The Federal Communications Commission normally would welcome a transaction of this kind, particularly in the post-9/11 world where having multiple telecom networks supports homeland security and economic objectives. But Leucadia …
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. has joined with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to develop an Amber Alert wireless solution, one of three efforts under way to address the …
Forget glow-in-the-dark faceplates, see-through battery packs and flashing antennas. When it comes to marketing to younger wireless users, it’s all about the music. Instead of monophonic, eight-note ringtones, today’s phones …
TelePlus Enterprises Inc.’s TelePlus Wireless Corp. subsidiary announced it will launch the TelePlus mobile virtual network operator to run on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s network via an agreement with Oregon-based …
MENLO PARK, Calif.-AT&T Corp. and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are testing wireless broadband for delivering high-speed Internet access to consumers in Menlo Park, Calif., according to a report in …
The standards deadlock over ultra-wideband technology between the Multiband OFDM Alliance and the Direct Sequence UWB Forum continued at the IEEE conference this week. This time, however, it had an …
AUSTIN, TEXAS-Freescale Semiconductor Inc. and parent company Motorola Inc. Friday announced the initial public offering of 121,621,622 shares of Freescale Semiconductor Class A common stock at a price of $13 …
WASHINGTON-Council Tree Communications Inc., an investment company that identifies telecom business opportunities for minorities and women, told the Federal Communications Commission late Thursday to reject the argument of the Cellular …
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. posted $2.71 billion in overall net income for the second quarter of 2004, citing strong sales in its semiconductor, LCD and telecommunications networks businesses, and slight …
WASHINGTON-The Communications for Coordinated Assistance and Response to Emergencies (ComCARE) Alliance Wednesday issued a request for proposals for the alpha version its emergency provider access directory. “You can’t send emergency …
EDINBURG, Va.-Sprint PCS affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. said its second-quarter revenues grew by 20.6 percent from the same quarter last year to $30 million, bolstered by a 23.3-percent increase in …
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-MoviStar Puerto Rico has completed the initial deployment of Phase II E911 services via technology from Telecommunication Systems Inc. MoviStar is certified by the public-safety answering point in Puerto …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Once considered a technology with little future, EDGE networks currently number more than 100, according to industry association 3G Americas. The group said more than 100 operators in 63 …
BURLINGTON, Mass.-Clearpath Communications said it will provide LSSi Inc.’s Easy411 Directory Assistance service to its Voice over Internet Protocol customers. The company also said it will resell the Easy411 mobile …
BOSTON-Wireless operators are losing a multibillion-dollar battle for customer loyalty to handset manufacturers, Massachusetts-based Strategy Analytics said. Research from the company’s Wireless Network Strategies service indicates handsets account for the …
TelePlus Enterprises Inc.’s TelePlus Wireless Corp. subsidiary announced it will launch the TelePlus mobile virtual network operator to run on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s network via an agreement with Oregon-based …
Qualcomm Inc. successfully tested an in-cabin voice communications system using CDMA mobile phones, the company announced Thursday. Passengers, including reporters and government representatives, were able to place and receive phone …
WASHINGTON-Just days before the Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to consider the VoIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004, public-safety officials were urged Thursday by their national association to tell lawmakers …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced it has entered a new five-year $4 billion revolving credit facility, increasing the company’s borrowing capacity by $1.4 billion and reducing its borrowing costs. The …
LOS ANGELES-Intel Corp. this week reported a quarterly net profit of $1.76 billion, or 27 cents per share, compared with $896 million, or 14 cents per share. The company’s net …
