BOSTON-The next major growth opportunity for wireless carriers is the 'tween' market, according to research firm Yankee Group. The market comprises children between the...
RICHMOND, Va.-Research In Motion Ltd. urged a Virginia court not to shut down service to U.S. BlackBerry subscribers, claiming such a blackout could threaten...
WASHINGTON-Top U.S. mobile phone carriers have joined to bid for rights to offer wireless service in hundreds of subway stations throughout New York City....
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii-The IEEE ultrawideband (UWB) task group ended three years of acrimony with a nearly unanimous vote to kill the 802.15.3a proposed standard. The...
NEW YORK-Alltel Corp.'s board of directors declared a 38.5 cent quarterly dividend on shares of common stock, while Standard & Poor's Ratings Services bumped...
WASHINGTON-Congress' research unit said the Bush administration's program to wiretap cell phones, landline phones and e-mails without court orders may be violating U.S. law....
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Fixed WiMAX products from Aperto Networks Inc., Redline Communications Inc., Sequans Communications and Wavesat Inc. have been stamped "WiMAX Forun Certified." "The...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. said it will continue to be the exclusive authorized distributor for Nokia Corp. phones in the United States through 2007. The...
WASHINGTON-A state appeals court has agreed to review a record $12 million fine levied by California regulators against Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in 2004. "Cingular...
ATLANTA-EarthLink Inc. announced a new contract with Motorola Inc. and Tropos Networks Inc. as the company prepares to launch municipal Wi-Fi networks in five...
EDINBURG, Va.-Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. cut its churn rate in the fourth quarter of 2005 and increased its net retail customers by 6,515 subscribers, a...
WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Wednesday started its annual examination of the wireless market.Comments are due Feb. 17 with replies due March 6.The Federal...
MINNEAPOLIS-Verizon Wireless topped Vocal Laboratories Inc.'s quarterly customer service survey for the fourth quarter. The carrier maintained its top position but slipped slightly from...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Comsearch, which specializes in spectrum management, said it has come up with a new product designed to give wireless carriers the lay...
SAN DIEGO-Sky MobileMedia Inc., which provides mobile applications software platforms for wireless handsets, said it closed on $15 million of series B financing.Sid R....
BOSTON-Wireless operators should develop sophisticated, community-focused game services to stave off increasing competition from Electronic Arts Inc., Yahoo Inc. and other media giants, according...
MEXICO CITY-Private equity firm The Carlyle Group is looking to tap the Mexican market by acquiring a majority stake in bilingual call center services...
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced that Wireless Test Systems in San Diego, Calif., and Telecommunications Technology Association in Seoul, Korea, have been...
CINCINNATI-Sprint Nextel Corp. said it plans to phase out its billing relationship with Convergys Corp. and has signed a preliminary agreement with Amdocs Ltd....
SAN DIEGO-Shares of InfoSonics Corp. rebounded this morning after the phone distributor said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of at least $34 million.InfoSonics, which distributes...
WASHINGTON- Three senators Wednesday introduced legislation that would make it a crime for someone to obtain cell phone customer call records under false pretenses....
ATLANTA-Air2Web Inc. said it is providing wireless gateway services for WNEP Channel 16 in Pennsylvania to allow the station to send short message service...
HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-New technologies and products are bringing the promise of fresh revenue-but are also producing revenue losses, according to a report by Juniper...
WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision preventing families of New York firefighters killed at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001,...
