MILPITAS, Calif.-Stockholders of both Palm Inc. and Handspring Inc. approved Palm’s acquisition of Handpring and the spinoff of PalmSource Inc., Palm’s operating system software division, from Palm Inc. The Handspring …
NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements today at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its “Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility” event in Brisbane, Australia. The company …
LONDON-In contrast to other telecommunications companies, which are cutting costs and employees, U.K.-based customer relationship management and billing provider Cerillion Technologies said it plans to increase its work force by …
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless Monday said that if the Federal Communications Commission agrees to the Consensus Plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, Nextel Communications Inc. will …
WASHINGTON-The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and local authorities are investigating the death of a man who died after falling from a cell-phone tower being built by a Massachusetts contractor …
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it won multiple GSM expansion contracts from China Mobile valued at more than $50 million. Under the agreements, Alcatel will expand the capacity of China Mobile’s networks …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Oct. 24 told a federal appeals court that it is not dilly-dallying in responding to a request from the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association to set …
NEW YORK-Within the next four years, more than 50 percent of enterprises with at least 1,000 employees will be using at least five wireless network technologies ranging from wide area …
Verizon Wireless posted strong third-quarter results, including a number of company records and extended its claim as the nation’s largest wireless operator. The carrier said it added 1.4 million total …
Customers of Vodafone Group plc in Europe, Australia and New Zealand will have access to content from the TV show “The Simpsons” under a new deal announced between the global …
WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a report is under review that estimates fatalities and car crashes from 2000 to 2002 caused by driver cell-phone use, possibly providing a …
WASHINGTON-Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.) asked the Bush administration to press the government of Cote d’Ivoire to make amends for the forced closure in that country of a mobile-phone system owned …
WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday unanimously affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of an $800 million brain-cancer lawsuit against Motorola Inc. and others. The decision puts in further …
MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-Wireless carriers might see churn the likes of that once experienced by long-distance service providers when wireless local number portability is implemented, according to research from Solomon Wolff …
MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-Telecommunications customers subscribing to package plans tend to spend more money on communications services than those who purchase only single services, according to research from Solomon Wolff Associates. …
GERMANY U.S. company Danger Inc. announced its first European customer, reporting German operator E-Plus will soon launch Danger’s Hiptop device. The German carrier also plans to offer an unlimited data …
LAS VEGAS-VeriSign announced its upgraded speedSUITE billing and customer care solution will be used by MetroPCS. In addition, MetroPCS will implement SmartPay, VeriSign’s secure database solution for debiting and crediting …
BOSTON-Mobile multimedia platform provider Acotel made its U.S. debut at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show in Las Vegas last week. The company announced the opening of its U.S. …
NEW YORK-Texas Instruments Inc. said it enjoyed a net income of $447 million, or 25 cents a share, for the third quarter. This contrasts with the same period last year …
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