WASHINGTON-The Senate Monday passed an amendment to the 9/11 Commission legislation that would streamline first-responder funding while ensuring that each state gets a baseline of funding and those areas with …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-While warning that its third-quarter sales will be lower than projected, Advanced Micro Devices said it anticipates a $32 million net income increase compared to the second quarter. The …
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky.-Rural wireless provider Bluegrass Cellular said it will deploy a commercial push-to-talk service using Kodiak Network’s circuit-switch based Real-time Exchange system across its 34-county coverage area late next month. …
Centennial Communications Corp. said it completed a previously announced purchase of 10 megahertz of PCS spectrum from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. covering approximately 4.1 million potential customers contiguous to its …
WASHINGTON-No matter who is the next president, Congress is going to look at reforming the Telecommunications Act of 1996, said panelists Tuesday morning at a breakfast panel. “I think a …
WASHINGTON-Sources indicate Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has conditionally approved the proposed $41 billion merger between No. 2 Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and No. 3 AT&T Wireless Services Inc., but …
In their first significant cooperation for third-generation smart devices, Intel Corp., Nokia Corp. and Symbian Ltd. said they are working together to develop smart phones that will run on the …
TOKYO-Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will offer in-car i-mode content through an agreement with Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. The companies said they would offer a new service …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it has completed the rollout of the 802.1x security standard across its more than 4,700 Wi-Fi hot spots. The standard provides additional encryption between Wi-Fi-equipped …
WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Advisory Committee on Diversity in Communications in the Digital Age recommended Monday that the Federal Communications Commission hang tough on setting aside spectrum for small businesses, but one …
Mobile music continued to make news Tuesday, with two carriers announcing new efforts to serenade subscribers. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched mMode Music Store, allowing consumers to browse, listen to …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-High Speed Download Packet Access technology stands to create a major shift in the cellular handset memory market when the technology is deployed in networks and handsets beginning …
WASHINGTON-Telecom and tech groups applauded President Bush’s signing into law legislation extending the research and development tax credit for 18 months. The R&D tax break benefits U.S. telecom and high-tech …
BERLIN-Synchronica said its SyncML Gateway for Microsoft Exchange is available. The gateway provides over-the-air synchronization of Microsoft Exchange with mobile phones from Nokia Corp., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and …
NEW YORK-Jamdat Mobile Inc. closed a spectacular initial public offering that saw the mobile-game developer net $65.3 million. Jamdat said it sold 4.39 million shares at $16 each, while stockholders …
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Visto Corp. announced its Visto Mobile 5.0, the latest version of its wireless e-mail platform. The new version provides instant and automatic two-way delivery of e-mail, contacts and …
MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. and Microsoft reached an agreement that will allow future Treo smart phones to use Microsoft’s Exchange Server e-mail protocol, the companies announced. The partnership will give PalmOne …
CINCINNATI—Lottery.com has teamed with Games Inc. to launch a text-messaging application that distributes nationwide state lottery results to mobile devices, the companies announced. The service, which is free to mobile …
MUNICH, Germany—Infineon Technologies AG and the Volkswagen Group announced they have developed a platform concept for wireless location-based information services for vehicles. The platform, dubbed the “Basic Telematics Unit,” uses …
SAO, PAULO, Brazil—Lucent Technologies Inc. and ZTE Corp. announced contract awards for CDMA2000 equipment. Financial details were not disclosed. Lucent said it was awarded a contract to expand and enhance …
