OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Increased availability of Bluetooth-enabled mobile handsets has led to an increased commitment to Bluetooth by automobile original equipment manufacturers, according to a study from ABI research. The availability …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Aptilo Networks and WeRoam are partnering to add WeRoam’s roaming service to Aptilo’s service management platform as a standard option. The partnership will allow wireless operators and wireless Internet …
NEW YORK-Tele2 said it obtained 100-percent ownership in Russian GSM operator Sankt-Peterburg Telecom with the purchase of the remaining 14-percent stake in the company that Tele2 previously did not own. …
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 …
PARIS-Sol Trujillo will step down as chief executive officer of Orange S.A., and Sanjiv Ahuja, currently Orange’s chief operating officer, will replace him. Trujillo plans to return to the United …
LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. has set its dividend, record and ex-dividend dates for its 7.5-percent series B convertible preferred stock. The record date for the second dividend …
HONG KONG-Hong Kong’s Office of Telecommunications Authority announced plans to issue a new license in vacated spectrum of two existing mobile services licenses offering CDMA and TDMA services when the …
WASHINGTON-China, already facing mounting U.S. criticism over its Wi-Fi security standard, said it will consult with U.S. officials on a separate dispute before the World Trade Organization in which the …
WASHINGTON-A powerful lawmaker Wednesday directed the Federal Communications Commission to send its best scientists to meet with the Pentagon to help alleviate the continuing problem of improvised explosive devices. “Would …
WASHINGTON-Wireless services may not pose as substantial a threat to the wireline industry as many have speculated, according to new research from the Phoenix Center. “Wireless is not an effective …
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Jazz Semiconductor said it has entered a partnership to manufacture Magnolia Broadband’s chipset known as DiversityPlus with a view to improving coverage and doubling subscriber reach for operators. …
NEW YORK-InfoSpace Inc. said it scored a deal with Major League Baseball to offer ball club logos to mobile-phone users. The deal will allow users to personalize their phones with …
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 in the 450 MHz band. The Swedish …
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 …
WASHINGTON-It will cost billions of dollars to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, the FCC Chairman told Congress Wednesday Powell appeared before the House Appropriations commerce, …
WASHINGTON-The seventh iteration of the FCC’s Network Reliability & Interoperability Council convened Tuesday with a wireless chief executive, Timothy Donahue of Nextel Communications Inc., as chair for the first time. …
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Malaysian operator Maxis Communications began a trial of UMTS third-generation technology Wednesday. The eight-month trial will use 3G spectrum assigned by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission in …
Twenty-somethings are most likely to give up their landline phones in favor of wireless-only service, and the trend is growing, according to analysis by Integras, a division of Claritas Inc. …
LONDON-Officials for Virgin Mobile in the United Kingdom confirmed that the company’s announcement of a new Sony Ericsson phone for left-handed users was in fact an April Fool’s Day prank. …
BURNABY, B.C.-Info Touch Technologies Corp. has teamed with bill payment services provider IPP of America Inc. to expand bill payment services though the Info Touch kiosk network. With the agreement, …
