New competitors will threaten the established portable navigation device vendors, said ABI Research. The enormous market expansion and related price war in the consumer...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.—Another company joined the mobile payment playground as Cyphermint Inc. unveiled an Internet-based system for completing transactions using a cell phone. The firm...
BERN, Switzerland—Swisscom Mobile subsidiary Sicap, which provides mobile applications and network products for GSM operators, said it acquired Swapcom in a deal Sicap said...
SEATTLE—Increasing ownership of camera phones is fueling uptake of photo-messaging in the United States and Europe, according to the latest figures from M:Metrics. The...
CHICAGO—U.S. Cellular Corp. turned on network coverage in underground portions of the Chicago Transit Authority’s train system, and is the only carrier to currently...
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced a joint venture with Vietnamese handset vendor IQLinks to produce CDMA450 handsets in the Southeast Asian nation. The JV, to...
RESTON, Va.—Both Sprint Nextel Corp. and its affiliates Horizon Personal Communications Inc. and Bright Personal Communications Services L.L.C. are claiming victory in a lawsuit...
WASHINGTON-While the network-neutrality issue holds up telecommunications reform, fissures in the telecom industry between big and little carriers are forming. Generally large carriers-both wireline...
SHENZHEN, China-Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer ZTE Corp. launched a dual-mode TD-SCDMA/GSM handset. The U350 model features dual standby capability, which allows users to put...
ATLANTA-T-Mobile USA Inc. has tweaked its pricing options with a promotional "back to school" plan for families that includes 1,000 anytime minutes for $50...
DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc. has quietly launched Sprint Nextel Corp.'s full-track music download service for Qwest wireless customers. The mobile virtual network operator is...
Dear Editor, I was compelled to respond to Mike Dano's article, "Worst of the Week: Push-To-Silence-PTT," on RCRNews.com July 27, in which he writes...
CHICAGO-Online travel company Orbitz launched a service allowing customers to find hotel rooms, view travel itineraries and check the status of flights from mobile...
HICKORY, N.C.—CommScope Inc. has shaken up ADC Telecommunications Inc.’s bid to buy Andrew Corp. with a $9.50 per share proposal valued at about $1.7...
WASHINGTON—A federal appeals court may be reconsidering its ruling that Congress’ digital-wiretap act applies to Voice over Internet Protocol and broadband Internet services. The...
LOS ANGELES—Helio L.L.C. is appealing to its 102,600 MySpace friends by offering to drop its standard two-year contract requirement. However, the carrier is not...
SAN DIEGO—Can a magazine brand help sell mobile phones and, presumably, vice versa? That question could be answered soon as the Elle Magazine partnership...
BOSTON—American Tower Corp., the nation’s largest tower company, released limited second-quarter results—but said it will probably restate its past earnings as a result of...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Openwave Systems Inc. reported substantially improved net loss figures during its fourth quarter, but revenues declined. For the quarter, Openwave reported revenues...
OKLAHOMA CITY—Dobson Cellular Systems Inc. has completed its purchase of assets from four wireless companies in Kodiak and Nome, Alaska. Dobson Cellular Systems is...
MINNETONKA, Minn.—Digi International Inc. said it will buy MaxStream Inc. a privately held firm based in Lindon, Utah, that works in the wireless device...
