Even while two major third-generation protocols, CDMA2000 and W-CDMA, snap up the spotlight in China, the nation’s homegrown technology will not eat humble pie. The protocol was upgraded into an …
T-Mobile USA Inc. has reportedly agreed to pay $4.8 million in back wages to employees in 13 call centers after a Department of Labor investigation at three of the call …
WASHINGTON-More than one in five people with a mobile phone has considered cutting the cord, the Pew Internet & American Life Project said Sunday. “For some of the most enthusiastic …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin marketing a new flash card to enable personal digital assistant users to use its FOMA third-generation services. DoCoMo currently provides a card that …
France Telecom said it has granted Qualcomm Inc. a worldwide license to its Turbo Code patents for both CDMA2000 and W-CDMA chipsets. The Turbo Code, which enjoy the supports of …
WASHINGTON-Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher said thousands of Cellular One subscribers in the state will be entitled to refunds as part of a settlement of billing lawsuit against the mobile-phone …
ORLANDO PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it will supply Samsung Electronics Co.’s third-generation base stations with multi-carrier power amplifier units. Both companies say they are jointly developing an integrated radio-amplifier subsystem …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. said it began a cash tender offer for up to $153.3 million of its senior discount notes due 2008. The amount is 70 percent of …
Mobile computing is on the cusp of revolutionizing healthcare, according to Greg Malkary, founder and managing director of the Spyglass Consulting Group. Indeed, wireless users in many fields are recognizing …
Increasingly stringent zoning rules may be costing tower companies, but they also are bringing new business to other industries not necessarily yet associated with the world of wireless. Zoning laws, …
WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc. has reportedly agreed to pay $4.8 million in back wages to employees in 13 call centers after a Department of Labor investigation at three of the call …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it raised $517 million in total acceptances as it closed its bonds exchange offer. The company said the new bond, which will pay a coupon of …
LONDON-M-Systems said ARM’s latest hardware development platform known as RealView will support its memory and boot device called Mobile DiskOnChip. “M-Systems’ DiskOnChip technology enables us to offer an optimized solution …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. signed a letter of intent to expand its Panama City Beach, Fla., customer care center including a new 30,000 square-foot facility adjacent to its existing 65,000-square-foot …
A survey by global marketing research firm Ipsos-Insight found that while 70 percent of wireless customers are aware of the local number portability mandate, 73 percent of those questioned said …
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it will acquire from Intracom S.A 51.25 million shares in Vodafone-Panafon Hellenic Telecommunications Co. S.A., representing 9.433 percent of the outstanding shares of the Greek operator. …
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is looking to join Nokia Corp. in its legal disagreement with wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp. Samsung is requesting international arbitration in its fight against …
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it was awarded a $100 million contract by Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc. to increase its Sun Cellular subsidiary capacity to 1 million subscribers. The contract mainly covers …
IRVINE, Calif.-Susteen Inc. said it has released a software solution that enables handset users to transfer contact information between devices. The company said it will help ease device transition as …
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Roamware said it is providing its new SIMM service to Hong Kong CSL, enabling CSL’s subscribers to use multiple local mobile numbers in multiple destinations using one subscriber identity …
