VIENNA, Va.—MobileAccess Networks said it secured $11 million in a financing round led by private-equity firm Ziegler Meditech Equity Partners. Existing investors also participated,...
WASHINGTON—Wireless industry trade association CTIA continued to press the Federal Communications Commission to allow its members to use studies to determine long distance vs....
CONSHOSHOCKEN, Pa.—An independent U.S. proxy advisory firm has recommended that shareholders of Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. vote in favor of the...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.—Motorola Inc. and a handful of handset vendors, along with two major network operators, have agreed to establish a global Linux-based software platform...
SEATTLE—NetMotion Wireless Inc. said it plans to merge with Padcom Inc. and continue providing mobile virtual private networks, becoming what the companies call "the...
CHICAGO—Motorola Inc. appears to have succeeded in beating rival Nokia Corp. in a race to open a company-branded store in Motorola’s own backyard. Motorola...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A former Verizon Wireless employee has reportedly been sentenced to almost six years in prison for stealing access numbers for about $21 million...
LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. announced that its first major distribution deal will be through Best Buy stores. Best Buy is...
WASHINGTON—The wireless industry continued to push for pre-emption, Sprint Nextel Corp. urged inclusion of special-access reform and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the...
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched UMTS/HSDPA services for businesses and consumers in its home town of Atlanta. The high-speed wireless data and voice service is...
PARIS—French mobile operator SFR launched an HSDPA network in Paris and southern France, using network technology from Nokia Corp. SFR has about 17.3 million...
LONDON—Shares of Monstermob Group plc plunged more than 21 percent after the ringtone provider ousted founder and Chief Executive Officer Martin Higginson. Monstermob, which...
SEATTLE—Companies looking to create a "mobile MySpace" may want to target U.K. wireless subscribers, according to the latest figures from M:Metrics. British users are...
SAN DIEGO—Sequoia Communications, a fabless RF semiconductor company, said it raised $25 million in its series E round of financing. The round was led...
BOSTON—Despite dozens of announcements about municipal Wi-Fi deployments and feverish hype regarding the growth potential of the industry, incumbent operators have little to fear...
PORTLAND, Ore.—Metro One Telecommunications Inc. announced the renewal of a multi-year contract to provide enhanced directory assistance for Midwest Wireless subscribers. Terms of the...
NETANYA, Israel—Intel Corp. has selected Siano Mobile Silicon’s multi-band, multi-standard receiver chipset for Intel’s mobile TV reference platform in its Xscale product line. The...
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Kyocera Wireless Corp. selected Bitfone Corp.’s Device Management Client Suite software for use in its mobile devices, said Bitfone. The suite includes...
NEW YORK—Despite prepaid and reseller additions driving much of the growth within the wireless industry, Fitch Ratings concludes in a new report that the...
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court asked the Bush administration to weigh in on Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch’s appeal of a lower court ruling over whether...
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced plans to offer an upgraded push e-mail service for business users with Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile-enabled devices. The service, which...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.—A handful of startups are targeting wireless subscribers who may be reluctant to divulge their phone numbers. Tossable Digits Inc., which launched...
