ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-A non-stop talking contest initiated in Albuquerque, N.M., by Leap Wireless International Inc.’s Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary was still going strong after 72 hours as two contestants continued in …
BOULDER, Colo.-Cellport Systems Inc. said Harman Becker Automotive Systems, a division of Harman International, has signed a worldwide license to use Cellport’s patented Plug & Play Telematics architecture in any …
REDMOND, Wash.-Ahead of the final voting episode of “American Idol,” AT&T Wireless Services Inc. unveiled a new text messaging package allowing customers to send 1,000 text messages and receive unlimited …
Handset distribution company InfoSonics Corp. said it plans to sell 2 million shares for between $5.50 and $6.50 per share in its upcoming initial public offering. The company plans to …
TORONTO-Rogers Communications Inc. said it has failed to reach an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to acquire AWS’ 34.1-percent interest in Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. during the recently completed …
Government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s proposed $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has never really been in doubt, predictable consumer-group opposition notwithstanding. Now it is a near …
Delays in deploying third-generation networks combined with an overall slow economy helped create a 12-percent drop in demand for wireless equipment last year, according to a new report from the …
WILMINGTON, Del.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that 65 percent of all outstanding shareholders have approved the company’s pending $41 billion acquisition by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., and 98 percent of the …
Nokia Corp. announced it will expand its research-and-development efforts in China, a move that comes amid doubts about Nokia’s ability to maintain its grip on the market as well as …
WASHINGTON-U.S. officials are close to delivering potentially far-reaching spectrum reports to President Bush, culminating a year-long review at a time when development of third-generation mobile-phone and wireless Internet services are …
WASHINGTON-As local number portability goes nationwide today, rural Americans who want to port their wireline phone numbers to wireless carriers may find the deadline is a bit elastic. “Right now, …
WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission is set to vote this week on three telecom consumer plans, capping a contentious four-year proceeding with an outcome that could change fundamentally the way …
A few years ago, industry linked the stock woes of some of the major vendors to a general downdraft of the economy. Now that some of the companies are recording …
Nextel Communications Inc.’s spectrum realignment plans were headed for resolution early this year, with reports indicating the government was set to award the carrier 10 megahertz of spectrum in the …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Several wireless technology companies kicked off last week with financial deals worth millions. Good Technology Inc., supplier of GoodLink standards-based wireless messaging and corporate data access system, has closed …
Sendia Corp. has built a business model around bringing existing wireless enterprise applications to market. “We’re not an application developer ourselves,” explained Alex Klyce, Sendia’s executive vice president. Rather, “we …
Wi-Fi, the much-hyped sibling of the wireless industry, might have lost a little of its luster with the closure of one of its more ambitious players and troublesome security warnings …
Although Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW application download system commands a smaller market than that of rival Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Java, the company continues to rack up new BREW handsets, applications and …
WASHINGTON-A leading consumer group last week said Congress may need to strengthen the anti-spam law to better protect wireless subscribers against potentially costly unwanted commercial e-mail. “Congress needs to take …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-In an attempt to make it easier and more cost effective for financial institutions to provide banking services to small and independent business owners, Sprint Corp. launched its …
