COLCHESTER, Conn.-A law firm, Scott + Scott LLC., said it has extended the class period in a securities class action filed against Nortel Networks Ltd. for the Southern District of …
TOKYO-Intel Corp. said it plans to make its processors and chipsets environmentally friendly by eliminating about 95 percent of the lead used in them. The company said it will start …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it is partnering with Novatel Wireless Inc. to provide third-generation carrier 3 with UMTS card modems for high-speed data in Australia, Denmark, Italy and …
A survey of 1,000 cell-phone users by Strategy Analytics found that Verizon Wireless continues to lead the industry in “user satisfaction” and is the destination choice for 30 percent of …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a multi-year sponsorship with the Kansas City Royals, making Sprint the official wireless communications provider to the baseball club. Financial terms of the agreement were …
BOSTON-Under a new service from wireless technology companies RadioVoodoo and Upoc Networks, radio stations can quickly launch wireless polling and feedback services. Indeed, Boston’s WBCN recently used the service to …
LEVITTOWN, Pa.-Wireless retailer FTS Wireless Inc. reported sequential revenue gains of more than 100 percent for Sprint PCS wireless products and services. The retailer credited some of the increase to …
THE HAGUE, Netherlands-KPN in The Netherlands announced it will expand its relationship with InfoSpace Mobile with the purchase of the company’s Modalyst Storefront Management product, which the carrier said it …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission approved Nextel Communications Inc.’s $144 million purchase of fixed-wireless licenses from WorldCom Inc. Last summer, a federal bankruptcy judge approved the deal, making Nextel a major …
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association applauded Senate passage of legislation to further shield industry standard-setting bodies from antitrust lawsuits. TIA called on lawmakers to swiftly resolve any differences between House and …
WASHINGTON-California Public Utility Commission members Carl Wood and Geoffrey Brown, who joined in revising a bill of rights for telecom consumers that mobile-phone carriers continue to oppose, said they plan …
SAN FRANCISCO-AT&T Wireless Services Inc., in the early stages of a possible merger with Cingular Wireless L.L.C., is parting with its advertising agency, Omnicom Group’s Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, executives …
WASHINGTON-The Justice Department said Tuesday it sent letters recently to various media trade groups outlining concerns about advertising Internet gambling, an action that could chill an application that is trying …
SAN MATEO, Calif.-Tropos Networks, supplier of metro-scale Wi-Fi network equipment, announced former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt has joined its board of directors. “The products developed by Tropos have …
RESTON, Va.-Broadband telecommunications services provider XO Communications Inc. announced the Federal Communications Commission has approved its acquisition of the assets of bankrupt Allegiance Telecom Inc. “The combination of XO and …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wi-Fi and broadband wireless equipment provider Proxim Corp. lowered its first-quarter financial expectations, saying it now expects to report lower revenues and greater losses than those predicted in January. …
WASHINGTON-The Center for Public Integrity criticized the Federal Communications Commission for reducing but not eliminating industry-sponsored travel. “While travel by the highest-level FCC employees has all but ceased, records obtained …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. appointed Peggy Phillips to its now nine-member board of directors. Phillips previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Immunex Corp. until Amgen …
LONDON-Intec Telecom Systems will supply mediation software for Vivo, a joint venture between Telefonica Moviles and Portugal Telecom that serves more than 21 million customers in 19 Brazilian states. The …
LUXEMBOURG-Internet calling is moving into the mobile realm, as Internet telephony company Skype Technologies announced its service will support calls made over personal digital assistants working on Wi-Fi networks. Skype’s …
