LONDON-Virgin Mobile U.K. has cut the price of its shares in its pending initial public offering by 20 percent due to “tough market conditions,” according to international press reports. Virgin …
WASHINGTON-In a stunning turnabout, U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled six brain-cancer lawsuits do not belong in federal court and remanded the cases to state court. Until the July 19 …
While wireless broadband technologies stir some excitement around both service providers and vendors, rural carriers are likely to take the most advantage of them in the short run as the …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. extended its $780 million all-cash offer to purchase wireless rival Microcell Telecommunications Inc. until Aug. 20. The unsolicited offer originally was made on …
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-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 …
CLEVELAND-SBC Communications Inc. launched its FreedomLink Wi-Fi service at Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport, providing high-speed wireless Internet access to the facility’s gates, ticket counters and baggage claim areas using more …
GENEVA-ZTE Corp. said the International Telecommunication Union has chosen it to draft two important international standards for next-generation networks. The company will draft the requirements and framework for end-to-end quality-of-service …
CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. named Jeffrey Smith and John Simley to its Public Affairs and Communications Department in an attempt to support its community outreach and media efforts. Smith recently joined …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Danger, Inc. has snagged $37 million in venture capital and a new corporate ally. The Palo Alto-based company has joined forces with Sharp Corp. to step up production …
Sprint Corp.’s often rumored plans to sell off its significant tower holdings could be getting closer to a reality as the company reported during its second-quarter conference call that it …
WASHINGTON-The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee told the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday that its proposed outage reporting requirements for wireless carriers go against the Critical Infrastructure Information Act. …
DURHAM, N.C.-PowerByHand, which provides mobile content and solutions, announced the best-selling applications from three of its mobile online properties. Utilities were the most popular category for Palm users at PalmGear.com, …
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Legend Mobile Inc. released a new version of its Racemobile.com motorsports news service. Racemobile provides a daily text message with news about stock car racing, top drivers and …
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Ilium Software announced eWallet 4.0 for Microsoft Windows Mobile-based pocket PCs, smart phones and Windows operating systems. The product allows users to store and organize credit card numbers, …
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 …
OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. said it has agreed to sell its transportation division to an affiliate of Platinum Equity for $24 million in cash. Stockholders and closing conditions will …
MELBOURNE, Australia-Australian carrier Telstra said it plans to boost network capacity and enable high-speed services in capital cities across the country, using Nortel Networks CDMA2000 1x EV-DO equipment. “With CDMA20000 …
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 …
LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. released preliminary second-quarter results showing that it added approximately 40,000 net customer additions during the second quarter of this year-ending the period with …
