BOSTON-Most people completely replacing their landline phones with wireless phones are between 18 and 24 years old, according to The Yankee Group’s 2003 Mobile User Young Adult Survey. While 12 …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless reported a roaming agreement with Wayport Inc. that will allow the carrier’s customers to roam onto Wayport’s more than 650 wired and wireless high-speed Internet access locations …
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it has agreed on the terms of a cash offer for U.K. corporate market wireless reseller Project Telecom plc for about $249 million. The acquisition would …
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California approved Leap Wireless International Inc.’s disclosure statement filed in connection with the company’s proposed reorganization plan, which Leap said it …
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 Monday he would not …
IRVING, Texas-NEC America Inc. and Motorola Inc. have come together for wireless voice and data by converging their wireless local area networks, voice over Internet Protocol and cellular communication solutions …
ARLINGTON, Va.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. said Aug. 4 it has launched short messaging service to its customers that use Iridium 9505 handsets and 9522 L-band receivers. Subscribers can send and receive …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Graphics chipmaker Nvidia said it will usher into the wireless device market with the purchase of MediaQ, which makes processors to improve the display and battery life of …
WASHINGTON-As suspected due to last week’s Pentagon press conference, the Coalition Provisional Authority has changed the rules regarding government ownership of telecommunications companies wanting to offer mobile-phone service in Iraq …
Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s rumored $1.4 billion purchase of 34 PCS licenses from NextWave Telecom Inc. was semi-announced last week as NextWave’s public-relations agency distributed a press release claiming the two …
Motorola Inc. savored a victory in its fraud lawsuit against Turkish carrier Telsim as a U.S. federal judge ordered the Uzan family to pay the vendor $4.26 billion, plus post-judgement …
No WinTel animosity is intended. MIPI is just another warm and fuzzy alliance. Never the friendliest of allies, Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. were quick to rebut the wide …
TOKYO-Handset maker NEC Corp. further expanded its outsourcing agreement with electronics manufacturing company Solectron Corp., under which Solectron will provide manufacturing and after-sales services for NEC’s advanced Internet-enabled handsets. Solectron …
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Mobile e-mail will drive the growth of mobile data services for Western European businesses during the next five years, according to advisory firm Analysys. Analysys predicts 40 percent …
The magic is in the finger. Fingerprint technology takes advantage of personal signatures the way current devices use passwords. This saves mobile users the pressure of memory as the finger …
MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-Even without wireless local number portability, churn continues to increase, according to a recent study by Solomon-Wolff Associates. Annual churn is 17.7 percent, reflecting an increase of 62 …
WASHINGTON-The Coalition Provisional Authority may revisit a ban against government-owned telecommunications companies from winning a wireless license in Iraq, said a top military official on Friday afternoon. “This is what …
The hype is data, but the reality is voice. It often comes in the language of converged services or unified platforms, but the inability of data to pick up rapid …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS launched Samsung Telecommunications America’s SPH-A600 camera-enabled handset featuring a rotating screen that allows the color display to swivel 180 degrees and face outward to serve as …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said SingTel selected it as the sole supplier for its W-CDMA network in Singapore. Ericsson will expand and upgrade SingTel’s current nationwide system under a $125 million …
