Investors dumped Nokia Corp.’s shares following the company’s lower-than-expected revenues and warnings of sluggish sales for the coming quarter. Indeed, uninspiring reports from Nokia, Motorola Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc. and …
WASHINGTON-The state of Michigan is the best state at promoting the deployment of broadband services, according to a report released on Thursday by TechNet, a high-tech policy think tank. “Michigan …
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee Thursday sent to the Senate a bill that aims to ensure that money collected for 911 services will be used for that purpose. The Clinton-Burns E911 …
WASHINGTON-The U.S.-led occupational force in Iraq today said it will seek bids for three regional mobile-phone licenses in a war-ravaged nation whose continued instability could undercut telecom reconstruction and economic …
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will expand Russian mobile operator MegaFon’s mobile-phone network under a $94.2 million contract. The agreement covers the extension of the carrier’s GSM network with switching …
TOKYO-Following on its promise to enter the wireless ring tone market, Yamaha Corp. said it scored deals to sell what it calls “ringing melodies” throughout China and Spain. Yamaha makes …
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems announced a new high-performance GPRS chipset and software platform designed for high-speed multimedia and entertainment applications, including real-time audio and video streaming, digital photo imaging, MP3 music …
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens’ funding arm continued its investment spree, this time announcing an investment in Israeli mobile content company Ki-Bi Mobile Technologies Ltd. Financial details were not disclosed. Ki-Bi Mobile offers …
BANGKOK-Verizon has agreed to sell its 10-percent stake in Thai telecom company TelecomAsia to Golden Tower Trading Ltd. and Mission Gain Investments Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. “Our decision to …
Nextel Communications Inc. reported a strong quarter of subscriber additions and rising revenues, but the news didn’t help spur a market depressed by unimpressive reports from industry heavyweights like Nokia …
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-TTPCom Ltd. released its latest medium access controller (MAC) technology for developing next-generation Ultra Wide Band (UWB) systems and plans to demonstrate it at next week’s IEEE 802 meeting …
LOS ANGELES-Marketing and research firm Driscoll-Wolfe announced it will conduct a new marketing research study on consumer interest in location-based services and telematics to offer wireless carriers, automotive companies and …
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. has completed its merger with Allen Telecom Inc. following approvals by both companies’ stockholders at meetings held this week. As previously announced, Allen Telecom stockholders will …
Despite positive second-quarter financial results from Boston Communications Group Inc., the company’s stock was down nearly 35 percent Thursday on the news that its largest customer, Verizon Wireless, might transition …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Wednesday questioned the need for Connecticut to implement a wireless-only area code in light of the upcoming mandate for wireless local number portability. “The …
SAN DIEGO-Surrounded by a rough-and-tumble economy, Qualcomm Inc. seems to inhabit an island of bliss as its board of directors has approved a 40-percent increase in quarterly dividend payable Sept. …
WASHINGTON-U.S.-led coalition officials are expected within days to issue a tender for a regional mobile network in Iraq and schedule a conference in Amman, Jordan, on July 31 for prospective …
CHICAGO-On the surface, the second-quarter results of vendor Motorola carry a breath of optimism with a $119 million profit, or 5 cents per share. But the robust figure emanates from …
RESTON, Va.-Telecommunications provider XO Communications Inc. will shut down some offices and lay off 500 people by the end of the year, according to a report in the Washington Post. …
WASHINGTON-A federal bankruptcy court in New York postponed to July 22 a hearing on objections and other issues regarding WorldCom Inc.’s $144 million sale of its fixed wireless properties to …
