BOSTON-MessageVine said Thai mobile operator Hutchison CAT Wireless MultiMedia will use its technology to deploy instant messaging and presence services on its CDMA2000 1x network. Hutch is offering the IM …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. said it has commenced a cash tender offer for up to $153.3 million of its senior discount notes due 2008. The amount is 70 percent …
WASHINGTON-Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher today said thousands of Cellular One subscribers in the state will be entitled to refunds as part of a settlement of billing lawsuit against the …
WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp. is not substantially different from other Tier II carriers, so it should not be exempted from the wireless local number portability rules, said the Federal Communications Commission …
Verizon Wireless is reportedly set to charge customers an additional 40 cents per month beginning in March to cover ongoing local number portability costs, according to published reports. The increase …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Monday told telemarketers that they must make arrangements to obtain mobile-phone numbers because it is illegal to use autodialers to call wireless phones. “A telemarketer may …
WASHINGTON-More than one in five people with a mobile phone has considered cutting the cord, the Pew Internet & American Life Project said Sunday. “For some of the most enthusiastic …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-MontaVista’s Linux consumer electronic edition will support Renesas Technology Corp.’s multimedia application processor for mobile phones, according to both Renesas and MontaVista Software Inc. The product is known as …
Nokia Corp. offered its first market outlook for its newly reorganized business divisions, including its new Enterprise Solutions and Multimedia segments, but the news seemed to do little for investors …
ORLANDO PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it will supply Samsung Electronics Co.’s third-generation base stations with multi-carrier power amplifier units. Both companies say they are jointly developing an integrated radio-amplifier subsystem …
Despite wireless carrier-generated public-relations hype surrounding the success of initial number porting, which was helped by only a slight increase in customer traffic, a number of analysts questioned the first …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin marketing a new flash card to enable personal digital assistant users to use its FOMA third-generation services. DoCoMo currently provides a card that …
Sprint PCS’ recently launched Ready Link walkie-talkie service drew mixed performance reviews last week from industry analysts who noted that while the service was superior in many ways to Verizon …
Sprint PCS said it will launch a new text-messaging service in the coming weeks, a move that will allow users to fire off text messages without the need of a …
LAS VEGAS-PalmSource Inc. announced the launch of the Palm Powered MobileWorld program for mobile operators, infrastructure providers and software developers focused on the smart-phone market. The program’s purpose is to …
ROSEVILLE, Calif.-Rural telecommunications service provider SureWest Communications introduced flat-rate unlimited wireless local calling plans. The plans, which require two-year contracts, cost $30 per month for unlimited calls to a customer’s …
WASHINGTON-Today the Federal Communications Commission is going forward with wireless local number portability by faith and fiat: they mandated it and now they hope it works. “This is the right …
CRYSTAL CITY, Va.- Like most everything else in Iraq these days, wireless telephony in the country is not going according to plan. The official wireless licenses have yet to be …
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-A plethora of emerging technologies is forcing mobile operators in Europe to make difficult investment choices, according to a new report from Analysys. Operators that have deferred the launch …
CHANDLER, Ariz.-Space Data Corp. announced it scored 262.5 kilohertz of nationwide spectrum in the recent Federal Communications Commission 900 MHz band spectrum auction, which the company said it would use …
WASHINGTON-As wireless and mobility become more pervasive, cybersecurity is necessary to create a “hassle-free” experience, believes the Computing Research Association. “Security is like adding brakes to cars. The purpose of …
TelePlus Enterprises Inc. said its subsidiary TelePlus Retail Services Inc. will acquire all the assets of TelePlus Services, providing the company with a network of 19 wireless retail outlets. TelePlus …
Suddenly, wireless firms have found their appetite for acquiring other companies. In the past few months, industry has witnessed a rash of acquisitions, negating the trend of a few years …
WASHINGTON-More than one third-35 percent-of respondents to a survey by the National Regulatory Research Institute would give their mobile-phone carrier a D or F grade, said the NRRI in a …
Maybe it’s because of the imminent local number portability deadline, maybe it’s because of the holiday shopping season launch, maybe it’s because wireless data is starting to gain some traction, …
