RESTON, Virginia, United States-NII Holdings, which operates mobile services in Latin America, reported consolidated net income of US$9 million in the first quarter compared with a net loss of US$155 …
BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission approved third-generation (3G) network sharing in the United Kingdom following an investigation that found national roaming between licensed operators benefits consumers because operators can offer better …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, United States-Several companies have announced support for the new Wi-Fi Alliance security standard known as Wi-Fi Protected Access, which replaces Wired Equivalent Privacy. WPA is the alliance’s …
SAN DIEGO, United States-Industry players trumpeted a range of new applications and technologies for Qualcomm’s BREW download service in conjunction with the company’s developer conference here, but some attendees also …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it has sold more than 10 million camera phones since June 1, 2002, adding that approximately 60 percent of total sales are to users between the …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. completed three metropolitan area network rings connecting the carrier’s network to several local telecom exchange facilities as well as a Sprint mobile switching center in the …
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.-IMan Inc. announced it has successfully completed testing of next-generation UMS (unlimited messaging system) text messaging. The company sent a text message that included 10l,908 characters, or about …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Telus Corp. launched turnkey and managed wireless local area network solutions for small, medium and enterprise customers designed to provide wireless access to mobile workers. The telecommunications provider …
NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its Louisiana Statewide Home Plans that provide customers with no roaming or long-distance charges for calls originating from within Louisiana.
TEL AVIV, Israel-ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc., announced its smARTspeak XG speech is now available on wireless phones based on Nokia’s Series 60 platform. The companies demonstrated ART’s speech technology …
SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said it received approval from the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) to merge SK Telecom and SK IMT, the W-CDMA arm of the Korean mobile …
LONDON-Symbian was busy releasing news in conjunction with its Exposium03 developer conference held in London this week. Symbian released the Symbian OS v7.0s, the latest version of the Symbian operating …
LONDON-MmO2 and Seven have partnered to launch xmail, a new mobile e-mail service for wireless devices. The application offers over-the-air synchronization on Microsoft Pocket PC-enabled devices, and therefore does not …
CLAREMONT, Calif.-WolfeTech Development Corp. announced its founder and chief executive officer Surya Jayaweera will participate as a moderator and speaker at Research In Motion’s Wireless Enterprise Symposium scheduled for May …
IRVINE, Calif.-Toshiba’s Computer Systems Group said it has rolled out a line of wireless servers known as Magnia Mobile Productivity Solutions with software for small and large businesses. The company …
SEATTLE-RealNetworks Inc. released its first quarter 2003 financial results and announced it has reached the 1 million customer mark for its online entertainment subscription service. The company reported a net …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported 86,800 net subscriber additions during the first quarter of this year, which was ahead of the 85,200 customers the carrier added during the first quarter …
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. said its digital signal processor technology known as TMS32064x will be deployed in Siemens AG’s TD-SCDMA base stations, which are already in field trials in China and …
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Portal Software Inc. and SAP AG have aligned to deliver a solution combining Portal’s Intranet billing solution with SAP’s Telecommunications solution for the telecom industry. Portal said the joint …
VANDALIA, Mo.-MapleNet Inc. will design and install a wireless broadband Internet system in the rural town of Vandalia, Mo., located 130 miles northwest of St. Louis. “We are excited to …
