Vodafone Group plc named a new financial director from a familiar place and announced board changes and a new organizational structure that the international wireless provider said would enable continued …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Unit shipments of micro fuel cells for portable devices are expected to reach $125.2 million by 2010, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. “Once fuel cells …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Telus Corp. said it would not extend its $800 million offers to acquire rival Microcell Telecommunications Inc. beyond the current Oct. 12 extension date following Microcell’s announcement last …
ESPOO, Finland-TeliaSonera Finland has conducted the world’s first EDGE-W-CDMA packet data handover using equipment and terminals in a commercial network, according to Nokia Corp., which supplied the equipment. Nokia said …
REDMOND, Wash.-Action Engine Corp. closed its Series D round of financing Tuesday, which brought the total amount raised by the mobile software developer to $42 million. Baker Capital led the …
Bill Gates was on hand as two new Windows Mobile-based devices were rolled out at the Digital Entertainment Anywhere event Tuesday. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Audiovox introduced the smallest …
BOSTON-The emergence of third-generation networks will serve as a turning point for enterprise mobility, according to a new report from the Yankee Group. The mobile worker’s user experience improves as …
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. pre-announced its expected financial results, warning they will be lower than projected, due mainly to lower-than-expected customer spending late in the quarter. TCS is a provider …
LONDON-Handset manufacturers Siemens AG and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. could make inroads against Nokia Corp. in Europe, according to the Yankee Group 2004 European Mobile User Survey. Respondents numbering …
LONDON-The contract beat goes on for Nortel Networks Ltd.: one in Europe, another in Russia. Nortel said carrier MmO2 has expanded its infrastructure contract with the vendor for UMTS gear …
NEW YORK-SBC Communications Inc. entered into a one-year, $12 billion revolving credit agreement with investment and commercial banks to help fund its wireless subsidiary Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s pending acquisition of …
WASHINGTON-A new World Health Organization-backed study says long-term mobile-phone use increases the risk of cancer, but scientists said follow-up research is needed before it can be determined whether wireless handsets …
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. launched its EDGE-based QuickLink Mobile Wireless Internet Services across its 16-state Cellular One-branded service area. Customers can access the network using either a Sony Ericsson GC82 …
Consolidation in the wireless distribution arena is under way with two acquisitions announced this week. Wireless Channels, parent of Advantage Wireless, acquired American Connections, a wholesale distributor of wireless services …
NEW YORK-Crisp Wireless will offer video clips, images and other content based on NBC’s fall show line-up, the company announced Monday. A Crisp Wireless spokeswoman said the content will be …
AUSTIN, Texas-The Wi-Fi Alliance said it will not certify products with enhancement features for 802.11n, warning that such pre-standard products that fail to interoperate with Wi-Fi will lose certification. “To …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced two new partnerships to further its presence in the enterprise market. AWS and Symbol Technologies Inc. said they will partner to offer enterprise voice and …
PARIS-PushMessenger launched an instant messaging and presence server (IMPS) for mobile operators and Internet service providers, the wireless software developer said Tuesday. The company’s ISP/Carrier Edition allows for the convergence …
Motorola Inc. will conduct an m-commerce field trial of mobile phones enabled with MasterCard PayPass and Near Field Communications (NFC) technology, the company announced Tuesday. The handsets, which are expected …
WASHINGTON-ATIS today released a comprehensive plan to craft new industry standards for converging multimedia architectures across wireline, PCS/cellular and Wi-Fi networks. ATIS said the Mobile Wireless Services Priority Work Plan …
