SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its board of directors has approved a 43-percent increase in quarterly cash dividend from 7 cents to 10 cents per share of common stock. “Given Qualcomm’s …
OTTAWA, Canada-Zarlink Semiconductor said it has developed what it describes as the first digital microphone technology for cell phones. “For consumers, digital microphone technology offers better sound quality for voice …
OTTAWA-A number of Canadian wireless operators signed an inter-carrier agreement establishing common standards for roaming and interoperability of their public Wi-Fi networks and have agreed to create a common brand …
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Just a few months after it acquired the company, InterDigital Communications Corp.’s subsidiary Tantivy Communications Inc. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lucent Technologies Inc. …
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Shares of Superconductor Technologies Inc. were down more than 40 percent following the release of the company’s fourth quarter and year-end 2003 financial results, despite the fact that …
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it had completed an exchange of wireless operations with Rural Cellular Corp. in Oregon, Mississippi and Alabama. The exchange agreement called for AWS to …
NEW YORK-Citing potential bank covenants and increased roaming revenue pressure following the pending merger between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services placed its …
CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Communications Inc. announced it has completed the sale of its broadcast services division to Doty, Moore & Hoenninger L.L.C., an investment vehicle owned by members of the broadcast …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it is working with Verizon Airfone to offer discounted in-flight calls to Verizon customers. Verizon customers may register as a user on Verizon Airfone handsets. Customers …
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Psion Teklogix released the Workabout Pro, a Windows CE .NET-based hand-held device designed to collect data remotely from harsh environments. “The original Psion Workabout has been an extremely successful …
READING, Berks-FrontRange Solutions announced the availability of version 1.1 of mGoldMine, a mobile relationship management solution that offers mobile employees secure, real-time access to customer, prospect and supplier information from …
LAKE CHARLES, La.-Unibill, provider of universal billing services for the communications industry, will provide outsourced prepaid wireless billing services for Sprint PCS affiliate Gulf Coast Wireless. According to the multi-year …
WASHINGTON-The auction for 55 licenses in the 900 MHz band closed last week with 46 of the licenses going to a subsidiary of Nextel Communications Inc. ACI 900 Inc. was …
Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry’s major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, …
CANNES, France-Alcatel scored several new mobile video deals, including an agreement with Hutchison 3G Austria for its video gateway product. Alcatel said it will offer video-streaming services for Hutchison 3G …
CANNES-Lucent Technologies Inc. teamed with Cisco Systems Inc. to develop voice over Internet Protocol and multimedia communications solution for mobile carriers. The agreement will combine Lucent Softswitch and Cisco MGX …
CANNES, France-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless, Inc. announced that Telefonica Moviles Espana is offering the Merlin U53 Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Wireless PC Card Modem-jointly developed by Lucent and …
In this case, the suffering is widespread, with states north to south and east to west bleeding in an uncertain economy with costly homeland security demands on governors, mayors and …
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless confirmed being contacted by the Justice Department in what could be the early stages of an antitrust probe of the push-to-talk wireless market. “Nextel …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission received some unsolicited advice from 23 members of Congress on Thursday about how not to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band. “We …
