ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appointed Peter Ritcher chief financial officer to replace outgoing CFO Rick Lindner, who was named CFO of SBC Communications Inc. last week. Ritcher, who will assume his …
WASHINGTON-The bloodletting at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association continued this week as John Windolph, CTIA senior vice president for business development, and six lower-level employees were laid off. CTIA …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wireless enterprise vendor Good Technology announced its customer base now totals more than 2,000. “In the first quarter, our partners helped us to sign a record number of new …
WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense today refused to say whether its inspector general is investigating a high-level official who allegedly attempted to convert a project to build a nationwide first-responder network …
NEW YORK-What do rapper Snoop Dogg and homerun hitter Barry Bonds have in common? Both are going mobile. Under a new deal with wireless media company Zingy, Snoop Dogg will …
LONDON-Despite increased efforts by telecommunications carriers to retain customers, churn continues to rise, according to a report from Chorleywood. A whopping 88 percent of respondents to a survey conducted by …
German handset maker Siemens AG and Chinese vendor Ningbo Bird Co. Ltd. announced a new strategic partnership to build and sell mobile phones in Chinese and international markets, moves that …
RICHARDSON, Texas-NexGen City announced it has developed NexPaq, a voice-over-Internet Protocol, push-to-talk radio handset, for use with its mesh-based NexLink wireless broadband network. Catering to first responders, the device features …
TORONTO-Canadian wireless carrier Microcell Solutions Inc. has selected LogicaCMG’s multimedia messaging service hosting solution known as RealMMS in a three-year contract. Under the deal, Microcell will offer premium messaging services, …
WASHINGTON-M/A Com, a unit of Tyco International, beat out Motorola Inc. for an estimated $1 billion contract to build an emergency wireless network throughout the state of New York. “Sept. …
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Telcordia Technologies Inc. said it has acquired Granite Systems Inc. for an undisclosed sum to enhance inventory management as it advances its operational support system solutions. Granite will offer …
BALTIMORE-Wireless security company Bluefire Security Technologies announced a new product the company said allows business users to disable Bluetooth connections in enterprise devices, a move the company said is in …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a $150 million contract to provide U.S. Cellular with CDMA2000 equipment, software and professional services in the Chicago market. Lucent said …
PLANO, Texas-EDS said it has reached an agreement with Nextel Communications Inc. amending their current five-year master services agreement that was signed in 2001 to cover additional applications development and …
WASHINGTON-Consumer groups and cellular agents petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to block the proposed merger of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C., while organized labor reiterated its support …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. unveiled International Direct Connect walkie-talkie service between Nextel and NII Holdings Inc. customers in the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and between Nextel and Telus Mobility …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. introduced a $50 monthly unlimited access plan for its Sprint PCS Wi-Fi Access service to complement its currently offered $7 promotional daily connection offer. The company …
IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. said it has unveiled two products to enhance wireless local area network connectivity and security, including a software tool and a hardware module. The software tool will …
LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. posted a 14 percent year-over-year increase in total revenues from $124.7 million during the first quarter of 2003 to $141.6 million this …
Nortel Networks Ltd.’s woes continue as Canada’s overriding securities regulator slammed a trading ban on some of its top executives, including directors, officers and insiders. This follows the Ontario Securities …
