HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. has signed a three-year agreement with conservation group WWF to conduct training workshops and seminars for Nokia employees. “As part of our drive to further improve our …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has trademarked its push-to-talk service. The news follows the rollout of Nextel’s Nationwide Direct Connect PTT service earlier this …
PARIS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has received registration with Quality Management Institute for multi-national telecommunication quality standard for its customer care operations in Europe as well as certification for its …
CHICAGO-Demand for ubiquitous connectivity between mobile devices and access technologies, including wireless wide area networks and local area networks is growing, indicating roaming between these technologies will become a necessity, …
TOKYO-J-Phone Company Ltd. said yesterday that the number of users of its Sha-mail picture messaging handsets exceeded 10 million. The Japanese operator was the first in the country to launch …
OLOWIANA, Poland-A research company said it developed a design for a new mobile phone that doubles as a gaming device, news that follows on similar products announced by Nokia Corp. …
NEW YORK-A series of diverse mobile commerce announcements show the industry is still interested in the technology, with Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo Inc., start-up Network365 and a New York candy …
PARIS-France Telecom said it sold 56 million shares, or approximately its entire 5.4-percent stake, in Sprint PCS on the New York Stock Exchange for $330 million. Sprint PCS’ stock was …
NEW YORK-Standard and Poor’s has downgraded its ratings outlook on Motorola Inc. to negative from stable, reflecting the company’s slower-than-expected profit improvements. “If Motorola does not demonstrate substantial progress toward …
Moviso scored an exclusive, one-year licensing agreement in the United States to offer wireless content based on the highly touted summer movie “The Hulk.” The company launched a Web site …
WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers should pay more into the universal-service fund, said a consumer advocate. “It is time for cellular and the Internet to bear their share of a ubiquitous network,” said …
AMSTERDAM-In Europe, Bluetooth technology will outpace wireless local area network hot spots by 2008, according to a new report from Forrester Research. “We believe that much of the money being …
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday reauthorized the Federal Trade Commission but did not deal with the controversial digital rights management issue. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) offered but then withdrew …
NEW YORK-Action on the wireless Java front continues, with streaming media company HelloNetwork and wireless ring tones company Zingy announcing a unique partnership to allow mobile-phone users to upload videos …
WASHINGTON-A watchdog group said a quasi-governmental corporation set up to fund small telecom start-ups spends nearly as much on executive salaries and overhead as on investments in companies. The Center …
WASHINGTON-A rumored effort to amend a bill dealing with media ownership restrictions to delay the implementation of wireless local number portability did not come to pass on Thursday when the …
LONDON-New research from regional analysts Arab Advisors Group has revealed that an increasing trend of fixed-to-mobile substitution is threatening monopoly telecom operators across the Middle East region. Figures released by …
NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched a trio of unlimited calling plans for its Northeast SuperHome calling area, which includes New York City and northern New Jersey. The plans include unlimited …
Following a week of speculation, Nextel Communications Inc. said it has signed a 10-year agreement to become the title sponsor of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing’s national …
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.-Smith Micro Software Inc.’s wireless and broadband division will build data connectivity accessory kits that will include a suite of Smith Micro QuickLink software applications and a data …
