Qualcomm Inc. further expanded its push-to-talk game with its new BREWChat application, which the carrier said is a downloadable BREW application that can run on BREW-capable mobile phones. Qualcomm said …
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Progress Telecom and EPIK Communications announced they will merge to form a new Progress Telecom focused on delivering wholesale broadband solutions. The merged company will be jointly owned …
IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile L.L.C. said it will begin offering its prepaid service, which uses Nextel Communications Inc.’s iDEN network, in 30 Sam Goody retail stores in California and Nevada. The …
WASHINGTON-The man suspected of raiding the offices of the U.S.-owned mobile-phone carrier in Cote d’Ivoire and forcing the network to shut down was taken into custody by authorities over the …
WASHINGTON-A California superior court judge ruled a class-action suit challenging the reliability of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s coverage maps can go to trial. Judge Charles W. McCoy Jr. said the …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Wednesday used a Nov. 3 filing from Motorola Inc. to question whether the $850 million Nextel Communications Inc. has committed to retune public-safety radios …
ROCKVILLE, Md.-3e Technologies International (3eTI), which provides solutions for secure wireless networking, said its 3e-521NP, 3e-530NP and 3e-522FIPS are the first 802.11 wireless access points to be FIPS 140-2 validated. …
WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives Tuesday passed the E911 Implementation Act of 2003 by voice vote. “While most state governments tax cell-phone users for upgrades and implementation of enhanced 911 services, …
Sprint Corp. Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee said the company’s wireless division is on track to launch its highly anticipated Ready Link walkie-talkie service this quarter ahead of the holiday …
HERNDON, Va.-Mobile virtual private network software provider Ecutel Systems Inc. announced it purchased Inciscent Inc., which sells enterprise management software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “This acquisition marks …
VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. has released dual-band versions of its SX5 GSM/GPRS Phonecell fixed wireless phone and fixed wireless terminal. The new version operates in the 850 MHz and 1900 …
LONDON-Following impressive growth in the U.S. market announced earlier this week, Virgin Mobile said its U.K. subsidiary had its best third-quarter performance, adding 269,381 new customers to push its subscribers …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies has released the latest version of its MiLife SurePay Solutions Suite for prepaid solutions. SurePay Version 10 supports all rating and charging needs for prepaid and …
OAKLAND, Calif.-Verizon Wireless activated its 511 traveler information service in the San Francisco Bay Area providing customers with current information on traffic conditions, routes, fares and schedules for more than …
BANGKOK, Thailand-Continuing its push to expand its CDMA business, Nokia Corp. said it will sell a dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 CDMA handset starting next year. The company said the phone will serve …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Actiontec Electronics unveiled a wireless Bluetooth headset that enables wireless, hands-free conversations over Bluetooth-enabled devices. The headset, which retails for $70, hooks over either ear and operates with two …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-WatchMark Corp., which provides wireless performance management software, and Comnitel Technologies, provider of wireless service management software, announced they will merge. The combined company, WatchMark-Comnitel, will offer wireless operations …
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. Monday told the Federal Communications Commission it would deposit $100 million in an escrow account and secure irrevocable lines of credit for the other $750 million to …
WASHINGTON-Michael Gallagher, President Bush’s nominee to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, told Senate lawmakers today that engineering and trust among agencies are key to forging spectrum policies that …
WASHINGTON-California Public Utilities Commissioner member Geoffrey Brown today said he and Commissioner Carl Wood are close to an agreement on a bill of rights for telecom consumers, and he opposes …
