RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. ousted its chief operating officer, Len Lauer. The company released a statement saying it is making changes in the management...
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.—Motient Corp. increased its ownership of TerreStar Networks Inc. from 54.3 percent to 55.1 percent, according to an 8-K filing the company made....
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—Wherify Wireless Inc. will retail its Wherifone GPS Locator phones through Toys ‘R’ Us outlets nationwide starting Oct. 1, after a long...
WASHINGTON—Leap Wireless International Inc.’s flat-rate-service patent infringement suit against MetroPCS Communications Inc. in a Texas federal court could be the start of Leap’s major...
ATLANTA—PC maker Lenovo announced it is now selling a laptop computer that has built-in support for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s EDGE- and UMTS/HSDPA-based networks. The...
The advent of contactless payment technology in mobile handsets ushers in big possibilities for credit-card companies, network operators, and handset and chip vendors-if all...
BERWYN, Pa.-Michael Kalogris, chairman and chief executive officer of SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc., has resumed his official duties after taking a medical leave of...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. issued guidance for the third quarter, saying it expects to record revenues of between $67 million and $68...
SAN FRANCISCO-Mobileplay, a mobile content company that delivers free ad-supported content to wireless users, said it has added a variety of new content to...
WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association used a member survey to bolster its argument that Americans living in rural communities served by non-regional Bell operating...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Social networking provider FriendFinder.com said it launched a new payment system that allows its members to be billed for the company's services...
Amid intensified airport security, U.S. passports outfitted with RFID technology rolled off the government's presses as the U.S. State Department began issuing electronic passports...
The buzz surrounding mobile TV and full-track downloads grows increasingly deafening as the industry heads into next month's CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show...
CHICAGO-Boeing Co. grounded its money-losing, in-flight communications offering known as Connexion, saying it plans to "facilitate an orderly phase out" of the service. "Over...
The global, mobile handset business is a rough-and-tumble arena that requires players to succeed in a daunting number of areas that include technology, design,...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Motorola Inc. topped a list of most trusted handset brands compiled by Forrester Research Inc. The manufacturer, most known for its wildly successful...
DALLAS-Moving advanced functionality from smart phones down to feature-rich phones is a goal on many minds, fueled by cost reductions in chipsets, among other...
