WOBURN, Mass.-Wireless semiconductor company Skyworks Solutions Inc. said licensing rights for its patented Selectable Mode Vocoder technology are immediately available to be incorporated into CDMA mobile handset applications. SMV is …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has received $1 billion loan from its banks led by JP Morgan Chase Bank and Citibank N.A. The line of credit will replace two previous …
NEW YORK-Moody’s Investor Services placed its ratings for Nextel Communications Inc. and its subsidiary Nextel Finance Co. on review for possible upgrade citing continued operational and financial outperformance. “Since Moody’s …
Kyocera Wireless Corp. said it is recalling an additional 40,000 mobile-phone batteries due to potentially faulty batteries. The company said the situation stems from the previously announced battery recall for …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced it recorded a total of 13.5 million text message votes cast during the past season of reality TV show “American Idol.” The carrier said the …
DETROIT-Telematics company Aeris.net announced it will offer a digital machine-to-machine communications service using wireless modules from Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. The service will run on Aeris.net’s CDMA Digital MicroBurst service …
SK USA Inc., a division of South Korea’s technology conglomerate SK Group, announced the introduction of a new company that will focus specifically on the wireless content and entertainment marketplace. …
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reported a 10-percent increase in revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, but a net loss of $16.3 billion. The global carrier added 13.7 million new …
WASHINGTON-A bill banning 16- and 17-year-olds from using mobile phones while driving passed the California Senate Tuesday. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Debra Bowen (D), was approved by a 24-to-11 …
WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense denied adopting a policy against camera phones, saying imaging devices are already covered by guidelines for wireless communications by the military and the Geneva Convention’s treatment …
BEIJING-Motorola Inc. said12 customers in 18 countries have selected its Push-to-Talk over Cellular solutions for both CDMA2000 1x and GSM/GPRS networks. The company named Malaysia’s Maxis Communications and Guam’s Guamcell …
AUSTIN-The Wi-Fi Alliance announced it has adopted a color-coded Wi-Fi Certified logo and a product Interoperability Certificate for its Wi-Fi Certified branding program, designed to help consumers in wireless local …
NEW YORK-Test equipment company Agilent Technologies Inc. received good news from Standard & Poor’s as the ratings agency upgraded its outlook from negative to positive. S&P cited the company’s improved …
WASHINGTON-Government regulators have reportedly approved a settlement with NextWave Telecom Inc. regarding the company’s $4.3 billion debt it owes the Federal Communications Commission for wireless licenses it acquired during auctions …
CALGARY, Alberta-Wi-Lan Inc. said it has acquired 17 U.S. patents and patent applications in its plans to produce what it calls the first WiMAX certified system. The company did not …
PHILADELPHIA-T-Mobile USA Inc. and Comcast Corp. said they plan to launch an outdoor Wi-Fi wireless Internet service located at Philadelphia’s Headhouse Square Plaza providing Wi-Fi access to residents and visitors …
Older generations of consumers despise text messaging as a marketing channel almost as much as voice mail or direct phone contact, according to a study from FIND/SVP Inc.’s Guideline Research …
Rural telecommunications provider Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. reported that its wireless subsidiary and Sprint PCS affiliate Shenandoah Personal Communications Co. signed an addendum to its management and services agreement with Sprint. …
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a deal with Lucent Technologies Inc. to deploy a UMTS-based trial network in Atlanta this summer supporting internal users who the carrier said it will use …
BURNABY, British Columbia-WebTech Wireless said it has signed a $1.5 million hardware agreement with Datacom Wireless for the supply of WebTech Locator Devices, representing a 50-percent increase over last year’s …
