WASHINGTON-The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday said Sprint PCS cannot use a clause in a California state law to build a tower in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., against …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and the rest of the wireless world will have to wait a bit longer. The Federal Communications Commission late Thursday put out its agenda for its meeting …

GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union said its standardization arm plans to create a focus group that will produce global standards for next-generation networks. The focus group will address what industry experts …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. said it has unveiled a new module that integrates wireless local area network with wireline, supporting up to 300 access points and 6,000 users. The …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Service provider Time dotCom Berhad announced it will deploy a non-line-of-sight wireless broadband network in Malaysia using a solution from CommVerge Solutions that includes Navini Networks’ 2.6 GHz …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will be the sole supplier for a GSM and third-generation network in Norway for NetCom under a six-year $241 million contract. Under the agreement, Siemens …

WASHINGTON-The Ultra-Wideband Forum said it has signed 30 members and is undergoing talks with several major corporate supporters to join. The forum, which has been caught in a standards battle …

SINGAPORE-Following a similar launch from U.S. carrier AT&T Wireless Services Inc. last month, Singapore’s MobileOne announced plans to begin tomorrow a music recognition service called Point. Customers dial 188*, point …

NEW YORK-Wireless capital expenditure in the United States for 2003 edged out its wireline counterpart, highlighting an onset of stability in the industry after the recent bubble, according to a …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Trade groups 3G Americas and the CDMA Development Group released technical specifications to allow GSM subscribers to send picture messages to CDMA users. The groups’ new “Americas MMS Inter-carrier …

How’s this for a blockbuster business plan: wireless streaming video combined with the day’s top news combined with naked women? At least that’s the scheme laid out between Internet and …

SAN DIEGO-Verizon Wireless said it will sell the new VX4600 from LG Electronics Co. Ltd., which features a color screen, text messaging and support for downloadable applications. “With the success …

WASHINGTON-As various industry segments try to develop a new compensation regime for carrying calls, state regulators Wednesday released goals and principles of any new intercarrier compensation scheme. “Because it was …

New research shows the market for smart phones and converged devices continued to increase in the first quarter, with Nokia Corp. claiming the top spot in terms of devices and …

In preparation for the upcoming May 24 deadline enabling wireless local number portability in markets outside the top 100, Verizon Wireless said it has continued to work with smaller regional …

KIOWA, Kan.-RSI Corp. said it is offering an online Spanish language version of its RF Site Safety Awareness training course. The interactive training course offers facts on the hazards posed …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Roamware Inc. has supplied its Roaming Replicator solution to Iraqna, the new GSM mobile carrier in Iraq, to enable instant international connectivity. With Roaming Replicator, Iraqna can access the …

WASHINGTON-Consolidation among vendors in the billing industry may be directly impacting customer-satisfaction levels, according to new analysis from Chorleywood. The group said most operators are still “fairly satisfied” with their …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless has been chosen by electronic payment solution provider VeriFone Inc. to supply the Sierra Wireless EM3420 CDMA2000 1x embedded wireless module for VeriFone’s Omni wireless point …

HOUSTON-Wireless communications tower owner Crown Castle International Corp. released financial results for the first quarter of 2004 in line with guidance issued last month. The company reported site rental and …