WASHINGTON-California regulators could issue a proposed decision as early as next week on their year-long investigation of Cingular Wireless L.L.C., according to a source close to the probe. The California …
WASHINGTON-Identity theft is increasing and is much more of a problem than the government expected, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC estimated that during the last year 9.9 …
ATLANTA-Regional iDEN provider Southern LINC reported it had met the Federal Communications Commission’s Sept. 1 deadline to set up E911 Phase II implementation for Tier III wireless carriers. The carrier …
HELSINKI, Finland-Celcom, a mobile operator in Malaysia, has launched the Tecnomen Multimedia Messaging Service Centers. The center enables Celcom to take full advantage of MMS terminals and take a leading …
LAGOS, Nigeria-Motorola Inc. said it has launched its first GSM circuit core solution as part of its $50 million end-to-end system the company is deploying for M-Tel, an operator in …
NEW YORK-Spending on cellular infrastructure will trump WiMAX either of the 802.16 or 802.20 variety, according to a report by Allied Business Intelligence. “Though WiMAX will play a significant role …
BERLIN-German wireless provider T-Mobile International AG reported its Frankfurt area network suffered a severe disruption today following the failure of a routing computer. A company spokesman said the problem, which …
MOSCOW-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has won a contract to provide the wireless network of BaykalWestcom with GSM and GPRS equipment and services across portions of Siberia. “The network upgrades …
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers has established a standard, 802.15.14, to allow the 802.15 technology to extend wireless communications to low-power, low-speed and low-cost devices. “This is …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will lay off 1,700 workers in its Stockholm and Gothenburg offices as part of its previously announced plan to cut 7,000 positions. The jobs affected …
Out of the ashes of failed Wi-Fi startup Mobility Networks rises a new effort, Azaire Networks Inc., a company with much of the same technology and staffing but with a …
WASHINGTON-A federal district judge has sent back to the Federal Communications Commission a class-action suit against several carriers and handset manufacturers regarding whether their phones comply with the FCC’s 911 …
While the wireless industry is expected to lose billions of dollars supporting the upcoming wireless local number portability mandate, corporate America could see a multi-million dollar windfall if carriers are …
A Denver District Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against AT&T Wireless Services Inc. claiming the carrier’s delayed billing for roaming calls violated its contracts with certain Digital One Rate …
WASHINGTON-A voluntary code of conduct the mobile-phone industry will unveil here next Tuesday calls on wireless carriers to make more information available to consumers on everything from advertising to coverage …
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Wireless carrier Alltel announced a wide-ranging deal with Walt Disney Internet Group to bolster its wireless content offerings, including its BREW application download service. Through the new deal, …
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-Independent telecommunications provider McLeodUSA Inc. signed a multi-year wholesale agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. allowing McLeodUSA to provide wireless voice services as part of its bundled Preferred …
WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America said it reached a tentative agreement on a new, five-year contract for Verizon Wireless technicians in the New York City area. CWA, which has been …
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS are facing unprecedented billing litigation, a legal challenge Nextel brought to the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission in a filing last month. …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said that its FOMA network would cover 99 percent of the population in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region of Japan, which includes Tokyo, beginning Sept. 6, and its network …
