BELLEVUE, Wash.-WatchMark-Comnitel said it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase ADC Telecommunications’ Metrica Service Assurance software group. The combined company will be headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. David Heaps, senior …
OTTAWA-Virgin Mobile USA has licensed and implemented Bridgewater Systems’ AAA Service Controller solution to support its high-speed data services rollout. The mobile virtual network operator will use the solution for …
MILPITAS, Calif.-Entertel, a Holland-based data and telecom operator focused on the business market, launched a national rollout of business-class broadband wireless access services. The service currently is available in Rotterdam. …
SAN FRANCISCO-Wireless Services Corp. said it has deployed its multimedia wireless data network and MicroLocal Mobile Content Engine offerings with regional carriers CellOne Great Lakes of Iowa and MidTex Cellular. …
SAN FRANCISCO-Verizon Wireless, in partnership with General Motors’ OnStar, announced its America’s Choice with OnStar service plan is now available nationwide. With the plan, Verizon customers with OnStar-equipped vehicles can …
T-Mobile USA’s and Verizon Wireless’ customer service departments scored closely in Vocal Laboratories’ quarterly SectorPulse report measuring customer care quality. T-Mobile rated an A in caller satisfaction and B in …
Broadband wireless carrier Clearwire and Intel Corp. said they will join forces to develop and deploy WiMAX wireless broadband networks. Wireless broadband equipment from Clearwire subsidiary NextNet Wireless will be …
You could call Bill Diggins lots of things-music mogul, artists’ advocate, maybe even visionary. Just don’t call him a ringtone salesman. According to the founder of 2-year-old music marketer Diggit …
ATLANTA-Wireless permission-based marketing company CLX said it is using Air2Web’s 2Notify solution in its opt-in text messaging application, PollCast. CLX clients can use PollCast to precisely target its audience and …
LONDON-NEC announced today that O2 U.K. launched the NEC e101, a GPRS-enabled camera phone, on O2’s Pay&Go tariff. Combining a WAP 2.0 browser and JAVA engine, the e101 offers access …
SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile text messaging provider UpSnap launched a new directory assistance service for wireless users. With the service, users with text-enabled handsets can send text messages with the names and …
Sprint North Supply’s broadly focused offerings, bolstered by the strong reputation of its well-known parent, have brought the organization good graces in the wireless industry among both potential partners and …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on clarifications sought by Nextel Communications Inc. regarding the FCC’s plan to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band, in essence turning …
WASHINGTON-While the Bush administration pursues a traditional carrot-and-stick approach to prod Japan into further liberalizing its wireless market, a Japanese telecom firm needing a wireless play is mounting an unorthodox …
SAN FRANCISCO-Nokia Corp.’s development program plans to use CTIA’s Wireless IT & Entertainment show to unveil a worldwide initiative designed to make it easier for developers to bring mobile content …
When wireless experts raved about the next big technologies a few years ago, they had Flash-OFDM and UMTS TDD in mind. Both protocols are not only making strides in wide …
In what is likely shaping up to be the last quarter with six nationwide operators, four of the country’s largest carriers posted relatively healthy third-quarter earnings that showed there is …
Failing to make strong inroads into Europe with its second-generation CDMA offering, Qualcomm Inc. wants to write a different story for UMTS technology. Within a two-week span, the San Diego-based …
WASHINGTON-A federal grand jury is investigating a contract between major wireless distributor Brightpoint Inc. and American International Group Inc., a probe that comes one year after the two firms reached …
WASHINGTON-Three nationwide GSM carriers will participate in a digital emergency alert pilot that officially kicked off last week, but questions remain about whether the Bush administration-sponsored project can secure support …
