PARIS-Wireless handset maker Sagem and aerospace propulsion and equipment company Snecma are examining the potential of a merger between the two companies. A merger would greatly expand each company’s area …
Worldwide mobile device shipments in the third quarter were up 83 percent from a year ago, with Nokia Corp. leading the charge, according to recent research from Canalys. The firm …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. wrapped up this week’s round of earnings results from wireless tower companies. The company said it garnered total revenues of $58.7 million, up from $47.6 …
WASHINGTON-A lawsuit was filed in Michigan state court by the parents of a 12-year-old boy killed when a Hummer driven by young woman talking on a cell phone rammed into …
ESPOO, Finland-T-Mobile International said it will offer Nokia’s Push to Talk over Cellular network solution in Germany in the fourth quarter of this year. The carrier said it plans to …
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it added 17,500 net subscribers during the third quarter compared with 13,200 net additions during the third quarter of 2003 and just edging …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. and Telefonica Moviles S.A. said they have completed the transfer of BellSouth’s ownership interest in five wireless operations in Latin America. Telefonica Moviles has taken control of the …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a strategic alliance with Raytheon JPS Communications to allow push-to-talk interoperability between Nextel’s iDEN-based service and land mobile radio systems using Raytheon’s ACU-1000 technology. The …
NEW YORK-Video compression company On2 Technologies Inc. said it has raised $4 million through the sales of its shares to two investors. Midsummer Investment Ltd. led the deal, said On2. …
PARIS-Alcatel Alsthom witnessed improved sales for the third quarter, although its net income was low compared with the same period a year ago. Alcatel’s mobile infrastructure business also bounced up …
WASHINGTON-More than 100 members of Congress earned a perfect score on pro-technology votes in the 108th Congress, according to a group representing Silicon Valley giants and top electronics companies with …
Asian vendors score best in customer satisfaction WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Overall satisfaction among wireless mobile-phone owners is up 5 percent from last year, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ newly released …
Former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Triton PCS Holdings Inc. said it lost 19,211 subscribers during the third quarter of this year as the carrier was hit by an increase …
Surpassing even the most optimistic forecasts, Verizon Wireless said it added a record 1.7 million subscribers during the third quarter of this year, ending the first nine months of the …
BOULDER, Colo.-Cellport Systems announced a settlement with Peiker acustic GmbH & Co. KG that authorizes the company to use Cellport’s patented two-part Plug & Play architecture for wireless hands-free systems. …
LONDON-The mobile-gaming download market will grow into a billion-dollar global industry by the end of the year, according to a study released Thursday from Screen Digest, a London-based consultancy. The …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Mobile marketing company July Systems has launched a “Game Sampler” service on AT&T Wireless Service’s mMode offering, allowing would-be gamers to try games before they buy them. With …
IRVINE, Calif.-Mobile software developer Networks in Motion has locked up $5 million in Series B funding from Redpoint Ventures and Mission Ventures, the company announced Wednesday. A producer of software …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and the United South and Eastern Tribes have agreed to a set of voluntary best practices for siting towers on lands of cultural significance to some …
American Tower Corp. and Global Signal Inc. continued the wave of solid third-quarter 2004 financial results from wireless tower companies. American Tower reported total revenues of $199.2 million and income …
