HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Rugged mobile computing company Symbol Technologies Inc. announced it reached a cross-licensing agreement with Hand Held Products Inc. as a way to resolve the companies’ ongoing patent battle. “This …
CALGARY-CSI Wireless Inc.’s Asset-Link asset-tracking hardware has been used by Texas police to recover more than $2.7 million in stolen goods, make arrests and break up a Dallas-based truck theft …
CARLSBAD, Calif.-Start-up Aliph released its new Jawbone headset for mobile phones, which the company said allows users to hear conversations in noisy environments. The company said it expects the headset …
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-General Dynamics will acquire TriPoint Global Communications Inc., a Newton, N.C.-based privately held provider of satellite and wireless communication equipment and integration services for video, voice and data …
LONDON-Northeast Asia will dominate future growth in the public broadband market, according to a new report from the BroadGroup. The four countries in the northeast currently host 80 percent of …
GOTHENBURG, Sweden-AppGate Network Security AB announced plans to release a new version of its virtual private network system that will enable roaming for mobile devices, PCs and other devices. “If …
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed a contract with regional Russian operator CJSC Nizhegorodskaya Cellular Communication to extend the operator’s GSM network. The value of the deal was not disclosed. The project, set …
LONGMONT, Colo.-Intrado Inc. unveiled its Intelligent Emergency Network (IEN), an enhanced architecture for advanced voice and data technologies, including streaming video and location mapping for public safety. According to Intrado, …
ESPOO, Finland-MobileOne in Singapore has awarded Nokia a W-CDMA contract to supply equipment and services for the third phase of its third-generation rollout. The value of the contract was not …
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Wireless technology vendor InterDigital Communications Corp. announced it plans to repurchase up to 1 million shares of the company’s outstanding common stock. The company said it plans …
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has fixed a security problem with a recently deployed Internet and telephone-based payment system that drew concern from customers over the possibility of subscriber information …
A Sidekick device fan has set up an online petition asking Sidekick vendor T-Mobile USA Inc. and creator Danger Inc. to offer synchronization technology to Sidekick users. Sidekick user Levi …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today opened a huge swath of spectrum for wireless broadband services, creating incentives for businesses to invest in a third digital pipe to homes and businesses …
SYDNEY, Australia-Australia’s leading wireless carrier said it will license i-mode technology from NTT DoCoMo Inc. in the Japanese carrier’s ninth partnership for the wireless Internet technology. Telstra is licensing the …
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. late Wednesday provided more details of how it plans to give up 2 additional megahertz of spectrum in the 800 MHz band to solve public-safety interference. “Although …
WHEATON, Md.-In-building coverage and bundled offerings have given fixed network and cable operators grounds to battle wireless carriers for subscribers, according to a new study from The Shosteck Group, titled …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Multimedia applications company Hotsip AB said it has agreed to integrate its products with L.M. Ericsson’s multimedia system. Hotsip said it will integrate its Session Initiation Protocol-based presence server, …
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. said its UMTS-based wireless PC Card modem has received the approval of the Federal Communications Commission. The product, the Merlin U520, jointly developed with Lucent Technologies …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. subsidiary Cellular One said it has completed the expansion of its CDMA 1x network upgrades in Arkansas, Nevada and Texas to go along with upgrades to …
BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. today launched GroupTalk, a new voice conferencing product that alerts and connects members of a conferencing group to a meeting whether they are at their desks, online …
