HOUSTON-Tower company Crown Castle International Corp. announced the quarterly dividend on its 6.25-percent convertible preferred stock will be paid Aug. 15 to holders of record as of Aug. 1. The …
TORONTO-Spotnik Mobile will provide 802.11b Wi-Fi high-speed wireless Internet access at Timothy’s World Coffee locations across Canada. Spotnik will work with mobile operator Telus Mobility to roll out Wi-Fi hot …
DALLAS-Wireless local number portability will lead only a moderate number of subscribers to churn, despite recent speculations claiming otherwise, according to Parks Associates’ new U.S. Mobile Market Intelligence report. “There …
WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc. Thursday agreed to pay a fine of $1.1 million for failing to deploy wireless enhanced 911 services on its GSM network in a manner consistent with a …
RESTON, Va.-Following an extremely strong quarterly report earlier this week, Nextel Communications Inc. said it plans to offer $1 billion of its senior serial redeemable notes in a public offering. …
Infrastructure provider Ericsson offered evidence its cost-savings efforts are working against the down network equipment market, news that seemed to impress investors and send the company’s stock up almost 15 …
WASHINGTON-The House Appropriations Committee sent a not-so-subtle message to the Federal Communications Commission when it told the agency this week it could not use industry funds for travel to trade …
NEW YORK-Wireless operator Millicom International Cellular said it made an offering of about $310 million of secured notes in a mandatory exchange into Services B shares of Swedish operator Tele2 …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported positive earnings, news that sent the company’s stock up about 5 percent to $8.30 per share. Sierra Wireless reported revenues up …
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp.’s stock was up slightly after it reported another solid quarter, with its revenues up 11 percent over the same quarter last year to $8.07 billion. 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 …
Tokyo-Fujitsu Ltd. has released the CS101 series of system-on-chips (SoCs) using its 90nm CMOS technology. According to the company, the new CS101 series claims the lowest power consumption in the …
PEORIA, Ill.-Telecommunications infrastructure equipment provider Rohn Industries Inc. will be delisted from the Nasdaq as of July 21 because it has been unable to meet the market’s minimum $1 per …
ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc., which provides wireless and wireline access and Internet Protocol switching solutions, released positive second quarter earnings this week and raised its guidance for the remainder of 2003. …
WASHINGTON-House Democrats are preparing a bill that would give first responders access to spectrum to help with interoperable communications. “Democrats will fight to ensure that first responders will have the …
LONDON-U.K. mobile operator MmO2 has partnered with mobile marketing firm Enpocket to launch a series of advertising trials using multimedia messaging service. Enpocket’s MMS Insight service is a research program …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Forty-eight operators around the world have announced commitments to EDGE technology, according to data released today by the 3G Americas association, which promotes the technology. In the United States, …
TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband solution provider Alvarion Ltd. announced France Telecom will trial its broadband wireless DSL solution as part of an initiative to offer broadband Internet access to 95 …
DRAPER, Utah-Broadband Central will activate its Blue Zones, 802.11 cell sites that offer high-speed wireless Internet over a 1-mile diameter area, in Boise, Idaho. The company has also announced plans …
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today sent Congress legislation to reorganize the Commerce Department by merging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Technology Administration. “This administration understands that our global …
