The American Association of Retired Persons hailed committee passage of a wireless consumer-protection, enhanced-911 bill in the New York State Assembly. The legislation, sponsored...
Crown Castle International Corp. reported it increased site rental revenues and narrowed its net loss for the fourth quarter and full year 2005.The results...
After declaring a strategy of diversity in semiconductor suppliers and signing deals with Texas Instruments Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. for W-CDMA and other chips,...
Sprint Nextel Corp.'s local-line spin-off company, Embarq Corp., reported that it doubled its wireless customer base in the fourth quarter and earned consolidated profits...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors Robert...
Intertrust Technologies Corp. unveiled a licensing program in an effort to bridge the longstanding gap between the wireless industry and Open Mobile Alliance-supported digital...
The recently merged Alcatel-Lucent announced plans to cut 3,500 jobs in addition to the 9,000 job cuts it previously announced. The French-American company also...
The market for MBMS mobile TV technology appears to be gaining steam as several major wireless vendors announced plans to showcase the technology at...
L.M. Ericsson, the world's largest network-equipment provider, announced the launch of the company's femtocell product, news that could stand as a major event in...
Mobliss co-founder Brian Levin has spun off another startup, selling a Denver-area location-based services outfit to Liberty Media Corp.Terms of the deal were not...
Comverse Technology Inc. said CEO Zeev Bregman will leave the company at the end of March.Yaron Tchwella, president of Comverse Inc.'s InSight Open Services...
Polycom Inc. plans to acquire SpectraLink Corp., according to a definitive agreement between the companies.SpectraLink provides workplace wireless solutions, including wireless handsets that integrate...
Nokia Corp. hopes to expand its mobile navigation business by offering free downloadable maps to users with a variety of smartphones.The handset maker announced...
Regional telecommunications operator Qwest Communications International Inc. pushed its way into the black for the first time in several years, posting profits of $593...
Voice-recognition software developer Promptu pocketed $5.6 million in a round of funding led by existing investors Steelpoint Capital Partners and Lauder Partners L.L.C. Promptu,...
German chip maker Infineon Technologies AG crowed yesterday that it will supply Nokia Corp. with baseband and RF chips for the handset vendor's entry-level...
House Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) said the Federal Communications Commission's gauge for measuring broadband speed and penetration in the United States is...
UrbanWorld Wireless announced a high-profile advisory board in an effort to move beyond mobile content into the broader world of digital media.The company has...
The latest version of Microsoft Corp.'s operating system for mobile handsets, dubbed Windows Mobile 6.0, is set to become available in the second quarter....
The interactive arm of CBS said it is creating a new division to focus on building the company's wireless entertainment properties.The creation of CBS...
Hearst Magazines is pushing into the mobile space this week with the introduction of new cellphone sites for its teen magazines Seventeen, Cosmopolitan and...
