According to a new study by the Yankee Group, wireless usage in the U.S. is accelerating the decline of landline use. The biggest impact is in long-distance minutes, where wireless …
Siemens said it will become the latest company to license BlackBerry technology from wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd. The news lends further credibility to industry watchers who argue …
Corrections: In the “724’s MMS product sends from one to many” story on page 15 of the Feb. 23 issue of RCR Wireless News, T-Mobile in Austria was incorrectly identified …
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week stepped up criticism of South Korea for pursuing wireless Internet standards it regards as discriminatory and harmful to U.S. companies, a move that comes as …
BOSTON-Consolidation in the wireless content business continues its heated march, with M-Qube Inc. announcing the purchase of Sharp Robot, a Toronto-based mobile content download provider. Terms of the deal were …
COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Danish mobile carrier Sonofon is joining a European alliance of wireless operators. The Starmap Mobile Alliance consists of 10 small European mobile operators representing a total of more than …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Despite a projected decline in sales, L.M. Ericsson said its first-quarter margins will exceed the fourth quarter above 41.6 percent, news that sent its shares up by more than …
Although Aura Communications Inc. executives maintain that the company’s technology is merely an ancillary part of the massive wireless industry, the potential of the company’s offerings is certainly noteworthy. Founded …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s board of directors agreed to move forward with plans to pursue a new ad campaign, but no decisions were made on timeline, budget or …
Vendors are looking to deploy the Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem platform not only to differentiate themselves, but also to raise the stakes for third-generation wireless applications and services by compelling …
Sweden’s public-safety agencies will use a Tetra network for wireless communications, a decision that comes after some had considered using a CDMA network for such communications. The Swedish Defence Material …
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Agriculture needs to do a better job of spurring broadband deployment through the Rural Broadband Program, two senators said Thursday. “The rural broadband program is one …
Siemens said it will become the latest company to license BlackBerry technology from wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd. The news lends further credibility to industry watchers who argue …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system company PalmSource Inc. said its 3 million share offering will be priced at about $18 per share. The company’s stock was up slightly after the news to …
BURLINGTON, Mass.-Easy411 said it is offering wireless directory assistance for half the cost wireless carriers traditionally charge. Easy411’s service will cost 65 cents per call vs. wireless carrier offerings, which …
TOKYO-Casio Computer Co. Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. outlined the details of their mobile-phone joint venture, first announced in November. The companies said their new phone business will be called Casio …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Led by UMTS deployments, the wireless infrastructure market has experienced a strong up-tick in recent weeks, according to ABI Research. The group said the wireless infrastructure market is …
Verizon Wireless this week launched several sports-related offerings from its Get It Now virtual store. The carrier is offering Play Ball!, a suite of games and applications for baseball fans. …
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. said that a February proposal from Verizon Wireless to re-band only the 800 MHz spectrum and make Nextel pay for the retuning to solve public-safety interference is …
Acquisition mania seems to have hit the wireless data industry, as wireless enterprise player Sybase Inc. announced a massive $95.2 million acquisition of rival XcelleNet Inc. Separately, Sybase said its …
