WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission plans to begin auctioning spectrum occupied today by the federal government in the summer of 2006, according to notification sent last week to the National Telecommunications …
Forget interactive video, mobile bar-code scanning phones and music-recognition programs. When it comes to mobile marketing, it’s still all about text messaging. The coming wave of high-tech mobile applications has …
When it comes to wireless data, perhaps 2004 should be called “The year of the untapped enterprise market.” Even as a small army of software developers and device manufacturers rushes …
The aftershocks from 2004’s massive carrier consolidation continue to reverberate across the wireless industry. As Cingular Wireless L.L.C. works to digest AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint Corp. completes its …
WASHINGTON-In the wake of the devastating tsunamis in South Asia following a 9.0 earthquake, the Wireless Communications Association, which represents broadband wireless providers, said it will organize both short-term and …
As usual, the wireless industry plans to come out in force during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, running Thursday through Sunday in Las Vegas. Among the expected announcements: c LG …
TORONTO-Wireless Age Communications Inc. said last week it is calling off merger talks with Relm Wireless Corp. “Our overtures to Relm’s board were not well received. There was a short …
OKLAHOMA CITY-Rural carrier Dobson Communications Corp. announced it purchased the wireless assets of Michigan carrier RFB Cellular Inc. out of bankruptcy for $29.3 million. Dobson said the deal gives it …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Canadian broadband wireless service provider Barrett Xplore selected Motorola Inc. to deploy a wireless broadband network in cities throughout Canada. The contract’s initial term is three years, but the …
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it has signed a $32 million contract to expand the GSM network for Pakistan Telecom Mobile Ltd., otherwise called U-Fone. The project will be completed in …
NEW YORK-Swedish-based telecom carrier Tele2 gained two new licenses in Europe, one through a government award and the other through an acquisition. In Croatia, Tele2 gained a GSM 1800 MHz …
The Open Mobile Terminal Platform group’s board of directors appointed Mats Nilsson as its new managing director effective Jan. 1. Nilsson is OMTP’s first full-time employee, and initially he will …
Buoyed by its high speed, GigaBeam Corp.’s Virtual Fiber solution offers an alternative to fiber for last mile, local loop, central office bypass, local area network, metropolitan area network and …
ORLANDO, Fla.—A real estate company launched a service last week that allows prospective buyers to access information about homes on the market via text messaging. Main Street Realtors of Windermere, …
JERUSALEM—In the wake of complaints that too many children were being exposed to erotic material, Israel’s Communications Ministry said last week it had moved to get wireless carriers to restrict …
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.—Mobile enterprise software developer Symbol Technologies Inc. announced Wednesday that it has opted not to pursue its proposed offering of common stock. Instead, the company said it has entered …
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission plans to begin auctioning spectrum occupied today by the federal government in the summer of 2006, according to notification sent last week to the National Telecommunications …
WASHINGTON—In the wake of the devastating tsunamis in South Asia following a 9.0 earthquake, the Wireless Communications Association, which represents broadband wireless providers, said it will organize both short-term and …
TORONTO—Wireless Age Communications Inc. said last week it is calling off merger talks with Relm Wireless Corp. “Our overtures to Relm’s board were not well received. There was a short …
OKLAHOMA CITY—Rural carrier Dobson Communications Corp. announced it purchased the wireless assets of Michigan carrier RFB Cellular Inc. out of bankruptcy for $29.3 million. Dobson said the deal gives it …
