BOSTON-Mobile multimedia platform provider Acotel is making its U.S. debut at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show in Las Vegas this week. The company announced the opening of its …
LONDON-Emerging wireless technologies are threatening to change the economics and competitive dynamics of the wireless data market, according to a new report form Sound Partners and Analysys Research. According to …
Twelve of the nation’s top wireless carriers have joined forces to launch a common short codes, a service that will be commercially available next week. The program will allow TV …
WASHINGTON-A consumer group says the $12 million fine imposed on Cingular Wireless L.L.C. by the California Public Utilities Commission is inadequate, while other mobile-phone carriers in the state worry they …
HELSINKI, Finland-L.M. Ericsson said it signed a contract with Finnish 2G to extend their frame agreement on infrastructure deliveries. The agreement will enable the operator to build a third-generation network …
NEW YORK-Lessons learned during the past three years have brought a sense of reality to the telecommunications industry, according to the newly released “Deloitte Telco Index,” which examines the worldwide …
Samsung Electronics Co.’s upbeat third-quarter results added to growing optimism for recovery in the wireless industry. The company’s profit rose 7 percent to $1.57 billion dollars in contrast with $1.46 …
GERMANTOWN, Md.-Communications test solutions provider Acterna emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week as a private company with a new board of directors. “Acterna has continued to serve its …
IRVING, Texas-Cingular Wireless’ recently announced multimedia messaging service is based on Nokia Corp.’s MMS center, the companies announced. Nokia has managed to claim the lion’s share of the MMS center …
WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association announced the development of the Personal Broadband Alliance. PBA will include wireless broadband carriers, software and hardware vendors, and infrastructure providers. With a mission to advance …
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-The Infrared Data Association (IrDA) announced the latest edition of its “Worldwide Market of Infrared-Enabled Products” report is now available. According to IrDA, nearly half of the 500 …
Nokia Corp. again warned against using batteries from other providers and blamed non-Nokia batteries for recent reports of exploding Nokia phones. Nokia said its investigation into an exploding phone incident …
IRVINE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless introduced its North America’s Choice rate plans, extending home airtime rate areas across sections of Canada and Mexico. The plans, which Verizon Wireless said would initially be …
Following the release of stronger than expected third-quarter results, Nextel Communications Inc. said it plans to redeem the remainder of its 9.95-percent senior serial redeemable discount notes due 2008 and …
AUSTIN, Texas-Dobson Cellular Systems has chosen Axalto, formerly Schlumberger Smart Cards & Terminals, as its primary supplier of subscriber identity module (SIM) smart cards to support the carrier’s conversion to …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it plans to develop software for mobile phone to protect from wireless viruses, including multimedia-style bugs that travel through e-mail. DoCoMo …
HELSINKI, Finland-Telia in Sweden said it is now offering video clips of news by the Swedish agency TT to its TeliaGo customers. Users can download the video clips to their …
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said that as of the end of August, CDMA2000-touted as the third generation of CDMA-reached 60 million subscribers worldwide and is growing at an …
LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported that following modifications to its proposed exchange offers, the carrier received supporting commitments from holders of approximately 68 percent of its existing …
Nokia Corp. scored another major CDMA victory with Verizon Wireless, announcing it will sell the company’s 3589i phone, which features a color screen, polyphonic ring tones and support for Verizon’s …
