Following months of speculation that increased in intensity during the past several days, Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. reported a deal this morning to combine their operations into what …
SEOUL, South Korea-Indian wireless carrier Airtel has reached 1 million subscribers for its ringback tone service just five months after its July service launch, said WiderThan, which provides the service. …
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc expanded its partner network program to include SmarTone as its exclusive partner in Hong Kong. Under the agreement, SmarTone will re-brand its business to SmarTone-Vodafone, enabling the …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-BSquare Corp. introduced a solution for Windows Mobile-based device makers that makes integrating audio peripherals with phone subsystem components easier. The BSquare Audio Manager is a development framework that …
PLEASANTON, Calif.-AdventNet Inc. said Kodiak Networks has incorporated its AdventNet Web NMS platform into the company’s Real-Time Exchange system. The Kodiak RTX system allows wireless carriers to offer advanced voice …
MUNICH-Siemens AG said it has agreed to supply EDGE technology to Oskar Mobil of Czech Republic, making it the vendor’s fifth EDGE contract in Central Europe and 15th in the …
FORT WORTH, Texas-RadioShack Corp. reported a deal with online wireless distributor and activation provider InPhonic Inc. that will enable RadioShack to begin offering wireless phones and service plans through its …
WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. became the second national mobile-phone carrier to back off from opposing a government plan to reconfigure frequency assignments of Nextel Communications Inc. and others to eliminate interference …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Huawei, the CDMA Development Group and the International 450 Association said they have successfully demonstrated a 450 MHz CDMA2000 1x EV-DO end-to-end solution. It took place during the …
Verizon Communications Inc. may be getting into the wireless consolidation game with published reports indicating that the telecommunications provider, which controls 55 percent of No. 2 wireless operator Verizon Wireless, …
SAN RAMON, Calif.-The ZigBee Alliance has crowned two years of work with a ratified specification, which will allow interoperability of products from more than 100 members, said the alliance. “The …
SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc. said its board of directors has increased its cash dividend for the fourth quarter to 40 cents per share of common stock from 37 cents in …
LONDON-Dutch wireless carrier KPN will add a new NEC i-mode handset to its portfolio, according to NEC UK Ltd. NEC said it launched the tri-band N401i handset, which incorporates video …
Sprint PCS affiliate AirGate PCS Inc., which announced last week a definitive agreement to be acquired by fellow affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc., reported financial results for the carrier’s fourth fiscal …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Aviation Administration has banned shipments of non-rechargeable lithium batteries on commercials flights because they pose a fire hazard when transported in the cargo holds of passenger aircraft, the …
SEOUL-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. released a tiny new memory card for mobile phones, which the company said can store up to 128 megabytes. The company said the card, which is …
SAN DIEGO-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. boasted of its gains in the U.S. handset market, claiming the top spot for CDMA sales in the third quarter. According to research firm IDC, …
Cingular Wireless added another Motorola Inc. phone to its line-up of exclusive devices with the release of the Windows-powered MPx220 for $300 with a two-year service contract. The quadband, clamshell-style …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. reported the closing of a secondary offering of 48.55 million common shares and 24.94 million non-voting shares that were controlled by a wholly …
CALGARY, Alberta-Predictive input company Zi Corp. announced its $1 million, all-stock acquisition of privately held handwriting-recognition company Decuma AB. Zi said it will use the technology to expand its input …
