Quality of service requirements recently have become more urgent for wide area wireless networks because of the increasing need for data and other multimedia services. QoS also is being propelled …
In a market blitz, Qualcomm Inc. unveiled a series of chipsets covering CDMA, GSM and W-CDMA protocols. The U.S. supplier made two announcements for the first phase of W-CDMA technology …
WASHINGTON-As allegations fly back and forth over the award of Iraqi mobile-phone licenses and public-safety contracts in a war-torn country where insurgency has become a destabilizing force, the U.S.-led Coalition …
The nation’s newest reality show is set to debut on a mobile phone near you. Sprint PCS announced it will offer a streaming-video application from Cyber Oasys Corp. and V-Star …
RFID chips that can be used to scan inventory are either the latest, greatest way to track large pallets entering the retail warehouse or another step toward a world where …
While Wal-Mart Stores Inc. joins the high-tech industry in celebrating its recently launched supply-chain management Radio Frequency Identification pilot program, consumer privacy groups are shaking their collective heads, concerned about …
Wireless messaging applications in the United States typically involve voting for reality TV show contestants, participating in trivia contests or requesting some sort of information, and most cost a few …
WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. defended their proposed $41 million merger, telling the Federal Communications Commission the deal will not harm competition but will lead to improved …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday proposed fining CenturyTel Inc. $100,000 for not routing ported wireless numbers. “Regardless of the status of a carrier’s obligation to provide number portability, all carriers …
WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission is expected to vote May 27 on three bills of rights for telecom consumers, with the issuance late yesterday of two alternative proposals written by …
TOKYO-Masao Nakamura will take over as chief executive of NTT DoCoMo Inc. June 18, when current Chief Executive Keiji Tachikawa will step down after serving three two-year terms. Nakamura formerly …
WASHINGTON-A rural wireless carrier that began porting customers in November told reporters Thursday that 24 percent of its ports had come from wireline customers. Terry Addington, president of First Cellular …
WASHINGTON-Alexander Good, a former telecom executive and Reagan administration official, has been tapped as the new chief executive officer and vice chairman of Mobile Satellite Ventures. MSV, a mobile satellite …
NORWOOD, Mass.-Analog Devices Inc. reported strong financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2004, resulting in a cash dividend for stockholders. The company recorded revenues of $678.5 million, up …
Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has received a federal grand jury subpoena demanding documents to help in the ongoing criminal investigations of the company’s finances and top executives. The company …
Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. said it intends to make a $780 million all-cash takeover bid for rival Microcell Telecommunications Inc., which is best known for its Fido-branded Canadian wireless …
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Broadband wireless solution provider YDI Wireless Inc. has acquired KarlNet Inc., which develops software for operating and managing wireless networks. KarlNet stockholders will receive up to $5.5 million …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has raised up to $316 million from selling shares in chipmakers Broadcom Corp. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. Motorola will spin off its chip business, …
WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association announced industry pioneer Craig McCaw will deliver the keynote address at its annual show taking place in Washington, D.C., June 2. Other speakers will include FCC …
SAN DIEGO-A federal judge in the U.S. District Court has ruled against CDMA proprietor Qualcomm Inc. in a patent case against Maxim Integrated Products Inc. The court held a contrary …
