Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it added 16,900 net subscribers during the second quarter of this year, which was slightly less than the 17,800 subscribers the carrier said it …
Sprint Corp.’s often-rumored plans to sell its significant tower holdings could be getting closer to a reality as the company reported during its second-quarter conference call that it was exploring …
REDMOND, Wash.-Island Cruises said its Island Escape cruise ship will begin providing passengers with wireless communications services developed by Wireless Maritime Services, which is a joint venture formed earlier this …
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced Midwest Wireless will be the first carrier to launch its PocketSurfer wireless Web viewer. The device uses Bluetooth technology to connect wirelessly to a cellular handset …
Wireless devices are outgrowing the cradles once used to transmit personal information like datebook reminders and contact lists from portable PDAs to desktop computers. Last week, Verizon Wireless launched PalmOne …
Internet dating sites have proven to be one of the most popular aspects of the Web, and as with the gaming, adult-content and music businesses, many matchmaking companies are eager …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Sprint PCS affiliate iPCS Inc. emerged from bankruptcy protection with the approval of its reorganization plan and said it has filed an application to begin trading its newly issued …
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom-Airbus, SITA Inc. and Tenzing announced plans to form a company to address the market for in-flight passenger communications, including the use of mobile phones, laptops and personal …
WASHINGTON-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) and leading consumer groups said settlements reached by 32 state attorneys general with three national mobile-phone carriers on advertising and contracts are not sufficient to force …
A hard nationwide date for the end of the transition to digital TV will reduce the value of the spectrum to be auctioned to the commercial wireless industry, complained John …
WASHINGTON-A bankruptcy judge has approved the private-auction sale of three of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s licenses including a 10-megahertz license to serve New York to Verizon Wireless. “The company is …
WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security needs to step up and do a better job of coordinating public-safety interoperable communications, said Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.), chairman of the House Government Reform …
The end of the year came early for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the carrier made good on its often-repeated plans to offer high-speed wireless data services before the calendar …
Six of the nation’s eight largest wireless carriers posted second-quarter results, highlighted by strong customer growth at Sprint PCS, Alltel Corp. and U.S. Cellular Corp. and continued financial gains by …
As if we needed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration head Jeffrey Runge to tell us hands-free is a loser. Research on this point is now gospel: Cell phones are brain …
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.-SoundPix Inc., which develops audio-imaging software solutions, announced its first product for the wireless market, the SoundPix Mobile-Treo Edition. The product is designed to run on the palmOne …
CHICAGO-Consumers downloaded a diverse selection of karaoke music into their handsets over the past two months. First International Digital Inc. launched its Mobile Karaoke service in late May through Verizon …
Motorola Inc. had its share of ups and downs last week, when news of solid earnings and the launch of three new handsets collided with a software glitch in several …
WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-Two-way radio manufacturer Relm Wireless Corp.’s board of directors unanimously rejected an unsolicited merger proposal from Wireless Age Communications Inc. “We believe that the interests of Relm and …
WILMINGTON, Del.-Aura Communications Technology Inc. said it has secured an $11 million round of funding, which consists of both new funds and conversion of all outstanding loans. Creative Technology and …
