FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The United States’ wireless short message service and instant messaging markets are poised to grow to 75 million and 63 million subscribers, respectively, in 2007, according to research analysts …
SAN DIEGO-Palm Inc. announced agreements with several companies to add voice over Internet Protocol, Wi-Fi and authentication software to the Palm Tungsten C handheld. VL Inc. will deliver VoIP technology …
NEW YORK-A majority of US Unwired Inc.’s 13.375-percent senior subordinated discount note holders signed a lock-up agreement to reject the company’s current exchange offer that is set to expire June …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies raised $1.525 billion through a public offering of convertible senior debt, which was priced at $1,000 per security. The company expects to apply the net proceeds …
RESTON, Va.-Broadband communications provider XO Communications Inc. has offered $700 million to acquire all assets of bankrupt telecommunications company Global Crossing Ltd. and Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. The offer includes …
Qwest Communications International Inc. reported the Securities and Exchange Commission has expanded its investigation into the telecommunication provider’s accounting practices, and the company will restate more than $2.2 billion in …
Demand for wireless gear will decline while subscriber numbers and handset sales will rise in 2003, according to a research report by U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray. According to the forecast …
SINGAPORE-MobileOne said it will launch a video streaming service Monday for its users with Nokia 3650 phones, making it the first operator in Singapore and one of the first in …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Japan Airlines announced a partnership that will see the companies test applications operating on DoCoMo’s third-generation system and a wireless local area network for Japan Airlines’ …
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. will redeem its 10 5/8-percent senior discount notes due 2007 at a price of 105 percent of principal in an effort to reduce interest expenses and …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Ultra Wideband is poised to deliver a variety of applications, including wireless video, audio and data, to home and consumer networking devices, although it faces challenges, according to …
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-TTPCom said it has delivered the 802.11i security extension to its 802.11a/b/g core intellectual property designs. The extensions include hardware acceleration for Advanced Encryption standard and Temporal Key …
WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers, utilities, local governments and other businesses today urged the Federal Communications Commission to take a balanced approach to resolving interference to 800 MHz public safety communications by relying …
LONDON-Marconi plc continues to feel the pangs of a sliding market as it announced plans to lay off 500 workers, warning that future conditions do not look promising. “A continuing …
WASHINGTON-The National Institute of Standards and Technology said engineers have developed a new “ad hoc wireless network” for emergency communications, a breakthrough in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, …
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reinforced its wireless text messaging capabilities by announcing an extension of its personal computer to mobile messaging service that allows Yahoo Messenger users to send instant messages …
Wireless tower industry stocks soared this week, with major players’ shares rising above previous 52-week highs. American Tower Corp. was trading at $9.25 per share, Crown Castle International Corp. hit …
BERWYN, Pa.-Southeastern wireless carrier Triton PCS said it is now selling Danger Inc.’s monochrome screen Hiptop device under its SunCom-branded service. Triton said the device is currently available at SunCom …
Consolidation on the wireless content front continued its unrelenting pace, with gaming company Iomo purchasing rival Covert Operations Ltd. for an undisclosed sum of cash and stock. “The mobile entertainment …
SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc. has been chosen to provide vendor services for Western Wireless Corp.’s CDMA network and its recently announced GSM/GPRS overlay. Wireless Facilities will offer services, including project …
