WASHINGTON-The public-safety community is urging lawmakers to accept the Senate language of the 9/11 Commission legislation that would allow it to have access to 700 MHz spectrum Jan. 1, 2008. …
AUSTIN, Texas-The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced the first round of certified products for converged Wi-Fi and cellular communications. The company also has initiated a Wi-Fi/Cellular Convergence task force to identify …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Shares of L.M. Ericsson dropped despite a strong showing in its third-quarter earnings report. Because the company experienced a 2-percent sales dip in its infrastructure business compared with the …
The Walt Disney Internet Group’s new Starwave Mobile business, launching at this week’s CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment Show, will expand the organization’s play in the wireless arena. Starwave Mobile …
NEW YORK-American Greetings Corp. subsidiary AG Interactive said it will partner with music television network Fuse to develop and market interactive music applications though computers, mobile phones and other communications …
WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. has been given 10 days by the bankruptcy court to figure out its plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection, which will allow it to continue to consider …
In spite of a slowdown in cell-phone sales, Samsung Electronics Co. still roared to a 46-percent profit compared with the same period last year. Much of its boost came from …
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Lucent Technologies Inc. will provide global technical support services for Terabeam Wireless’ GigaLink series of high-speed bridges, according to both companies. The GigaLink series offers connection speeds between …
BellSouth Corp. said it has completed the $1.2 billion sale of its ownership interest in three Latin American wireless operations to Telefonica Moviles, which BellSouth said it would use to …
PLANO, Texas-EDS said it has partnered with Vodafone Netherlands for a managed BlackBerry service for ABN AMRO Bank of the Netherlands. The new service connects individuals for real-time connectivity to …
NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. reported the commercial availability of its Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile-powered MPx220 smart phone, which is an update of its previous MPx200 model. Motorola said the new handset …
KAWASAKI, Japan-NEC Electronics Corp. launched three single-chip melody LSI solutions that offer sound technology for mobile phones. The product line-up consists of the microPD9993 chip, which offers 64 polyphonic tones …
SAN FRANCISCO-Football fans can get short message service updates on their handsets via a new offering from ILoop Mobile Inc. National Football League followers can register for final game scores, …
ATLANTA-EMS Wireless said it has deployed its line of CDMA 450 MHz repeaters for Romania’s Zapp, which offers CDMA2000 1x at 450 MHz. Zapp deployed the EMS Wireless repeaters inside …
SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile-music provider Faith West Inc. will team with McDonald’s to offer ring tones as prizes for the fast-food chain’s Monopoly game. The ring tones will be available through a …
CARROLLTON, Texas-Cell-phone distributor CellStar Corp. reported a net loss for the third quarter related to the company’s recent decision to cancel an initial public offering in China and exit its …
LONDON-Orange S.A. will replace its current software infrastructure for its European operations with Sun Microsystems’ Java Enterprise System, Sun said. Orange, the mobile arm of the France Telecom Group, will …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. said it expects to lay off up to 700 employees in its Sprint Business Solutions division as part of its plans to better align employee resources …
TORONTO-Mobile video may get lots of buzz, but it’s not likely to draw consumers anytime soon, according to a study by research and consulting firm Advanis. The survey, conducted over …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-InterWAVE said it is trying to fine-tune and boost its finances as it undergoes discussions to be acquired. “While we have historically managed well with our limited cash …
