Semiconductor company Sequoia Communications led the fund raising pack Wednesday with $15 million in its fourth round of financing, while ringtone company Improvista Interactive Music Inc. and wireless credit card …
WASHINGTON-Former Rep. Wes Watkins (R-Okla.) has agreed to a $2 million settlement in connection with a fatal car crash in which driver cell-phone use is alleged, but the ex-lawmaker faces …
Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported that the board of directors at fellow affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. approved Alamosa’s $630 million acquisition of AirGate. The deal will further Alamosa’s …
ST. LOUIS-Billing and CRM software provider Amdocs said T-Mobile Hungary, Hungary’s largest mobile operator, has deployed Amdocs’ ClarifyCRM solution to manage its customer contacts and provide customer support. The deployment …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The popularity of in-vehicle navigation services vs. handset-based vehicle navigation services in East Asia varies from country to country, according to a report from ABI Research titled “Handset-based …
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Expanded Calling Area option in Ohio, allowing its Cricket customers to use their unlimited calling minutes in both Dayton and Toledo/Sandusky for an …
BOULDER, Colo.-SpectraLink Corp. announced it has provided its NetLink Wireless Telephones for a Wi-Fi network deployment at the HP Pavilion sports and entertainment arena in Northern California. The arena is …
MINNEAPOLIS-BT Group plc selected Fair Isaac Corp.’s network performance and monitoring solution. Terms of the agreement call for Fair Isaac to supply a network assurance solution that builds on the …
SAN FRANCISCO-WiMAX and other new high-speed wireless technologies will garner more than 40 percent of the wireless broadband market, while third-generation technologies will capture the remaining 60 percent by 2009, …
SLOUGH, United Kingdom-U.K. customers of carrier MmO2 can make animated invitations, greeting cards and other messages through a new service, the operator announced Tuesday. Users with WAP 2-enabled phones can …
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it closed the sale of its 7.125-percent senior notes due 2012 for a total of $200 million principal amount of notes. Net proceeds to the company …
Operating system company PalmSource Inc. announced plans to acquire Chinese software vendor China MobileSoft Ltd. in an all-stock transaction valued at around $23 million. PalmSource’s stock fell slightly after its …
T-Mobile USA became the first carrier to offer ringback tones nationwide Wednesday. The carrier launched CallerTunes, enabling subscribers’ phones to play music instead of the traditional ring callers hear before …
WASHINGTON-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), whose fight to attach a boxing commission measure to wireless and universal service legislation is drawing growing criticism, is working with Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) to …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Flarion Technologies Inc. reported that rural wireless provider Cellular One of Amarillo plan to deploy commercial wireless broadband services using Flarion’s Flash-OFDM technology in Amarillo, Texas. The Mobile Broadband …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-In support of its previously announced plans to begin deploying CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services, Sprint Corp. reported $3 billion worth of multi-year buildout contracts with Lucent Technologies Inc., …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. launched nationwide Wireless Priority Service capabilities providing authorized users with priority cellular service during times of emergency. The service moves authorized users, which typically include federal, …
LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. said it has entered into a confidentiality agreement with fellow affiliate AirGate PCS Inc. regarding a potential “combination” of the two companies. The …
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-Startup SavaJe Technologies announced its first official handset partner-LG Electronics Co. Ltd.-a major move for both SavaJe and LG. “LGE sees SavaJe OS as the technology to deliver products …
ATLANTA-In the wake of its acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. that created the nation’s largest wireless operator, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. created a new Business Markets Group that the carrier …
