HELSINKI, Finland-In an effort to standardize the increasingly popular camera component in mobile devices, Nokia and STMicroelectronics are releasing a new specification for camera modules. The new Standard Mobile Imaging …
SAN DIEGO-The Delaware Court of Chancery ruled Texas Instruments Inc.-and not Qualcomm Inc.-was in breach of the companies’ patent portfolio agreement. The case is set to proceed to trial Aug. …
RICHARDSON, Texas-Navini Networks Inc., a broadband wide-area wireless network provider, said it secured $30 million in series D financing. The funding round was significantly oversubscribed, Navini said. Funds will be …
NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. released the A630 wireless handset at a gala last week in New York City. The candy bar-shaped device features a hidden QWERTY keyboard for texting, e-mailing and …
The Ricochet saga continues, with Falls Church, Va.-based YDI Wireless Inc. becoming Ricochet Networks Inc.’s fourth owner in two years. YDI bought the company for $3 million in cash, along …
Last week was a good one for developers. The wireless industry has begun to give developers the attention they deserve, as evidenced by the slew of wireless-focused announcements at JavaOne …
NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said its GSM network is available throughout Louisiana as part of the carrier’s plan to invest $85 million in its Louisiana network this year. Cingular noted …
BEAVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. said it will acquire Inet Technologies Inc. for $325 million in cash and stock, enhancing its position in mobile data. Richardson, Texas-based Inet, which will become part …
BOSTON-Although the global wireless equipment market experienced a 2-percent recovery in 2003, darker days are ahead, according to a new Yankee Group report, “Infrastructure Equipment Market Sees an End to …
BANGALORE, India-LogicaCMG has been awarded a $6 million contract to implement a CDMA-based next-generation Short Messaging Solution Center for Tata Teleservices Ltd. Tata Teleservices said it will implement the SMSC …
Research In Motion Ltd. is trading up more 12 percent at $66.71 per share-surpassing its previous 52-week high by $4-following the release of earnings for first-quarter 2005 that exceeded analyst …
The high-speed wireless data field is filling up with contestants as most of the country’s larger operators have announced plans to deploy services that in some cases will open up …
When Java came into wireless, it was welcomed with arms half open. Companies like Qualcomm Inc. thought the technology was too open and had to shrink its appeal. Some said …
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. unveiled a bundled offering for business customers allowing them to integrate wireline and wireless services, including Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry service plans from wireless subsidiary …
IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable cell-phone and wireless accessory manufacturer Hop-On has signed a distribution agreement with Brightstar Corp., making Brightstar Hop-on’s exclusive distributor for select carriers in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador, …
Sun Microsystems Inc. made several announcements at last week’s JavaOne show in San Francisco, including a new version of the Java platform and two carrier partnerships. “Java powers 1.7 billion …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will begin offering a bundled device and services package allowing business customers to use Bluetooth-enabled Hewlett-Packard iPAQ Pocket PC devices and Nokia Corp.’s 6820 …
Use of wireless devices may soon be allowed during commercial airline flights if the Consumer Electronics Association’s recently announced standardization project goes as planned. The group this week launched a …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said late Thursday it will vote July 8 on its solution to the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, but that won’t be the …
WASHINGTON-Subscriber numbers are an important metric for the wireless industry because the industry is still growing, so an inquiry by a federal agency into how those numbers is calculated is …
