WASHINGTON-Michael Gallagher has been sworn in as head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, effectively bypassing the eight-month hold on his nomination by Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.). Gallagher, who …
WASHINGTON-The high-tech industry applauded the resolution of a trade dispute between the United States and China over the latter’s semiconductor tax. “As the world’s two largest markets for telecommunications equipment …
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Broadband wireless access equipment vendors have a head start on standards bodies in developing products ready for market, according to a new report from Probe Group. “Equipment vendors …
BOSTON-The majority of U.S. mobile gamers are women, according to a new study from the Yankee Group that shows 58 percent of mobile gamers in the United States are women, …
TOKYO-Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said the base of i-mode users outside Japan exceeded 3 million at the end of June, just four months after the figure reached 2 …
WASHINGTON-The high-tech industry applauded the resolution of a trade dispute between the United States and China over the latter’s semiconductor tax. “As the world’s two largest markets for telecommunications equipment …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-Passengers flying on Emirates’ A340-500 aircraft can now check and send e-mails from personal laptops while in transit using Tenzing’s in-flight products. The e-mail services are powered …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Thursday urged the Federal Communications Commission to open the bidding to all companies for the recently returned spectrum of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. “Significant …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday created a “private commons” option for licensees that allows some licensed devices to operate in another licensee’s spectrum in the same way the unlicensed bands …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Sweden launched multimedia consumer services via its UMTS-based network in Sweden along with promotional rate plans that include up to 120 free minutes of video calls each month …
BURLINGTON, Mass.-ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. and IBM Global Services will partner to provide software to streamline their clients’ dispatch efforts. Under the agreement, the two companies said they will provide an …
SLUPSK, Poland-Cisco Systems announced it is building a broadband wireless network in Slupsk, Poland, to connect government offices, schools, hospitals, libraries and other public institutions. The project is part of …
LONDON-LogicaCMG will become a member of the Microsoft Mobility Partner Advisory Council (MPAC), a program that encourages Microsoft partners to create software solutions for Windows Mobile-based devices. “Mobility is a …
WASHINGTON-The nation’s top mobile-phone carriers have asked the California Public Utilities Commission to stay the bill-of-rights decision and asked for a rehearing of a ruling that creates a new regulatory …
WASHINGTON-Over the objections of the panel’s two Democrats, the Federal Communications Commission Thursday voted to eliminate the cellular cross-ownership rules in rural America requiring merging parties to submit to a …
WASHINGTON-Michael Gallagher has been sworn in as head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, effectively bypassing the eight-month hold on his nomination by Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.). Gallagher, who …
NEW YORK-Warner Music Group will partner with wireless entertainment and marketing company Mobileway to incorporate wireless branding into its CD packaging. Five-digit short codes will be featured on WMG CD …
NextWave Telecom Inc.’s highly anticipated attempt to auction a half-dozen spectrum licenses fell short of expectations as the bankrupt license holder managed to generate only $973.5 million in winning bids. …
Nextel Communications Inc. will pay nearly $5 billion in both cash and spectrum to gain access to spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band, according to a plan adopted Thursday by …
LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. reported that it reached an agreement with the board of directors of subsidiary IWO Holdings Inc. and IWO’ senior lenders for US …
