Heavy call volumes on wireless networks frustrated end users and led cell sites, operating on backup generators and batteries, to quickly falter during the massive power outage that crippled the …
Verizon Wireless again raised the stakes in the wireless local number portability fight, urging the Federal Communications Commission to reject proposals from a number of its competitors that Verizon Wireless …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association expects to unveil its consumer code of conduct Sept. 9. “The wireless industry will unveil its voluntary consumer code, designed to help ensure that …
Motorola Inc. lost a battle in its war against Turkish mobile operator Telsim as a Swiss court Thursday ruled the owners’ assets there can be unfrozen. In addition, Cem and …
The telematics market appears to be improving, according to two new studies, but the auto and wireless industries need to focus on offering specific, selected services to take advantage of …
EDISON, N.J.-Regional sales company Business Payment Systems announced it will resell a wireless credit card processing service from Comstar Interactive Corp. Comstar’s CHARGE ANYwhere wireless credit card processing product includes …
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Brazilian fixed-line operator Embratel plans to acquire Brazilian wireless local loop carrier Vesper from Qualcomm Inc. The amount of the deal was not disclosed, however, analysts said Vesper …
DENVER-Qwest Communications International Inc., which recently announced it would transfer its nearly 1 million wireless customers to Sprint PCS’ network, is reportedly eliminating wide-area calling for its wireless customers. Now, …
WASHINGTON-Two rural trade associations tried Wednesday to shoot down Western Wireless Corp.’s basic argument that competition and universal service can co-exist. “Congress was careful to treat areas served by rural …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission stepped up its consumer-education campaign regarding wireless enhanced 911 Thursday when FCC Chairman Michael Powell appeared on the “CBS Early Show” to announce the release of …
NEW YORK-Shares of semiconductor giant Texas Instruments were up Thursday morning following SoundView Technology Group’s ratings upgrade to “outperform” from “neutral.” The company was trading at $19.90 per share after …
OTTAWA-Canadian wireless carriers are now required to provide wireless enhanced 911 service everywhere E911 network access services are available, according to a ruling this week from the Canadian Radio-Television and …
EMR Network’s request that the Federal Communications Commission consider revisiting its radio-frequency radiation regulations and guidelines has been denied. EMR was fighting the earlier dismissal of a 2001 petition for …
MOSCOW-Lucent Technologies Inc. said Moscow Cellular Communications will use Lucent equipment for its 450 MHz CDMA2000 1x network in Moscow. The IMT-MC network will initially provide coverage in Moscow and …
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. and American Cellular Corp., which is currently a joint venture between Dobson and AT&T Wireless Services Inc., said they have accepted all American Cellular’s outstanding 9.5-percent …
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Universal Music Group signed an agreement with Sprint PCS allowing the carrier to offer downloadable ring tones to its PCS Vision customers, adding the ring tones will be …
SAN DIEGO-China Unicom will conduct the first handset trial of Qualcomm Inc.’s GSM1x technology, allowing testers to roam from GSM to CDMA networks. Kyocera Corp. supplied the handset, based on …
Mobility infrastructure revenues were $6.5 billion for the second quarter of 2003, up 1 percent compared with the first quarter of 2003, according to research firm Dell’Oro Group. The group …
Manufacturing giant Flextronics announced it will buy Finnish mobile-phone design company Microcell Group for $80 million in cash. Flextronics said the move would strengthen its mobile-phone design capabilities by adding …
T-Mobile USA Inc. reported 606,000 net customer additions during the second quarter of this year, including 652,000 postpaid subscriber additions and the loss of 46,000 prepaid customers. The results were …
