COLUMBIA, Md.-Tecore Wireless Systems said it has rolled out a mobile switching platform known as AirCore SoftMSC for tier-one carriers with GSM, CDMA and third-generation networks. “The AirCore SoftMSC is …
WASHINGTON-House Democrats today criticized the Bush administration for delays in modernizing the nation’s emergency warning system, but a homeland security official told lawmakers progress is now being made, and a …
WASHINGTON-The 700 MHz spectrum situation just got worse. The Senate Commerce Committee voted 13-9 Wednesday to possibly never require TV broadcasters to return spectrum in the 700 MHz band. “The …
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday narrowly passed legislation meant to protect the privacy of wireless consumers if the industry goes forward with a planned wireless 411 directory. The wireless 411 …
BOSTON-InHand Electronics Inc. released its new Advanced Technology Platform, the ATP-27X, a hardware/software reference platform based on Intel’s PXA270 embedded microprocessor that incorporates InHand’s power management technologies. According to InHand, …
DUBLIN, Ireland-Messaging provider Jinny Software released two new product bundles designed to deliver short message service, multimedia messaging service and other offerings to mobile operators. VAS2GO is targeted at mobile …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has acquired a French company, Audilog, which focuses on systems integration in network management. Terms of the deal, including what Ericsson will pay, were not …
WILMINGTON, N.C.-Verizon Wireless opened a $30 million, 160,000-suqare-foot call center facility in Wilmington, N.C., which the carrier said will eventually employee 1,200 people by the end of next year. The …
DALLAS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said T-Mobile USA is trialing its new base station for GSM and UMTS networks that is at once compact and offers high capacity, targeting both business and …
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. will launch a product designed to help parents protect children from unwanted content and services on their handsets. Nokia Intelligent Content Delivery, which is expected to available …
Vodafone announced plans for 10 new third-generation handsets expected to hit the European and Japanese markets in time for the upcoming holiday shopping season. The line-up consists of Sharp Corp.’s …
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc., which recently emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reported fiscal-year 2004 guidance, including the addition of 50,000 and 100,000 net subscribers and customer churn of …
Cingular Wireless and Sprint PCS both launched new handsets Wednesday. LG Mobile Phones and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. have launched the new L1400 camera phone. The clamshell-style GSM/GPRS phone features media …
SAN DIEGO-Cricket Communications Inc. will deploy Comverse’s Multimedia Messaging Service Center to offer content to its 1.5 million customers. In addition to offering content to state-of-the-art handsets, the service will …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Software developer Mobile Digital Media (MDM) acquired Cutting Edge Software and its Quickoffice suite of applications for handheld devices, the companies announced Tuesday. MDM bought the subsidiary of …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS will team with Audible Inc. to offer spoken audio content to the carrier’s Vision subscribers. Audible, an Internet-based source of audio content, will provide audio editions …
DUBLIN, Ireland-M-commerce moved a step closer to becoming reality with two separate announcements this week. Payment software company Valista announced Orange has chosen its payment technology to provide connectivity to …
ATLANTA-Following up on a non-binding letter of intent regarding the exchange of operations signed in early July, Cingular Wireless L.L.C., AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Triton PCS signed a definitive …
Danger Inc. has made its Hiptop II device available as the T-Mobile Sidekick II at T-Mobile stores. The new version of the Sidekick, which was announced this summer, is 25 …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Tropos Networks announced it will unwire public-safety agencies in Oklahoma City, marking its largest Wi-Fi deployment to date. The deployment will cover more than 400 square miles, enabling public-safety …
