PalmSource Inc. made several announcements at the COMDEX show in Las Vegas this week. The company announced the launch of the Palm Powered MobileWorld program for mobile operators, infrastructure providers …
Nextel Communications Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Donahue admitted that while the wireless industry will encounter bumps associated with the impending local number portability mandate, he expects Nextel to gain …
Research firm Allied Business Intelligence has revised its projections for third-generation base stations sales for 2003, noting that it expects 35,000 unit sales as against 32,500 as earlier predicted. The …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. released the third version of its BREW application download technology, which the company said includes support for memory cards, external keyboards and auto-installing technology. “The BREW system …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission Monday said two New York firms that claimed their devices blocked harmful radiation from cell phones and other electronic gadgets agreed to pay $85,000 to settle …
The world’s handset makers continue to make news at a frantic pace, with Motorola Inc. announcing a range of new products and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. trumpeting its market successes. …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW application download service could pop up in Russia through a new agreement between the technology giant and Delta Telecom, a cellular operator in the northwest region …
Following more than six months of restructuring under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Leap Wireless International Inc. is set to re-launch its Cricket branded service this week using some of its …
OTTAWA-The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association said Canadians sent more than 32 million person-to-person text messages during the month of September, representing three times as much monthly usage in the 18 …
LONDON-LogicaCMG said Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has deployed its Wireless Service Broker product, which will enable Optimus to deliver mobile Internet services based on WAP 2.0 and multimedia messaging services. …
WASHINGTON-The chairs of the E911 Congressional Caucus, Sens. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), have amended the agricultural spending bill to include money for a loan program aimed …
Failure to arrive at an industry standard has caught ultra-wideband technology players between bowing to standards pressures and customer demand. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics working group’s meeting, which …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said last week it was making progress on fixing a software glitch that has prevented the carrier from activating new GSM customers, converting current TDMA customers …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday took the first step to altering the way spectrum interference is measured by seeking comment on the controversial interference-temperature concept proposed last year by the …
After months of speculation, analysts prognostications and Internet rumors, Sprint PCS finally launched its Ready Link push-to-talk solution, bolstering the carriers’ service line up and providing the wireless industry with …
Microsoft Corp. scored another major distribution deal for its mobile-phone software with Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest wireless carrier, announcing the availability of the Samsung SCH-i600 with Microsoft’s Smartphone operating …
The last round of third-quarter results posted last week continued to show the growing operational gaps between the country’s six nationwide carriers and the numerous rural operators that are finding …
WASHINGTON-Only 24 states told congressional investigators that they plan to meet the 2005 deadline for wireless enhanced 911 Phase II deployment. “Implementation of wireless E911 is several years away in …
WASHINGTON-Five trade associations representing rural wireline carriers last week objected to a suggestion that universal-service support be restricted to primary lines. “Before rural incumbent local exchange carriers and other eligible …
As the penetration of advanced mobile phones continues to rise, mobile operators must be aware of a changing mindset among consumers, as well as the differences in mindsets among diversified …
