WASHINGTON—Small and regional wireless carriers petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a special inquiry designed to collect and inspect a representative sample of...
READING, United Kingdom—The worldwide smart mobile device market is in flux, according to a new study from market research firm Canalys. The firm defines...
PORTLAND, Ore.—Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Siemens A.G. are just a few of the heavy-hitters aiming to certify interoperability...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. said it topped half-a-million subscribers during the first quarter, adding 13,000 net customers to its network. The...
RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a mixed first quarter, with gross additions up compared to the same period last year and wireless revenues up;...
CHICAGO—U.S. Cellular Corp. can breathe a sign of relief, having finally released its operating results from the third quarter of 2005 and the financial...
BANGALORE, India—Subex Systems Ltd., a telecom software products developer, announced it’s buying British revenue-assurance developer Azure Solutions Ltd. for $140 million. The companies said...
WASHINGTON—Customers of at least one rural telecommunications cooperative are cutting the cord at the rate of five to 10 per month, J. Frederick Johnson,...
WASHINGTON—Verizon Wireless said it expects this month to provide wireless priority service to authorized local, state and federal officials during times of emergency. Verizon...
MURAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. says weakened North American wireless sales coupled with the delay in China’s third-generation network buildout caused the company’s second-quarter...
DURHAM, N.C.—Motricity is looking to expand its content business after raking in $40 million in venture capital. Advanced Equities Inc. led Motricity’s most recent...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Wireless chipmaker Atheros Communications Inc. announced plans to pay about $23 million to buy ZyDAS Technology Corp., a privately held wireless local...
WASHINGTON—Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) is expected to introduce telecom reform legislation, dubbed the Broadband for America Act of 2006, meant to jumpstart discussion in...
OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Communications Corp.’s wireless subsidiary, American Cellular Corp., expanded its spectrum position in Texas with the $25 million purchase of a Rural Service...
WASHINGTON—The mobile phone industry today launched an ad campaign through its consumer advocacy arm to draw policy-makers’ attention to state imposition of new taxes...
WASHINGTON—The Federal Highway Administration late Monday released the "presoliciation notice" for the next-generation 911 system, which would overhaul the current nationwide emergency-response system that...
TORONTO—Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. boosted its operating revenue by 28 percent from the first quarter of 2005, results driven primarily by a...
HELSINKI, Finland—Slice Wireless and U-Turn Media Group have partnered to acquire Finnish mobile software developer Oplayo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Oplayo’s platform...
WASHINGTON-Former Motorola Inc. executive Susan Schwab is in line to become the nation's top trade negotiator. President Bush last week said he intends to...
MetroPCS Communications Inc. launched wireless service last week in Detroit, offering flat rate plans with unlimited local and domestic long distance without a contract....
NEW YORK-Slow mobile-phone sales continue to plague RadioShack Corp. as the company reported an 85-percent plunge in first-quarter profits. The consumer electronics retailer said...
