NEW YORK-SBC Communications Inc. told investors at the Lehman Brothers Fifth Annual Telecom, Trends & Technology Conference that it plans to reduce its workforce by 3,000 to 4,000 employees during …
WASHINGTON-Legislation designed to curb unwanted commercial e-mails to mobile-phone subscribers is headed to the White House for President Bush’s signature. Congressional approval of the anti-spam measure came yesterday, following House …
Qualcomm Inc. announced a series of new partners for its BREW application download service, including Internet heavyweight America Online Inc. AOL said it will sell a variety of BREW applications, …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which last week received an inquiry request from the Federal Communications Commission regarding consumer complaints related to its local number portability efforts, said it has implemented …
LOS GATOS, Calif.-Wisair Inc. said it will offer a royalty-free intellectual property for its ultra-wideband solution if the multi-band OFDM standard wins the battle for approval. Texas Instruments made a …
PARSIPPANY, N.J.-Avis Rent a Car System Inc. and Motorola Inc. announced the “Avis Assist” navigation service has been expanded, with premieres this week in Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis and St. Louis. …
KAWASAKI, Japan-Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd said it has developed an amplifier with the world’s highest output for W-CDMA base stations. It is known as a gallium nitride high electron mobility transistor …
REDMOND, Wash.-Former Microsoft Corp. pointman Juha Christensen again popped into the limelight, this time as an appointment to the board of directors for wireless technology company Action Engine Corp. “We …
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it won multiple mobile expansion contracts from China Unicom valued at $40 million. Under the terms of the contracts, Alcatel will provide CDMA network gear to help …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless received a pair of 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards from the CDMA Development Group, including industry leadership and service innovation. The CDG awarded the industry leadership to …
WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. told the five California Public Utility Commission members that findings leading to a record $12 million fine against the mobile-phone carrier are flawed, claiming on appeal that …
As the holiday season approaches, the industry’s mobile-phone players are working to gear up for a quarter most predict will be gangbusters. First up is Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., which …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported an alliance dealer relationship with Semotus Solutions to co-sell BlackBerry Handheld mobile applications to AT&T Wireless business customers. Semotus said the mobile applications …
DALLAS-Worldwide revenues from gambling on mobile phones could reach $16 billion by 2008, according to a new research report from Alexander Resources. The research firm expects 2.5- and third-generation wireless …
DALLAS-Chipmakers STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments Inc. said they are jointly developing a standard CDMA2000 1x EV-DV solution, which they hope to market to handset manufacturers worldwide. The protocol, which provides …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The overall market for GaAs and silicon-based power semiconductors will remain relatively flat during the next five years, hovering around the $2 billion mark, according to market research …
DUSSELDORF, Germany-Vodafone Germany began UMTS tests for business customers using data cards for PCs. The operator plans to launch commercial third-generation service next year. Vodafone said the participants of the …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. has priced an offering of $402 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of its 9.75-percent senior discount notes due 2011. SBA said it will use …
DENVER-USURF America Inc. announced it will offer high-speed Internet access to Mesa, Ariz.-based Carriage Manor RV Resort’s 900 tenants. USURF will deploy its wireless broadband technology to the first 30 …
WASHINGTON-The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation rejected the wireless bureau’s argument that towers along scenic highways are the same as large signs and other improvements to increase traffic flow and …
