WASHINGTON-Cable TV channel Speed said it will offer an interactive promotion campaign using mobile phones that will allow viewers to guess at the value of various classic cars. The channel …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. updated its 2005 guidance, noting that it expects its wireless division-Telus Mobility-to post between $2.61 billion and $2.65 billion in revenues, an increase …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it had received 49 applications to participate in the Jan. 26 auction of licenses returned by bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. and other PCS licenses. …
VIENNA, Austria-Telekom Austria said Friday it acquired a call option to purchase Bulgarian wireless carrier Mobiltel AD. The call option gives the Austrian carrier the right to purchase full control …
Following several quarters of sluggish results, as well as a damaging phone software glitch, industry is rife with rumors that Siemens plans to shake up its mobile-phone business-a move that …
TORONTO-Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. reported that its board of directors had approved a loan of up to $1.4 billion to parent company Rogers Communications Inc. RCI said …
Investors trashed device maker PalmOne Inc. following lower-than-expected forecasts for the critical holiday shopping season, sending the company’s shares down almost 20 percent to around $34.18 per share. Three out …
HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-The global market for multimedia messaging services will more than double next year, reaching $42.5 billion, according to a new report from Juniper Research. Messaging between mobile-phone users …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week made some tweaks to its rules allowing for the operation of ultra-wideband devices facilitating short-range communications, collision avoidance, inventory control and tracking systems. The …
The GSM Association announced plans to upgrade a database used by GSM operators that can identify stolen mobile phones. The database ensures that stolen phones cannot be resold. The association …
The New York State Supreme Court has a greed to hear the case involving Russian telecom contractor Whale Telecom in a $400 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc. over plans …
LONDON-Operating system company Symbian Ltd. announced David Levin, the company’s chief executive officer, will leave the post at the end of March. Levin will then head United Business Media plc, …
IRVINE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless said it has extended coverage of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess network to nearly all of Los Angeles county, as well as into portions of Riverside and …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s journey to fourth-generation technologies earned a boost as the carrier achieved a 1 gigabits per second data rate in downlink high-speed packet transmission. The operator employed equipment …
LINDON, Utah-Freescale Semiconductor Inc. said it has partnered with MaxStream Inc. to roll out ZigBee wireless products. ZigBee is a short-range technology that enables connections between wireless devices. MaxStream said …
Wireless Internet company InfoSpace Inc. continued its acquisition spree with the purchase of German wireless gaming company Elkware GmbH for $26 million in cash. Infospace said Elkware managed $1 million …
Motorola Inc.’s relationship with Nextel Communications Inc. marches on in spite of the carrier’s anticipated merger with Sprint PCS. The vendor announced it has signed a three-year agreement to extend …
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it has completed the acquisition of Spatial Wireless, which makes software-based switching solutions. Alcatel first announced the $250 million buy in September. Spatial Wireless’ flagship product known …
LONDON-U.K.-based wireless carrier MmO2 has successfully completed a series of live wireless calls using High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology with wireless supplier Nortel Networks Ltd. MmO2 said it plans …
TEL AVIV, Israel-Broadband wireless systems provider Ceragon Networks Ltd. said it has received an order to supply $1.3 million worth of its FibeAir products to CellularOne of Arizona to provide …
