MINNEAPOLIS-Activision Inc. will sell wireless versions of three of its popular desktop computer games through a new deal with wireless content company Airborne Entertainment. The companies plan to sell wireless …
WASHINGTON-Even before the California Public Utilities Commission votes on a landmark bill of rights for telecom consumers, other states are signaling they too are ready to get tough with mobile-phone …
WASHINGTON-Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is not resigning. To emphasize this point, which has been widely quoted amid ever-growing speculation that he would leave after some embarrassing …
By rolling out services in two U.S. markets, Verizon Wireless has triggered momentum for CDMA2000 1X EV-DO technology, barely two years since the first launch of CDMA2000 1X services in …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. finally hit the 1 million mark for the number of users of its FOMA third-generation W-CDMA service, two years after launching the service and much later than …
Partnership announcements were plentiful at the ninth annual SpeechTEK International Educational Conference and Exposition, which took place last week in New York City. The unions demonstrate a trend among vendors …
NEW YORK-Merrill Lynch increased its forecast for the number of U.S. wireless subscribers it expects to sign up for service by the end of the year, saying it now believes …
TOKYO-Two former Sprint Corp. executives have been named to the board of Japan Telecom Co. William Esrey, former Sprint chief executive officer, has been named chairman of the board, and …
SEATTLE-It appears PictureIQ Corp. is shutting down its operations, making the company perhaps the first casualty of the picture messaging market. A message on the company’s Web site said PictureIQ …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-TeliaSonera AB said it will invest in EDGE technology to improve the speed of its Finnish mobile network. The company said it EDGE technology will be available this fall. …
Sometime in the future, wireless users may never again have to mail in their phones to get a software glitch repaired. If such a vision holds true, users won’t even …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. said it will restate some financial statements from 2001, 2002 and 2003 to reflect this year’s sale of towers to AAT Communications Corp. and other …
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Customer retention is a top priority for wireless carriers, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ new 2003 U.S. Wireless Regional CSI Study. Slowing penetration and upcoming wireless local …
NEW YORK-Telecommunications site consulting and management company HighPointe Group L.L.C. has acquired the assets of Crown Castle International Corp.’s Site Spectrum Management Corp. rooftop management subsidiary. The value of the …
WASHINGTON-The Dutch government said a new study finds that radiation from GSM base stations of third-generation mobile-phone systems could be a potential health problem. The research, in which individuals exposed …
Roy Miniel is a video gamer. He knows his way around a joystick and is on a first-name basis with Lara. Lara Croft, that is, professional tomb raider. Indeed, it’s …
Western Wireless Corp. announced the registration statement for the resale of its outstanding 4.625-percent convertible subordinated notes due 2023 and the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion …
A Russian operator has begun a trial of CDMA2000 1X technology at 450 MHz using equipment from Nortel Networks Ltd. The trial is being conducted in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city, …
After years of legal and public relations duels, Motorola may be edging closer to a payday. If, that is, it can locate the borrowers. A court decision rejected the appeal …
