TAMUNING, Guam-TeleGuam Holdings LLC completed its acquisition of the Guam Telephone Authority, the last government-owned local exchange company in the United States. TeleGuam will maintain the GTA offices and headquarters …
ESPOO, Finland-Turkcell, a GSM operator in Turkey, has begun offering its business customers commercial push-to-talk service using Nokia’s Push to Talk over Cellular equipment. Nokia said the deployment follows successful …
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has won an $800 million contract for CDMA2000 EV-DO equipment with Japanese carrier KDDI Corp., according to international press reports. The firm will supply …
ASHEVILLE, N.C.-Homeland Integrated Security Systems Inc. announced Tuesday that it acquired BBI Computer Solutions and a subsidiary C2 of NC Inc. in a stock transaction. Terms of the deal were …
AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless and wired broadband service provider Wayport Inc. said it has become the nation’s largest Wi-Fi hot-spot provider with more than 6,300 locations available in the United States. The …
WASHINGTON-Online wireless service and device retailer InPhonic Inc. reported a two-year agreement to provide subscriber management systems in support of AT&T Corp.’s launch of wireless voice and data services to …
Voice over Internet Protocol phone carrier Vonage announced several new devices to support its service, including a portable Wi-Fi phone from wireless handset and infrastructure provider UTStarcom Inc. Vonage sells …
LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate IWO Holdings Inc. said it has filed a “pre-packaged” Chapter 11 plan to implement its previously announced financial reorganization to restructure and substantially reduce its …
CONCORD, Mass.-Software developer Integrated Development Enterprise Inc. (IDE) announced Tuesday that Qualcomm Inc. will use its flagship product to improve resource capacity planning and portfolio program management. IDE said Qualcomm …
Motorola Inc. announced it is working with snowboard company Burton to develop mobile-phone-friendly jackets, hats and helmets for snowboarders, a move aimed at garnering acclaim among younger wireless users. The …
WASHINGTON-By denying a waiver request last week, the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has reiterated the importance of potential auction bidders to review their applications and submit proper and accurate applications …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Chipmaker Airgo Networks said Cisco System’s Linksys unit will use its chips in high-speed networking equipment. Airgo, which uses multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) technology, will provide chips for …
WALTHAM, Mass.-Airpath Wireless Inc. and Summit Technologies are working together to deploy a Wi-Fi network in Montpelier, Vt. MontpelierNet, a community Internet cooperative, selected Summit Technologies to deploy and manage …
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. released its newest W-CDMA laptop computer card, which the company said will work on the 2100 MHz band in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, as …
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-The Public Safety Foundation of America said Monday it has awarded nine grants in eight states totaling $542,000. The grants were awarded as follows: $51,605 to Union County, …
HERNDON, Va.-Northrop Grumman Corp. said it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to complete the Puget Sound (Wash.) 911 computer-assisted dispatch system. NGC’s contract is for the …
Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Inc. said it has expanded its northern California service area south from Stockton through Modesto and Merced. The carrier also offers its flat-rate, unlimited calling service …
Cingular Wireless and Lucent Technologies Inc. said they completed the first High-Speed Downlink Packet Access data calls using a trial UMTS network deployed by the two companies in the Atlanta …
Even as it begins serious deployments of third-generation technologies, the wireless industry is hedging its bets on next-generation technology. Since W-CDMA and CDMA2000 someday may reach their tethers, some industry …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS and Sybase Inc. said they will expand their relationship to develop and market corporate wireless data applications. Under terms of the agreement, the carrier will use …
