IRVINE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless named Oscar Madrid associate director of Multicultural Marketing for the carrier’s 12-state West Area, which includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, …
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it has completed a series of open market transactions initiated earlier this year to repurchase approximately $55.5 million of its 8.875 percent senior notes for …
MAITLAND, Fla.-MeshNetworks, Inc., a developer of mobile ad hoc networking solutions, released the MeshConnex software suite, an embedded software solution targeted at wireless original equipment manufacturers. The company said its …
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it signed a new license agreement with Sierra Wireless Inc. for the sale of GPRS, EDGE and W-CDMA products. Terms of the deal …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-LGP Allgon announced it has been chosen to provide wireless coverage at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. The coverage solution will be provided to Vodafone Group plc …
ATLANTA-ABC Entertainment and Telenor have launched Soap Confidential, an information program for ABC soap fans to keep up with their favorite shows and characters through premium text-messaging service. ABC said …
MUNICH, Germany-Trouble seems to be simmering in the push-to-talk house as Nokia Corp. has taken a different path from other major vendors and members of the Open Mobile Alliance on …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has delivered complete GSM network for Saudi Telecom Co., with capacity expected to handle the Hajj pilgrimage. It covered such areas as Mina, Muzdalifah and …
ISSY-LES MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA said it has launched its GSM module for wireless local loop applications. The product, the WISMO Quik 2400, feeds one of the fastest-growing vertical markets. Wireless …
WASHINGTON-Former Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Gloria Tristani has been named managing director of the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ Inc. (OC Inc.), a group dedicated to …
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Siemens AG said it is collaborating with Comverse Technology Inc. to provide GSM-R services like voice and short message services to leading Scandinavian railways in Norway and Finland. GSM-R …
TORONTO-Tira Wireless announced Telus Mobility and THQ Wireless purchased its Jump application porting service. The service ensures that Java applications will run smoothly on a variety of handset models. “Tira …
ATLANTA-Wireless application and technology company Air2Web announced it acquired European wireless software company Wokup SA. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are very excited about the merger with …
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-Bitfone Corp. announced it scored a major $21 million in venture funding, bringing its investment total to $57 million. The company said Prism Venture Partners led its latest …
ATLANTA-AMTA 2004 has issued its final call for papers for the technical symposium scheduled for Oct. 17-22 at the Evergreen Conference Resort in Stone Mountain Park, Ga. Authors are invited …
WASHINGTON-The National Park Service has violated the law in allowing the construction of an 80-foot cell phone tower in close proximity to Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, according to …
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.-Shorecliff Communications L.L.C. announced its 2005 Tower Summit & Tradeshow annual conference for the wireless tower industry will be co-located with the Cellular Telecommunication & Internet Association’s …
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. boosted its handset sales expectations above its previous projections of 65 million units and also said it expects a global shortage of DRAM memory …
ATLANTA-Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced ISC Technologies Inc. will take over the manufacturing and distribution of Glenayre’s discontinued paging infrastructure business, including its switch, RF and control products. The deal comes …
MIAMI-Prepaid wireless service provider Liberty Wireless launched its Liberty Share plans that provide customers with up to two lines of service on one prepaid rate plan. The four shared plans …
