Two-way messaging devices may have a niche in emergency services communications. U.S. emergency service organizations need an effective way to guarantee that their wireless devices and their users receive the …
Sprint PCS can be largely thanked (or blamed, depending on your outlook) for what those in the industry term the “Asian invasion.” Sprint in the 1990s made the bold and …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. named Barry Rowan vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, overseeing the financial management of the company. Rowan, who is scheduled to join Nextel Partners Aug. …
WASHINGTON-A day before the civilian administrator of Iraq addressed the National Press Club and the U.S. Department of Commerce released the details of an auction of Iraqi mobile-phone licenses, a …
As the wireless industry aims to work together to exploit data initiatives and conserve cash through network sharing, it continues to play hard ball whenever it has the chance. The …
Interest in Wi-Fi technology surged again last week as Sprint PCS announced it will begin offering a Wi-Fi solution later this summer that initially will provide its customers with access …
ARLINGTON, Va.-Nextel Communications has asked a federal judge to dismiss Verizon Wireless’ allegations last month that Nextel improperly obtained and tested samples of Verizon’s unreleased press-to-talk handsets. “Verizon’s lawsuit is …
MEXICO CITY-The previously announced agreement on the sale of Verizon Communications Inc.’s and Vodafone Group plc’s stakes in Mexican mobile operator Grupo Iusacell SA came under doubt late last week …
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. released its new Bluetooth-capable personal digital assistant, while fellow handheld maker Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and losses. Further, research firm IDC released results showing sales of …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s recently launched GoPhone service could signal the beginning of an evolution in the wireless prepaid market that will result in carriers placing more emphasis on offerings …
MORRISTOWN, N.J.-Building on a resale agreement announced earlier this year with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., AT&T Corp. launched its AT&T One program allowing customers to combine their wireline and wireless …
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Paging and messaging carrier Arch Wireless Inc. announced that its common stock has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq National Market under the stock ticker symbol AWIN. The …
Nokia Corp. requested international arbitration in a licensing disagreement with wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp., news that sent InterDigital’s stock down almost 25 percent after the news. The company’s …
TAIPEI, Taiwan-Two Taiwanese mobile operators have agreed to merge, marking continuing consolidation in Taiwan’s mobile market. Far EasTone Telecommunications said it will acquire KG Telecommunications for about $877 million. KGT …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. had a fiscal fourth-quarter net loss of $25.7 million, or 14 cents per share, compared with the previous quarter when it had a net loss …
A number of New York area sub-dealers said they received notice last week from T-Mobile USA Inc. telling the dealers that if they began selling wireless products or services from …
Caution chastened optimism in vendor earnings. While companies like Qualcomm Inc. and Siemens AG enjoyed profits, others like Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks Ltd. didn’t fare as well. Ahead …
DENVER-Consumer-friendly pervasive telephony technologies were the focus of last week’s Zelos Group’s Pervasive 2003 show here. Directory assistance and speech-recognition technologies, both hot topics in the wireless industry, took center …
While wireless trends emphasize the movement to data, the use of voice as an enabler tends to tail off to the background in carriers’ marketing schemes. But as the new …
OLATHE, Kansas-Garmin International Inc. announced its iQue 3600 GPS-equipped personal digital assistant began shipping this week to electronics retailers and Garmin dealers in the United States. “We are thrilled with …
