PHILADELPHIA-Cotran Telecommunications L.L.C. said it is gearing up to introduce COTeLtalker110, which cell-phone users can attach to the Internet to allow any cell phone to make long-distance and international calls …
OTTAWA-EMS Technologies Inc. said it has acquired a suite of fleet tracking software from GEOCOMtms Inc. that allows for seamless access to different wireless data networks in the same application. …
WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein Thursday morning said he found Nextel Communications Inc.’s complaints about the 2.1 GHz band unusual because the carrier did not raise relocation concerns when it presented …
WASHINGTON-A leading consumer group today 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 fine …
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 …
WASHINGTON-President Bush said he intends to nominate Lucent Technologies Inc. President Patricia Russo as vice chair of the president’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Russo replaces F. Duane Ackerman, chairman …
NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Tellabs Inc. said it will acquire broadband access company AFC for $1.9 billion in cash and stock.The deal was approved by both companies’ board of directors, according to Tellabs. …
GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union has set up a new focus group to outline the requirements for open platforms for next-generation networks. The body, known as the Open Communications Architecture Forum …
RALEIGH, N.C.-Wireless application company Summus Inc. launched its new “Phil Hellmuth’s Texas Hold ‘Em” multiplayer poker game, which is available on Verizon Wireless’ application download service for $3 per month. …
Nextel Partners Inc. said it has accepted for purchase approximately $352.5 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 11-percent senior notes due 2010, representing approximately 98.8 percent of the total principal …
Operating system company Symbian Ltd. announced a new certification program to provide a single testing process for all Symbian-based applications. The move is an effort to smooth out the creation …
LONDON-State-run Saudi Arabian operator Saudi Telecom Co. is set to be joined by a competitor in the GSM market by July. The license for the country’s second GSM operator will …
BOSTON-Home networking may become yet another battleground for service providers attempting to acquire and retain customers, according to recent results of the Yankee Group’s 2003 Canadian Technologically Advanced Family Survey. …
HONG KONG-Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., which operates several third-generation networks around the world, has signed 1.73 million 3G users globally, according to press reports, which signals strong recent uptake of its …
TEL AVIV, Israel-Israeli wireless operator Pelephone said Nortel Networks will be the exclusive provider of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO wireless network. The value of the two-year agreement was not disclosed. …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-UMTS technology will almost double its market growth this year compared with 2003, according to ABI Research’s latest “Wireless Infrastructure Quarterly Service” report. The update attributed the growth …
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 …
MADRID, Spain-Telefonica Moviles, one of the leaders in the Latin American wireless industry, said it will acquire 100 percent of the shares of Chilean operator Telefonica Movil Chile from Compania …
ST. LOUIS-Rural Cellular Cop. said it has inked a multi-year managed services agreement with Amdocs to provide the company with an integrated customer relationship management (CRM) and billing platform. The …
WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers filed an emergency motion with the California Public Utilities Commission, asking the agency to overrule Commissioner Carl Wood’s denial of industry’s request for additional time to comment on …
