WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry reacted angrily to a revised bill of rights for telecom consumers in California, claiming such a rule will hurt the state economy and runs counter to Gov. …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced support for location-based applications through its BREW application download service. Using Qualcomm’s new QPoint technology, BREW carriers and application developers can add location information to their …
OSLO, Norway-Opera Software continued its advances in the mobile phone market with the signing of a new deal with handset maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. Kyocera said it will sell the …
NEW YORK-Moody’s Investor Services downgraded its ratings of Dobson Communications Corp. and its subsidiaries following the carrier’s “poor financial performance” during the fourth quarter of 2003 and management guidance for …
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said it will recognize the loss related to the extinguishment of the tendered 9 percent and 9.5 percent senior notes in the first quarter of this …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-BellSouth Corp. said it will launch its first major public Wi-Fi deployment in Charlotte, N.C., providing its customers with free access to high-speed wireless data at public locations concentrated …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Mobilaris AB, which provides middleware for location-based services, acquired BlueFactory’s third-party content and service management operations. “The third-party instrumentation is exactly what we need at Mobilaris at present,” said …
OREM, Utah-QComm International Inc., provider of prepaid transaction processing and electronic point-of-sale distribution solutions, announced Terry Kramer, who has served as interim president of the company since last November, will …
POTOMAC, Md.-Airbee Wireless Inc., which develops and licenses wireless communications software, and SupaRule Systems Ltd., which develops, manufactures and supplies electronic measurement instruments for technical personnel, have agreed to explore …
LONDON-Telecommunications inventory management software provider Cramer has certified LogicaCMG as a Cramer Accredited Partner, meaning LogicaCMG will be a preferred delivery channel for Cramer software. In addition, LogicaCMG has agreed …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced its new QPoint solution, which the company said is an end-to-end, mass-market location-based services solution. QPoint enables a variety of location-based applications including peer-to-peer, points of …
WASHINGTON-Just as public safety confirmed its support for the Consensus Plan, the United Telecom Council, a major proponent of the Balanced Approach Plan, confirmed that it believes this plan will …
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Mobile phone maker Siemens said it will invest $40 million in Brazil to foster the development of mobile phones, cordless phones and wireless modules, a move the company …
LOS ANGELES-Rock the Vote, a non-profit, non-partisan group aimed at engaging young adults in the political process, and Motorola Inc. will launch Rock the Mobile Vote today, in conjunction with …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Memory card company SanDisk Corp. announced its new T-Flash removable storage format, a technology the company said will even further expand the capabilities of advanced mobile phones. And as …
WASHINGTON-A bi-partisan group of 23 senators are urging the Senate Budget Committee to reject a Bush administration proposal that would cut state and local first-responder grants by $1 billion. “The …
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-New research shows Vodafone’s Live! wireless data service and NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode service are both poised for growth outside of Japan. According to research and consulting firm Analysys …
DALLAS-Emergent Network Solutions Inc. said it has introduced a new mobile softswitch known as Entice mobile Softswitch, for wireless service providers. The company, formed by former Lucent Technologies Inc. employees, …
SAN ANTONIO-Rebuffing claims that it was looking to sell up to 650,000 rural access lines in Michigan and Texas to help fund subsidiary Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s pending acquisition of AT&T …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced two new executive changes as part of its efforts to expand its global business development. The moves involve the appointment of Jim Brewington as …
