Wireless directory assistance, one of the more complicated issues in wireless, is gaining steam following recent analyst predictions the market holds an ample $3.3 billion revenue potential. But swirling around …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission committed on Thursday to complete rules for unlicensed use of the 5 GHz band by the end of the year. The commitment was included in a …
WASHINGTON-Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings (D-S.C.), ranking member on both the Senate Commerce Committee and the appropriations subcommittee with control over the Federal Communications Commission’s budget, said he would not seek …
WASHINGTON-The Coalition Provisional Authority loosened rules regarding government ownership of telecommunications companies wanting to offer mobile-phone service in Iraq from 5 percent to 10 percent. “No government shall directly or …
GERMANTOWN, Md.-Bankrupt communications test and measurement company Acterna Corp. has filed reorganization plans with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and has hired a new …
Research In Motion Ltd. entered the appeals phase of its patent battle with NTP Inc. following a U.S. district court order that essentially stalls a potential ban on sales of …
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. has closed its previously announced offerings of Class A common stock and 3.25-percent convertible notes due 2010. With the closing of the Class A common stock offering, …
Most people agree China offers a lucrative wireless landscape. It is already the world’s largest market with one of the lowest mobile penetration rates. The opportunities for vendors and operators …
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc signed a deal with Sony Pictures Mobile for new entertainment products based on Sony Pictures Entertainment, as well as original and third-party content for Vodafone’s Live! multimedia …
CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. won another legal victory over Turkey’s wireless carrier Telsim in a Swiss court ruling to freeze the $800 million of assets controlled by the Uzan family, which owns …
STAMFORD, Conn.-One day after a surprising surge in its stock price, wireless data company I3 Mobile Inc. announced it has signed a non-binding letter of intent with ACE*COMM Corp. to …
WASHINGTON-Safety Cell Inc. and Rhino International Inc., which marketed and sold fake cell-phone radiation protection patches, have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and misleading claims about …
The headline in the July 28 issue on page 12 about American Tower earnings should have read “American Tower to shed tall tower construction service subsidiary.” In the “Cingular to …
Following a hastily retracted announcement earlier this month, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. officially announced last week it would purchase 34 PCS licenses covering 83 million potential customers from bankrupt license holder …
SEATTLE-Streaming-video company RealNetworks Inc. today announced a deal with Sprint PCS to offer an Internet-style media player to Sprint’s Vision customers-an offering that marks a significant change in RealNetworks’ wireless …
BEAVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. said its UMTS protocol tester has been chosen by the Beijing Northern Fiberhome Technologies Co. Ltd. “UMTS release 4 is the next step in the migration toward …
GENEVA, Switzerland-Nokia Corp. said it has inked an agreement to supply Switzerland’s Sunrise with its W-CDMA core network, which will be commercially available by the end of 2004. The Finnish …
If you go into someone’s shop and take something without paying, it’s shoplifting and is punishable by jail time and a fine. But when a customer who owes a carrier …
SAN BRUNO, Calif.-IPWireless said its Mobile Broadband system has been selected by AtlasOne for its national broadband wireless network in Malaysia. The agreement is part of a $180 million deal …
EUGENE, Ore.-Mobile-computing company Quest Solutions announced it acquired mobile software platform company Distributed Data Systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Quest said DDS has more than 100,000 mobile-computing …
