SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. has unveiled a tri-mode chipset for Wi-Fi technology, joining the fray of other companies competing in that space. Other chip companies like Broadcom, Atheros Inc. and …
MOSCOW-Russian wireless carrier VimpelCom announced it has won a tender against international bidders to purchase KaR-Tel, the second-largest cellular operator in Kazakhstan, for $350 million plus assumption of $75 million …
As the wireless data market heats up, enterprise-focused Research In Motion Ltd. said it is poised to face the competition. Competitors point out that while RIM currently dominates the market, …
It’s a bird-it’s a plane-it’s a Stratellite high-altitude airship that enables wireless communications from the Earth’s stratosphere? Sanswire Networks L.L.C.’s vision for a national wireless broadband network began as just …
WASHINGTON-The United Telecom Council Thursday urged its members to tell their lawmakers that utilities need a 10-megahertz allocation of spectrum in the 700 MHz band. “UTC’s position continues to be …
CHARLESTON, S.C.-Trivo Wireless L.L.C. has debuted its wireless voice and data services in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The company’s “Free Plan” service uses AT&T Wireless Services …
MUNICH-Several wireless carriers, including T-Mobile, Vodafone, mmO2 and E-Plus, have stopped selling Siemens’ 65-series mobile phones as a result of the software malfunction the company warned of earlier this week, …
Mobile instant messaging is going mainstream. Maybe. Wireless IM use is growing, with 32 percent of all mobile messaging using an IM service in addition to, or instead of, short …
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless today said it reached a settlement with Dr. Bonnie O’Day over a 2003 complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission in which she alleged the nation’s top mobile-phone …
WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau Wednesday granted Nextel Partners Inc. eligible telecommunications carrier status, making it eligible to receive universal-service subsidies for the customers it serves in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, …
ATHENS, Ga.-The majority of Wi-Fi systems springing up across the United States were created to enhance the communities being served rather than to generate revenues, according to recent research from …
LONDON-Symbian Ltd. announced its sponsors for its Smartphone Show scheduled to take place Oct. 5-6 in London. The sponsors are Vodafone, UIQ Technology in association with Motorola Inc. and Sony …
TOKYO-More than 10 top Japanese record companies are suspected of illegally blocking other firms from offering ringtone services to wireless users. Japan’s anti-monopoly agency raided several of the companies Thursday, …
MONTREAL-T-Mobile USA has partnered with mobile messaging company Oz to deliver four pre-loaded instant message services on a new Nokia phone, the companies announced Thursday. A clamshell handset featuring a …
MAITLAND, Fla.-Two wireless mesh networks were announced yesterday. MeshNetworks Inc. and Cheetah Wireless Technologies Inc. said they have deployed a trial mesh wireless broadband network throughout downtown Las Vegas in …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. announced they have entered a reciprocal Wi-Fi roaming agreement. Through the partnerships, the carriers’ customers will be able to access each other’s …
SYDNEY, Australia-Following a similar announcement by rivals earlier this month, Vodafone Australia and Optus said they agreed to share third-generation network sites and infrastructure. The carriers will work together to …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. has unveiled a tri-mode chipset for Wi-Fi technology, joining the fray of other companies competing in that space. Other chip companies like Broadcom, Atheros Inc. and …
WOODLAND PARK, Colo.-Data Burst Technologies reported that its iTRAK Internet vehicle tracking system has been certified for use on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s GPRS data network. Data Burst noted the …
MOSCOW-Russian wireless carrier VimpelCom announced it has won a tender against international bidders to purchase KaR-Tel, the second-largest cellular operator in Kazakhstan, for $350 million plus assumption of approximately $75 …
