BOSIE, Idaho-Public broadband service provider Wayport Inc. launched Wi-Fi service in a dozen McDonald’s restaurants in the Boise, Idaho, area, providing customers with high-speed wireless Internet access. The launch is …
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.-SurfControl announced Project Nomad, a pilot program that will allow SurfControl’s enterprise customers to field test the company’s new Follow Me Filtering technology for wireless Web access. “For …
Telefonica Moviles Espana launched a pre-commercial UMTS service in Spain for its corporate customers. The carrier will distribute UMTS PCMCIA cards to its enterprise clients, enabling them to access all …
SAN DIEGO-Zyray Wireless said it has extended its partnership with Infineon Technologies to jointly sell and market dual-mode GSM/GPRS and W-CDMA handset solutions. The product will be commercially available next …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp, through its local reseller, will supply a GSM/EDGE W-CDMA network for MTC-Vodafone in Bahrain. In addition, MTC Vodafone recently conducted the first EDGE call in the Middle …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has introduced what it described as a new compact, cost-effective CDMA base station known as the Flexent Modular Cell 4.0 Compact. China Unicom …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Group plc reported that its Swedish mobile customers will be able to send text messages to landline telephones, and the messages will automatically be delivered as voicemail messages. …
PARIS-European operator Orange plc reported strong third-quarter results, with revenues up 8.1 percent to $5.5 billion compared with the second quarter and a 2.9-percent increase in subscribers to 46.9 million. …
OTTAWA-In tune with its “Business Without Borders” vision, Nortel Networks Ltd. said it plans to trial its public wireless local area networks architecture with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and …
SEVILLE, Spain-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has signed a contract to supply a UMTS network for the Spanish Andalusian Regional Government in a major business and technology park. The end-to-end …
LAS VEGAS-From a crowded show floor at this week’s Tower Summit & Trade Show, Shorecliff Communications L.L.C. presented its annual Excellence in Business Awards. Sprint Sites USA was awarded the …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet software provider Openwave Systems Inc. reported a solid quarter, showing increasing revenues and a decreasing net loss, with an outlook for generally improving numbers next quarter. …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. priced a public offering of 12 million shares of common stock that the carrier expects will generate $228 million. The carrier said it will use net …
Countering claims that the technology has yet to gain a foothold, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported shipments of the short-range wireless technology exceeded 1 million units per week worldwide …
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it will implement third-generation wireless data networks for Brazilian operator Vivo in the west-central and southern regions of Brazil. The value of the CDMA2000 …
HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Inc. said it recently received a temporary exception notice to the $1 minimum closing bid price per share requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. The …
TOKYO-Kyocera Corp. said a writedown in its U.S. unit contributed to the fall in its first-half profit. The company, however, recorded a net profit of $145 million for the first …
MANKATO, Minn.-Rural telecommunications provider HickoryTech Corp., which announced last month plans to sell its wireless operations to Western Wireless Corp., reported a $25.9 million before tax and $15.3 million after …
LONDON-Nokia Corp. said it has filed an application to delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange, citing its limited liquidity on the exchange for several years. The company said …
The California wildfires that have scorched more than 500,000 acres and claimed at least 15 lives have also had a limited effect on wireless services in the region. Cingular Wireless …
