WASHINGTON-The U.S. Senate Thursday finally passed an $820 billion omnibus spending bill that included funding for the Federal Communications Commission for fiscal-year 2004, which started Oct. 1. The bill must …
WASHINGTON-The $328 billion omnibus spending bill passed by the Senate Thursday includes a provision forbidding offshore outsourcing by government contractors in certain cases, a move that could hurt wireless and …
ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said its fourth-quarter earnings soared 100 percent over a year ago with a net income of $66.4 million, or 52 cents per share. A year ago, the …
ATHENS, Greece-Greek mobile operator Stet Hellas Telecommunications reported it will launch commercial third-generation services next Tuesday. Two Nokia UMTS handsets-the 6650 and 7600-along with the Motorola A835 and the Siemens …
Reports of exploding mobile-phone batteries finally hit a high note with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcing a voluntary recall of 140,000 of Kyocera Wireless Corp.’s 7135 smart-phone batteries. …
Alltel Corp. posted $1.2 billion in wireless revenues for the fourth quarter of 2003, which was a 6-percent improvement compared with the $1.1 billion the company reported for the fourth …
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-In a move that will cost 240 jobs, Motorola Inc. said it plans to shut down a Florida plant for cell-phone design. The company said the closing will …
REDMOND, Wash.-Software giant Microsoft Corp. reported revenues of $10.15 billion for its second quarter, up 19 percent over the same quarter in the previous year. The company’s net income clocked …
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.-ECom eCom.com Inc. announced its subsidiary MyZipSoft Inc. has acquired Freedom 4 Wireless from American Capital Holdings Inc. In accordance with the acquisition, shareholders of eCom will …
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA said it plans to lay off about 300 workers as part of a restructuring effort. The company that makes modules said it will lay off the workers …
WASHINGTON-The experience of the wireless industry as it grew from an elite service to mass-market acceptance shows both the benefits and challenges of a light regulatory touch, acknowledged FCC Commissioner …
LONDON-EMI Music, Downplay, In-Fusio, Omni Entertainment, MmO2, Qualcomm Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. are among the newest members of the Mobile Entertainment Forum, the group announced. The organization said the …
SAN DIEGO-BREW pioneer Qualcomm Inc. said it will recommend that its carrier customers use IBM Corp.’s Linux servers to run its application download system. Qualcomm said its BREW service runs …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Short-range wireless technology ZigBee will be a key player in the home automation market, according to market research firm West Technology Research Solutions L.L.C. (WTRS). Annual shipments of …
NEWTON, Mass.-Nextel Communications Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. have entered multi-million dollar contracts to use BatteryCorp’s patent-pending OMS solution for battery preventative maintenance. The OMS solution provides Web-based management for …
NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc., the majority owner of Verizon Wireless, reported its board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to 80 million shares of its common stock, …
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The House Judiciary Committee has approved database protection legislation, a bill designed to improve the market climate for collection of information and harmonize U.S. policy with the international community. …
LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. said it would make its first dividend payment on its 7.5-percent series B convertible preferred stock Feb. 2 to stockholders of record Jan. …
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands-Camera phones took a further step forward in the world stage with British news firm BBC announcing plans to arm a “significant” number of its journalists with video-capable …
MUNICH, Germany-German vendor Siemens AG said it surpassed market expectation with a group net profit of $992.3 million, or $1 per share, in contrast to a year ago when it …
