Verizon Wireless announced a major step in the wireless instant messaging industry, with the first application to combine MSN Messenger, AOL IM and Yahoo! Messenger. Verizon said the Yahoo! Messenger …
STERLING, Va.-Astron Wireless Technologies Inc. has released its new DirectConnect series of antennas, including the DirectConnect Omni and Yagi antennas. The new antennas allow the customer to determine the length …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Personal use of mobile devices is on the rise, according to a new survey from IDC. The research group found that consumers spend more on wireless service each month …
ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkcell said it entered the Ukrainian mobile market by establishing a new company with the current shareholders of Digital Cellular Communication, which holds a GSM 1800 MHz license in …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced Pegaso Comunicaciones y Sistemas S.A. de C.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pegaso Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican wireless operator now owned by Telefonica Moviles, …
BEIJING-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is planning to sell a Linux-based smart phone, the CDMA i519, in the Chinese market. The phone is the latest wireless device to use a Linux …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a distribution agreement with iPass Inc., enabling corporations to access T-Mobile USA’s HotSpot Wi-Fi network through the iPass virtual network and its iPassConnect service interface. …
TORONTO-Williams & Moore Capital Corp., private equity investment arm for the Reliance Aerotech group of companies, will become a strategic investor in Sinclair Technologies Inc., according to a recently signed …
The Federal Communications Commissions’ Auction No. 55 of Specialized Mobile Radio service licenses in the 900 MHz band will take place as scheduled Feb. 11, 2004, despite requests for a …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. said it expects its wireless division to post full-year losses at the low end of previous guidance of 43 cents to 48 cents per share, and …
Motorola Inc. bowed to investor clamor for an outsider with the appointment of former Sun Microsystems Inc. president Edward Zander as the new helmsman, officially ending the reign of the …
BANGALORE, India-Software company Subex Systems is marketing INcharge, its revenue assurance solution, as a solution that helps U.S. telecommunications firms comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that requires publicly traded companies …
LOS ANGELES-Compact Power Systems Inc. introduced its flagship product, Cellboost, which the company said is a disposable mobile-phone battery/re-charger that powers up to 60 minutes of talk time and 60 …
RICHARDSON, Texas-Airwalk Communications announced it has received $8 million in funding from venture partners TL Ventures and the Korean Global IT Fund (KGIF), allowing it to launch its Radio Access …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. is reportedly planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs, including positions from its previously announced exit from the payphone business, during the first quarter of next year. The …
DUBLIN, Ireland-O2 Ireland said it began limited third-generation services in Ireland, equipping 25 customers with Nokia 6650 handsets. O2 Ireland said its 3G network coverage extends to more than 35 …
LA JOLLA, Calif.-E-business company Global Vision Holdings Inc. announced it teamed with Virtual Integrated Applications Inc. (Via Cell) to offer wireless banking applications. The companies said wireless users will be …
SEATTLE-Wireless retailer Car Toys said it added Sprint PCS products and services to its 59 outlets across the country, bringing the company’s total wireless selection to five of the top …
Amdocs attempted to assuage shareholders Tuesday, following news earlier in the week that Sprint has backed out of a previously announced billing migration project, by reiterating its revenue and earnings …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. closed on its previously announced $25 million acquisition of rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp.’s wireless business, which included two cellular and PCS licenses serving southern Minnesota. …
