service launch in three Texas cities tomorrow with promotional events over the next couple...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it successfully demonstrated fully mobile Voice over Internet Protocol calls over its EV-DO Revision A technology. The announcement is notable...
WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department today asked for public comment on the creation of a government-industry spectrum-sharing test bed, a key component of President Bush’s spectrum...
DALLAS—Small businesses are becoming increasingly mobile, according to a survey conducted by the American Small Business Travelers Alliance. About 80 percent of respondents to...
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—Public-safety answering points serving more than 75 percent of the population are now able to receive location information from mobile-phone callers, according to statistics...
WASHINGTON—The telephone companies accused of allowing the National Security Agency access to customer calling patterns dodged a bullet Tuesday when the chairman of the...
SEATTLE—Direct-to-consumer mobile content provider 3GUpload is the latest to join the user-generated content rush. The company rebranded as Mixxer and launched a package of...
DETROIT—Rapper Eminem settled a lawsuit with a Colorado-based content provider accused of illegally selling ringtones of the hip-hop star’s tunes. Michigan-based Eight Mile Style...
CHICAGO—L.M. Ericsson launched a new end-to-end Internet Protocol TV offering, saying the solution is the first step in the company’s long-term plans for TV...
BELLEVUE, Wash.—Sofitel hotels will be joining the ranks of businesses that offer T-Mobile USA Inc.’s Wi-Fi hotspots. Softitel, a brand of European Accor hotels,...
LOS ANGELES—UrbanWorld Wireless launched a new online store hawking ringtones, voice tones and mobile images from its roster of celebrities. The site, www.urbanwireless.com, features...
