WASHINGTON-An engineer/consultant that focuses on electricity reliability told a think-tank seminar Monday it is impossible to protect against blackouts like the one that crippled the Northeastern United States and parts …
FORT WORTH, Texas-Flexible Innovations Ltd. released a new range of materials and applications featuring egrips technology. Last June, the company launched egrips to safeguard mobile phones, personal digital assistants and …
WASHINGTON-Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, told the Federal Communications Commission recently that any plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band …
LONDON-Rezidor SAS reported that its Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts will require the broadband Internet connectivity it provides to their business traveler guests to be certified as Enterprise Ready by …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless appointed Martha Delehanty vice president of human resources, where she will be responsible for all human resources strategies and programs, including employee relations, compensation and benefits, training …
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-By 2007, more Americans will access mobile data via Wi-Fi than 2.5-generation or third-generation networks, according to a new report from Pyramid. “This trend is not necessarily bad …
TORONTO-Diversinet Corp. and China’s Guangdong Electronic Certification Authority recently began working together to stimulate China’s emerging mobile commerce and mobile digital certificates market. Under the partnership, the companies will use …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc., Digital Orchid Inc. and Nascar.com unveiled a suite of real-time wireless Nascar.com content applications and services, including news, content and alerts, which will be available to …
NEW YORK-Shares of equipment maker Andrew Corp. jumped 13 percent after it raised its revenue forecast for the second quarter. The company said its second-quarter earnings will range between 4 …
Lucent Technologies Inc. has fired four executives in its Chinese operations over what it saw as possible violations of U.S. law against overseas bribery, according to a company filing with …
BURNABY, British Columbia-Info Touch Technologies Corp. announced Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc. will deploy Info Touch kiosks in 34 Vancouver-area stores. Info Touch’s kiosks offer applications including Wi-Fi, bill payment, mobile …
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its Star Services, allowing customers to access and manage their personal account information from wireless devices by dialing the appropriate * code and having responses delivered …
L.M. Ericsson’s board of directors has appointed three new executive vice presidents effective immediately. The company also announced that its first executive vice president and deputy chief executive officer, Per-Arne …
Financial regulatory services provider NASD announced Christine Gochuico, former vice president and telecommunications research analyst for Salomon Smith Barney Inc., has settled charges related to misleading research of broadband services …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-ArrayComm will license its iBurst broadband wireless system to Korean telecommunications equipment manufacturer Dewell. Under their agreement, Dewell will develop and manufacture iBurst subscriber devices based on ArrayComm’s …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it was selected by Austrian wireless carrier One as the sole supplier for its UMTS radio access network. The contract has a value of up to …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Third-generation carrier 3 in Sweden announced it will offer third-dimensional multiplayer games through a new deal with Synergenix Interactive AB. The carrier’s users will be able to download Synergenix’s …
LONDON-Optimism prevails in the mobile communications industry, according to the ARC Group’s new “3GSM 2004 Industry Survey.” In fact, according to the survey, 85 percent of industry professionals believe their …
HELSINKI, Finland-Mobile handset leader Nokia Corp. stunned investors with news that its first-quarter revenues will clock in below expectations due to poor mobile-phone sales. The company’s stock dropped almost 20 …
