SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—U.S. businesses are ready to invest heavily in wireless services and applications to boost productivity, according to a survey from Compass Intelligence. They’re...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it has signed an agreement with Longcheer Technology Ltd. for the latter to develop, manufacture and sell W-CDMA modem cards....
RICHARDSON, Texas—Intel Capital stepped up its WiMAX investments, pouring an additional $17.5 million into WiMAX gear-maker Navini Networks Inc. The funding underscores Intel’s strong...
WASHINGTON—Eleven data-broker executives invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, refusing to answer questions of the House Commerce oversight and investigations subcommittee about deceptive...
TORONTO—Nortel Networks Ltd. said it reached a $1.89 billion settlement agreement for a pair of shareholder class-action lawsuits pending in the Southern district of...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a pair of international data roaming deals, opening up Canada and Mexico for its data customers as part...
WASHINGTON—A California state appeals court upheld a record $12 million fine levied by the California Public Utilities Commission against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in 2004,...
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday morning raised the amount that the wireless industry pays into the universal-service fund, but will continue to allow mobile-phone...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.—Verizon Wireless and LG Electronics MobileComm USA Inc. announced availability of LG’s VX8300 phone, which supports Verizon Wireless’ V Cast music service....
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.—Consumers will flock to mobile television services in the next few years, with most subscribers tuning into wireless broadcast offerings, according to...
RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. has been given the green light from federal regulators for its acquisition of Nextel Partners Inc., with the purchase expected...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to expand its music offerings, launching a series of made-for-mobile studio sessions featuring audio and video from nine...
NEW YORK—BlueAnt Wireless, an Australian supplier of Bluetooth peripheral devices, announced its entry into the U.S. market and opened up its headquarters in New...
ATLANTA—Numerex Corp. said it won a contract to supply regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. with fixed and mobile wireless machine-to-machine gear designed to...
OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Communications Corp. is hoping to spur wireless Web usage with a new mobile home page for its Cellular One-branded service. The redesigned...
WASHINGTON—Motient Corp.’s largest shareholder filed a new lawsuit against the wireless company, alleging in a Texas court that a recent transaction involving mobile satellite...
WASHINGTON—The independent panel reviewing the communications disaster in the wake of Hurricane Katrina told the Federal Communications Commission it should encourage, not require, various...
SINGAPORE—Lucent Technologies Inc., L.M. Ericsson, Motorola Inc. and other wireless vendors announced a range of contract wins at the CommunicAsia trade show taking place...
SINGAPORE—Motorola Inc. has decided to turn up the volume—the volume of handsets it sells, that is—by releasing five new, entry-level handsets in pursuit of...
SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. and bidding partner Alaska Native Broadband 1 License L.L.C. continued their post-Auction 58 expansion by launching Leap’s Cricket service...
NEW YORK—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. scored a split decision in its fight with Sprint Nextel Corp. over advertising claims. The National Advertising Division of the...
SEATTLE—M:Metrics unveiled its on-device media measurement technology just days after competitor Telephia Inc. filed a patent-infringement lawsuit targeting the software. The Seattle-based market research...
Cellular association CTIA may yet get language introduced-perhaps even added-to telecom reform legislation that would expand federal pre-emption beyond that approved by Congress in...
