By coincidence, the hotel hosting last week’s Wireless Communications Association conference was also home to a three-day rally of the ReDefeat Bush crowd. Meeting rooms of the two diverse meetings …
BOSTON-A new report by Strategy Analytics found high interest among cell-phone users in cordless headsets and push-to-talk connectivity. The report, “US Cellular Device Market Dynamics: End User Interest,” found 54 …
Wireless tower owner Global Signal Inc., formerly known as Pinnacle Holdings, has returned to the public market with an initial public offering of 7 million shares of common stock priced …
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. named William Freeman chief executive officer of its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary, where he will oversee the carrier’s corporate and local business operations. Freeman will …
NEW YORK-Symbol Technologies Inc. and several of the company’s former executives, including its former president and chief executive officer, have been officially charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, besieged by educators who oppose any auction of their spectrum, is expected this week to approve a new 2.5 GHz plan designed to foster wireless broadband …
WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau said Thursday that it had turned down Qualcomm Inc.’s extension request to use the remaining 5 percent of its auction discount voucher. “We do not …
I spoke last week with Steve Lamont and Al Delattre, both senior partners at Accenture, on the challenges companies face bringing mobility to the enterprise. The two have developed five …
WASHINGTON-Craig McCaw, who made a fortune in the cellular industry before stumbling in satellite and local telephone ventures, last week unveiled plans to leverage wireless technology to compete against dominant …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Citing higher-than-expected demand for its memory chips, Intel Corp. said its second-quarter revenue will reach the top end of its expectations. The company expects revenue to be between …
Ratings of cellular service providers and handset manufacturers fell short in the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which for the first time, included the wireless industry in its yearly first-quarter report …
Microsoft Corp. continues to play in the wireless arena in fits and starts, as the company quietly released a trial version of its Pocket MSN application after a delay of …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will begin offering text messaging alerts from CNN.com, including breaking news and top stories, and financial information from CNN/fn and Money magazine. The service allows …
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd.’s stellar growth was dimmed slightly due to a downgrade from Bank of America Securities, which forced the company’s stock down from around $120 per share …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-WJ Communications Inc. said it will acquire the wireless infrastructure business and associated assets of EiC Corp. WJ Communications designs and supplies radio-frequency semiconductors and multichip modules, while …
ADC Telecommunications Inc. announced it is selling its customer care and billing software division, including its Singl.eView platform for revenue, transaction, billing and service management, to operational support services vendor …
North Korea has apparently banned the use of mobile phones, according to international news reports. Details on the secretive country’s ban were unclear. The country banned the use of mobile …
WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C’s proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. picked up support from a leading disability organization, but the deal continues to be dogged by a group …
MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications said it has received $3 million in new purchase orders for its software-defined base stations. The products, which include the AdaptaCell 4000 base stations and the AirSite …
WOBURN, Mass.-Speech recognition solution provider VoiceSignal announced its PCLink software is now available. The software allows users to transfer contact lists from a PC to a Samsung mobile phone and …
