MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it received a contract for $35.8 million from China Mobile Communications Corp. to expand its network in the provinces and municipalities of Anhui, Shanghai and Zhejiang. …
Privately held wireless carrier Cellular South, which controls spectrum licenses covering more than 5 million potential customers in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, said it recorded a 23-percent improvement in …
RED BANK, N.J.-The Radio Club of America announced Steve Largent, president and chief executive officer of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, will address the group at its 95th Anniversary …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said BellSouth Corp. and other incumbent local exchange carriers can recover from their customers the costs of implementing intermodal porting. “BellSouth has estimated that, if allowed …
DENVER-Emily Motsay has been promoted to reporter at RCR Wireless News. Motsay covers the tower and in-building wireless beats for the publication and the rcrnews.com Web Site. She also reports …
It was with great fanfare that the District of Columbia last week unveiled a new, underground first-responder wireless system stretching through subway tunnels that’s fully interoperable with an advanced public-safety …
After facing harsh criticism over the sluggish introduction of its camera phone line-up, the world’s No. 2 phone-maker Motorola Inc. is hoping to regain the industry’s cutting edge by placing …
Airline workers could be tasked with a new set of responsibilities as wireless industry advancements make it possible to safely use portable electronic devices like cell phones while in flight. …
NEW YORK-Wireless software developer Columbitech said Japanese venture-capital company Mobile Internet Capital Inc. increased its financial interest in Columbitech by investing $1.5 million. MIC joined Columbitech’s investors in early 2003 …
WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association said Friday it will vigorously support waiver requests from small wireline carriers hoping to delay the May 24 rural wireless local number portability deadline. “NTCA …
Samsung Electronics set records in its operating and net profits as it unveiled its first-quarter results for the year. But the good news sent the company’s stock down 3 percent …
WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it has added American University to its Wi-Fi hot-spot network, offering students, faculty and alumni wireless Internet access on the school’s campus. T-Mobile Wi-Fi service will …
CHANTILLY, Va.-Messaging company InphoMatch Inc. announced it delivered almost 2 billion text messages in the first quarter, up from 650 million messages in the first quarter of last year. The …
Nokia Corp. shares declined around 8 percent to about $15 per share after the company offered a flat second-quarter outlook, news that comes as the company’s phone sales drag behind …
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Cricket Communications Inc. said it will sell Motorola Inc.’s C341 mobile phone for a base price of $150. The phone features interchangeable housing and rubber side grips, a color …
Nextel Communications Inc.’s decision earlier this week to expand its wireless broadband network trial in the Raleigh, N.C., market may have proven well founded as network testing conducted by RBC …
LAHORE, Pakistan-Space Telecom and Telenor will pay $291 million each for GSM licenses in Pakistan. The new licensees will join Pakistan’s four existing mobile operators. The country has a total …
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. extended its agreement with Brightpoint Inc. to be the exclusive master agent for Virgin Mobile through March 2006. The agreement calls for Brightpoint to provide …
DETROIT-Wi-Fi service at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport has been expanded to include the L.C. Smith Terminal. The latest installation, by the airport’s wireless communications provider Concourse Communications Group, follows …
WOBURN, Mass.-Verizon Wireless, as the official telecommunications sponsor of the Boston Marathon, has launched the Athlete Alert Program, allowing Verizon customers to track marathon runners on race day. The program …
