MEXICO CITY-America Movil said the Nicaraguan government accepted its bid in a public auction for a 49-percent stake in Empresa Nicaraguense del Telecomunicaciones S.A. (Enitel). The bid price was $49.6 …
HONG KONG-Chinese equipment vendor Huawei Technologies co. Ltd. said it agreed with Hong Kong wireless carrier Sunday to supply equipment and financing to assist with the rollout of Sunday’s third-generation …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cranite Systems Inc. has partnered with Hewlett Packard to offer secure networking solutions to government and healthcare organizations. Under their agreement, Cranite’s WirelessWall security software will be used …
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Prepaid wireless phone service provider Liberty Wireless has released a new set of prepaid wireless calling plans, which the company is touting as consumer friendly, especially following the recent …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday took the first step toward fining California Pacific Mortgage for violating the telemarketing rules by calling people whose names and telephone numbers were on the …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has appointed John P. Giere as chief marketing officer. The vendor said Giere, who will report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Patricia …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that spectrum in the 5.9 GHz band can be used for the intelligent transportation system. “The FCC’s action carefully balances the need for spectrum …
WASHINGTON-President George W. Bush Tuesday signed the CAN-SPAM Act, which includes a move toward prohibiting wireless spam. The bill includes language seeking to ban transmissions of unsolicited commercial e-mail to …
CINCINNATI-Lattice Communications L.L.C. has acquired 13 communications towers in the Indianapolis metro area from Vertical RealEstate Inc. Lattice did not disclose the purchase price. “The Vertical RealEstate towers were attractive …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. has sold all its shares in Japanese Internet service provider DoCoMo AOL Inc. to America Online Inc., scaling back its ambitions to combine its mobile services with …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it will open a New York office next year and reassign some of its top management staff to the city. Chief Financial Officer Rick Simonson and …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday proposed allowing the development and use of software-defined radios, also known as cognitive radios. “While the amount of available spectrum is ultimately limited only by …
Nextel Communications Inc. filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission that the carrier said demonstrates that the FCC has full legal authority to approve the radio spectrum realignment called for …
In what might be the first stamp of Edward Zander, new chief executive officer, Motorola Inc. said it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a $2 billion initial …
ASHBURN, Va.-Wireless local area network aggregator Boingo Wireless Inc. reported a roaming agreement with WorldCom Inc., providing the telecommunications provider’s MCI customers with remote access service to Boingo’s more than …
ROME-Italy’s Telecom Italia Mobile launched a new service that connects a cellular phone’s subscriber identity module and wireless local area networks using SIM-based authentication. The service is targeted at the …
WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. said it added 2,400 wireless customers in its U.S. operations and 23,300 customers in its Caribbean operations during the company’s second fiscal quarter ended Nov. 30 …
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-Xivo Wireless Inc. said it will change its name to a similar but slightly different moniker-Xovix Inc. The company said the change coincides with the establishment of the …
LOS ANGELES-Wireless gaming company Jamdat Mobile Inc. announced a sequel to its popular Jamdat Bowling application, a game that will feature enhanced audio and multiplayer features. “With over 2 million …
KING of PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said its InterDigital Technology Corp. subsidiary signed a nonexclusive worldwide royalty-bearing patent license agreement with Taiwan’s High Tech Computer Corp. The agreement covers the …
