LEVITTOWN, Pa.-FTS Group Inc., an operator of Wi-Fi hot spots and retail wireless locations that market wireless products and services, announced it will acquire a privately held prepaid company based …
MAIDENHEAD, United Kingdom-Flarion Technologies Inc. reported that Vodafone KK in Japan will conduct network technology trials of Flarion’s Flash-OFDM based mobile broadband system later this year. The trial will cover …
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved 20 rural broadband and telecommunications loans totaling $190 million. “Telecommunications companies like Nex-Tech Inc. of Lenora, Kan., are improving the capability for rural …
Sprint Corp. launched its Sprint Relay Wireless service powered by GoAmerica, which the telecommunications provider said would allow deaf or hard-of-hearing users to connect to Sprint Relay Online from virtually …
LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported a 25-percent increase in first-quarter revenue from $141.1 million last year to $176.7 million this year, which helped the carrier cut net …
MILAN, Italy-Third-generation wireless carrier Hutchison said it will add LG Electronics Inc. phones to its 3G handset line-up, with a global agreement for 3 million LG video phones before the …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today announced the creation of a wireless broadband access task force to help craft policies for fostering deployment of high-speed wireless Internet services in the United …
SEOUL, South Korea-South Korean mobile-phone maker Sewon Telecom filed for court receivership, according to local reports, citing declining revenues and mounting debts. According to reports, the firm had made major …
DALLAS-Sun Microsystems Inc. this week officially opened its Dallas-based RFID Test Center and launched a new Radio Frequency Identification solution. The test center simulates a warehouse environment to test RFID …
BOUDLER, Colo.-SandCherry Inc. announced an agreement with Pario Solutions under which Pario will resell and distribute SandCherry’s speech-enabled software products to enterprises and service providers in the Caribbean market. “Pario’s …
WASHINGTON-Lawyers for a North Carolina firm are in talks to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of a young girl killed earlier this year when a commercial truck-allegedly operated …
DENVER-Following a slower-than-expected transition of its wireless customers to Sprint PCS’ network as part of a mobile virtual network operator agreement announced last year, Qwest Communications International Inc. posted a …
Western Wireless Corp. reported 22,900 net customer additions during the first quarter of this year for its domestic operations, ending the quarter with more than 1.3 million total domestic customers. …
The wireless content business continues its rapid consolidation as two major U.S. players announced international acquisitions. The moves are the latest indication that wireless entertainment and application companies are no …
BRUSSELS, Belgium-GSM Europe, the European arm of the GSM Association, said it welcomed the 10 new member countries of the European Union, which it said represent some of the fastest-growing …
CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced it has acquired WhisperWire Inc. and Encore Receivable Management Inc. The acquisition of WhisperWire, a provider of industry-specific sales effectiveness software, will complement Convergys’ Infinys business support …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a deal to expand Chile Telefonica Movil’s GSM/EDGE network. Telefonica launched Latin America’s first commercial EDGE network last October in Chile. The value …
SCHAUMBURG, lll.-Motorola Inc. said it has declared a quarterly dividend of 4 cents per share that will be paid to stockholders July 15. This will be Motorola’s 229th consecutive quarterly …
WASHINGTON-Connexn Technologies introduced its Certo Cost and Revenue Assurance (CRA) software platform at this week’s Billing World 2004 show in Washington, D.C. The platform allows communications service providers to manage …
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Cingular Wireless has partnered with Villanova University to upgrade the school’s campuswide wireless system to handle voice, data and messaging. Through the partnership, Villanova’s students, faculty and …
