AUSTIN, Texas-The Wi-Fi Alliance said it has certified the Wi-Fi-multimedia standard, otherwise known as WMM, for networking in consumer electronic devices such as DVD players and televisions. The standard is …
JONKOPING, Sweden-Datalink Nordic has developed a mobile service that allows users to send alerts from their mobile phone when they are in danger. Users activate MLARM on their phone and …
ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. and Bechtel Telecommunications have signed a national two-year contract under which they will partner to offer wireless carriers a one-stop solution for tower siting and network …
ESSEX, Conn.-Advertising executives Jim Hood and Wes Bray announced the formation of HipCricket L.L.C., a wireless marketing and event company targeting young mobile-phone users. HipCricket is working with television and …
LA JOLLA, Calif.-Mobile entertainment publisher Dwango Wireless has tapped M7 Networks, a wireless platform hosting company, to deliver short message service “wake-up” functionality to Dwango games. M7’s SMS will alert …
Jay Kitchen, president and chief executive officer of PCIA, plans to retire from the industry trade group he has led for 10 years. Kitchen expects to stay with the group …
PARIS-Module maker Wavecom Inc. said it will no longer develop handsets and semiconductors as part of a sweeping restructuring of the company that will lap up about 560 jobs.The company …
Regional telecommunications provider Qwest Communications International Inc. expanded its nationwide wireless voice service to residential and small business customers in Las Cruces, Alamogordo and Clovis, N.M. Qwest said customers who …
SOUTH KOREA The W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel has implemented a voice-over-wireless local area network solution from Nortel Networks Ltd. and its channel partner ECS Telecom to enable mobile communications for …
BellSouth Corp. said it plans to offer $3 billion aggregate principal amount of five- and 10-year senior notes to help finance its share of the pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless …
CrystalVoice Communications, which provides enterprise voice communications software solutions, appointed Harvey White chairman of its board of directors. White most recently was chief executive officer of Leap Wireless. Equant Infrastructure …
LONDON-European wireless operator Orange plc commercially launched its push-to-talk Talk Now service on its U.K. network following nine months of customer trials across Europe. The carrier said the trials produced …
TORONTO-Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. said it has entered into a letter of agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to facilitate the possible sale of AWS’ 34-percent stake in …
BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a $98.5 million contract to expand the CDMA network of Guangdong Unicom. It is the third phase of the expansion, which will cover …
Centennial Communications Corp. said it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Puerto Rico cable television operations to Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc. for $155 million in …
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. has commenced cash tender offers for $205.6 million of its outstanding 9.375-percent senior notes due 2011, $216.4 million of its outstanding 10.75-percent senior notes due 2011, …
Sprint affiliate iPCS Inc.’s operating facility iPCS Wireless will sell 92 wireless communications towers to TCP Communications L.L.C. for proceeds of $16.5 million. The towers, mainly located in Michigan, Illinois, …
LA JOLLA, Calif.-With the NFL’s opening weekend just days away, Sorrent announced three new sports-related mobile content offerings. The California-based company will promote the launch with a television advertising campaign …
No longer will EDGE technology belong to the list of protocols with an uncertain future. As some industry experts look at it, EDGE is ramping up in spite of its …
Verizon Wireless threw its considerable resources into the international roaming business earlier this month by expanding the availability of Samsung Corp.’s SCH-a790 Global Phone to the carrier’s non-business customers. The …
