BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc. elected former Petry Media Corp. chairman Arnold Sheiffer to its board of directors. Sheiffer last month left Petry, where he oversaw one of the nation’s …
AUSTIN, Texas-The Wi-Fi Alliance announced Bill Carney, senior director of strategic marketing and business development for Texas Instruments’ Wireless Networking Business Unit, has been elected as its new chairman. Carney, …
OSAKA, Japan-Japanese electronics manufacturer Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes Panasonic-brand mobile phones, announced it will build a manufacturing center specifically for mobile phones in part of an effort …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it will provide 2,500 PCS Connection Cards and handsets to healthcare supplies and services manufacturer and distributor Medline Industries through a two-year agreement. Medline is …
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission has selected the carrier to provide 800 Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry devices for the government agency’s Washington, …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-The WiMAX Forum has established a Regulatory Working Group “in an effort to create a regulatory environment favorable to the widespread global deployment of WiMAX Forum Certified systems.” …
WASHINGTON-Public-safety advocates of the Consensus Plan to solve interference in the 800 MHz band spoke by telephone with FCC Chairman Michael Powell May 27, expressing concern Nextel Communications Inc. will …
New research shows the worldwide smart-phone market continues to grow, while sales of handheld computers decline, but that regional differences make for a jumbled marketplace. “These regional differences can have …
Nokia Corp. continues to increase its camera-phone presence with the release of its first megapixel device and the introduction of a new low-end camera phone. Separately, Research In Motion Ltd. …
Helicomm said it has unveiled a ZigBee development platform that will allow companies to evaluate and network their wireless products at home and in office environments. ZigBee is a short-range …
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has extended the scope of its EDGE-based high-speed wireless data service to south Florida, providing customers with access to network speeds of up to 170 kilobits per …
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom said U.K. mobile carriers must reduce their mobile termination rates, in a further blow to the highly competitive market, which has already been forced to lower …
BOSTON-With the full commercial deployment of Internet Protocol multimedia subsystems, carriers are gearing up for a variety of services that will converge various technologies like Wi-Fi, DSL and cable, according …
WEST TRENTON, N.J.-DotPhoto Inc. introduced a new service for camera-phone users that the company said would allow them to quickly and easily print camera-phone photos. Under the new Click & …
PARIS-Building on its cooperation with Intel Corp. for broadband solutions, Alcatel said it has joined the WiMax Forum as a principal member. “Alcatel sees WiMax as an intrinsic component of …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. signed a non-exclusive joint sales and marketing agreement with Science Applications International Corp., which it said would establish shared leads and joint offerings of mobile solutions …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. reported late last week it had completed refinancing its $1.5 billion senior secured credit facility, which included a $225 million, six-year term loan A and a …
IRWINDALE, Calif.-Superior Communications has expanded its relationship with GSM Wireless and will now handle packaging and logistics of Cingular handsets for GSM Wireless’ 165 retail locations. The deal marks Superior’s …
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Cricket Communications and Info Touch Technologies have partnered to offer Cricket customers in Memphis E-Wiz kiosks in Exxon Tigermarkets, allowing customers to pay their phone bills, surf the Internet, …
WASHINGTON-Citrix Systems Inc., Sierra Wireless, Verizon Wireless, and Zumasys Inc. teamed with the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area to provide mobile access capabilities in support of mass …
