HELSINKI, Finland-As expected, Nokia Corp. released a redesigned version of its N-Gage mobile-phone/video-game device. The company upgraded several features that came under heavy criticism when the first version of the …
Nextel Communications Inc. said it will begin accepting paying customers for its high-speed service using Flarion Technologies’ Flash-OFDM technology as an extension of its recently launched wireless broadband network trial. …
Showing there is still fight left in the dog, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its new GSM America rate plans, which provide consumers with no roaming charges anywhere in the …
NEW YORK-Mobile operators worldwide are poised to deploy EDGE technology as a permanent fix for data offerings or as an interim solution for advanced data and voice services during the …
BOONTON, N.J.-The global telecommunications industry, including the wireless sector, this year is poised to begin experiencing growth patterns reminiscent of those enjoyed in the late 1990s, according to a new …
LAS VEGAS-Smart-card solution provider Gemplus International S.A. announced Centennial Communications Corp. and International Telecommunications Ltd. have selected its subscriber identity module cards and provisioning and content messaging services for their …
WASHINGTON-More than 21 million people, or 17 percent of Internet users, have logged onto the Internet via a wireless device, according to a new survey from the Pew Internet & …
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. …
Following pilot programs with a number of Wi-Fi providers, McDonald’s Corp. selected Wayport Inc. to provide high-speed Internet access for up to 6,000 restaurant locations by the end of this …
Mobile asset tracking and wireless data company @Road Inc. announced it will acquire rival wireless enterprise vendor MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. in a deal worth $86 million. The agreement …
NEW YORK-Tele2 said it launched a GSM network in the Russian region of Chelyabinsk. The Swedish-based operator now offers GSM services in 10 out of the 11 Russian regions where …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-North American operators can enjoy a GSM and CDMA solution based on Telemetrix Inc.’s hosted switching and intelligent network elements and InterWave Communication’s base station controller and voice …
Following several years of setbacks and controversies, disposable phone company Hop-on said it is on track, scoring sales and proclaiming optimism for the rest of the year. “2004 is off …
WASHINGTON-The group seeking improvements to California emergency services with funds from a new 3-percent tax on cell-phone bills said it collected enough signatures to place the initiative on this November’s …
HERZELIA, Israel-Quanta Computer said it has selected the EDGE technology of Comsys Communication and Signal Processing Ltd. as an add-on to its GSM/GPRS products. Quanta said EDGE uses the same …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Research In Motion Ltd. renewed its license for Intellisync Corp.’s synchronization software, which RIM uses exclusively in the desktop computer component of its BlackBerry wireless e-mail product. Intellisync’s …
ATLANTA-AirGate PCS Inc. reported that vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary Barbara Blackford is leaving the company to become general counsel for Superior Essex Inc. AirGate said it has …
LONGMONT, Colo.-Intrado Inc. reported contracts to provide Emergency 911 Phase I and Phase II services to eight rural Texas wireless operators serving more than 100,000 subscribers. The carriers include Cellular …
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. said it expects to beat its previous guidance for the first quarter of this year with revenues of approximately between $14.8 million and $15.1 million. The …
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. named David Christopher vice president of product management for voice products, devices and affiliate services, where he will be responsible for developing and managing the carrier’s portfolio …
