SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Financial analysts are awaiting Motorola Inc.’s first-quarter earnings report—scheduled for later today—which may exceed the company’s own projections and those of Wall Street...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. announced plans to acquire privately-held wireless Ethernet provider Orthogon Systems. Motorola said it expects the acquisition to advance its growing wireless...
BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Level 3 Communications Inc.’s buying spree continues as the wholesale fiber optic network operator said it was spending $163 million to pick up...
Portland, Ore., city officials announced that MetroFi beat out Earthlink Inc. and VeriLAN to supply Wi-Fi networking across the city's 135-square miles. City officials...
WASHINGTON-The Department of Justice reported Qualcomm Inc. and Flarion Technologies Inc. have agreed to pay a $1.8 million in civil penalties for violating "pre-merger...
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission denied a 2002 request from the American Bird Conservancy and the Forest Conservation Council to study whether wireless towers contribute...
WASHINGTON—Sprint Nextel Corp.’s soon-to-be-spun-off local wireline business, Embarq Corp., has filed to issue as much as $4.49 billion in senior notes, according to information...
SINGAPORE—Flextronics International Ltd. said it was selling off its software development and solutions business to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for approximately $900 million....
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—A privately held California company, Mino Wireless, said it has garnered $1.5 million in first-round venture-capital funding to launch low-cost international wireless calling...
IRVINE, Calif.—A pair of youth-oriented wireless service providers are looking to raise their profile and score exclusive content with separate deals. Boost Mobile L.L.C.,...
KUWAIT—Telecom company Mobile Telecommunications Co. said that its African subsidiary, Celtel, has signed a conditional deal to buy 65 percent of Nigeria’s Vmobile for...
FRANKFURT, Germany—A German newspaper reported that Motorola Inc. is looking into buying Siemens A.G.’s money-losing telecom equipment unit, Com. The Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reported that...
SEATTLE—Junxion Inc.’s cellular/wireless local area network box recently received carrier approval from both Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Sprint Nextel Corp. The device combines a...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International appointed George S. Rice Jr. its new executive director. Rice joins APCO International from the...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-IPass Inc. said it signed a roaming agreement with European Wi-Fi operator The Cloud. The agreement gives iPass customers access to more...
In Congress, there is a mix of indignant outrage and saluting support for President Bush's warrant-less wiretapping program. The program is suspected to have...
SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc. announced it has hired Jerry Elliott as its new president and chief executive officer, succeeding Wesley Edens, who will serve...
WASHINGTON-A Florida company that makes and sells radio-frequency jammers for the federal government and overseas markets has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications...
Mobile-phone behemoth Nokia Corp., with the credibility that comes from commanding one-third of the global market share and the kick provided by its recent,...
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced first-quarter results that were down significantly from the previous quarter, but more than triple its earnings from the...
Regional operator Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. is considering the sale of its wireless operations, the company said on Friday-one day before the forbearance agreement the...
The lack of a service integrator to help businesses purchase, deploy and manage mobile offerings has long been an albatross for the wireless industry....
