WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and SouthernLinc have reached an agreement that would change the channel allocations in the retuning of the 800 MHz band, putting Southern in the cellular band but …
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 …
New Jersey motorists should think twice before they reach for their cell phones while driving as a state law took effect July 1 banning the use of handheld phones and …
Verizon Wireless launched its Mobile Web 2.0 service, which the carrier said would provide customers easier access to news, tools and information content and the ability to read and send …
CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Inc. announced its wholly owned operating subsidiary SpectraSite Communications Inc. has amended its credit facility. The amendment provides for a $216.5 million basket that will allow the subsidiary …
ROCKVILLE, Md.-Telenor Venture, the venture capital arm of Telenor Group, has acquired Telenor Mobile Interactive USA, a mobile applications and messaging service company. The company will now be called Telenor …
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, according to the company. Funds …
LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. said it has amended its management and services agreements with Sprint PCS relating to back-office billing and service charges, activation fees for new …
Motorola Inc. released the A630 wireless handset at a gala in New York City today. The candy bar-shaped device features a hidden QWERTY keyboard for texting, e-mailing and instant messaging. …
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 …
To the Editor, I find the “Customer Contract Expiration Horizon” report by Stax Inc. a bit skewed (June 7 issue of RCR Wireless News, page 26). It does not appear …
SINGAPORE-Lucent Technologies Inc. flexed its muscles at the CommunicAsia trade show with a series of contracts with Indian, Vietnamese and Korean operators. In India, Lucent signed a $30 million contract …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless gear supplier L.M. Ericsson announced a series of contracts around the world, assuring its place as the world’s premier infrastructure player. In the context of the CommunicAsia conference …
CHICAGO-Mobile instant communications provider Fastmobile Inc. reported a development partnership with integrated conferencing solutions provider Spectel to develop interoperability between Spectel’s MobileConneXion mobile conferencing solution and the push-to-conference and instant-message …
SINGAPORE-The Open Mobile Alliance wireless standards group announced the release of several new specifications covering Web services, location-based services and other hot-button technologies. Founded two years ago, OMA works to …
Information security company Kaspersky Labs said it has detected a new computer worm that can affect Symbian-based smart phones. Although the software firm said it appears the virus hasn’t yet …
TORONTO-Roadpost Inc. announced its oneRoam Country service is now available for travelers to Greece. OneRoam Country, available to rental and subscription customers, includes priced airtime bundles, free incoming calls from …
It appears that location-based service applications for finding local coffee shops, specialty stores, banks and the like have fallen short in intriguing consumers in the United States. But industry contends …
Wireless solutions designed specifically for nurses, the largest healthcare group in the U.S. and the biggest users of IT systems in hospitals, could streamline the otherwise inefficient healthcare field. But …
InPhonic Inc., which sells wireless services and devices online, plans to raise as much as $100 million in an initial public offering, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities …
