PANAMA CITY-Liberty Technologies said it deployed the first non-line-of-sight (NLOS) wireless broadband networks in Panama under a US$3 million contract with Navini Networks for the equipment. The deployment will cover …
PALO ALTO, California, United States-Hewlett-Packard said Japan’s KDDI has selected it NonStop server and the Opsol Integrators’ OmniMessaging system to support the high-speed, high-volume data distribution of KDDI’s mobile services, …
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. said it cut 19 percent of its total work force. The news, combined with a downgrading from JP Morgan, sent the company’s stock down over 10 percent …
WATERLOO, Ontario-Adding a new twist in a complicated legal drama, a U.S. judge ruled that Research In Motion Ltd. and NTP Inc. must begin negotiations over their heated patent battle, …
NEW YORK-T-Mobile USA has cut the price of its Wi-Fi Internet access service at 1,200 retail locations, including Starbucks coffee shops, to $30 for a monthly pass and $6 for …
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA- Liberty Technologies, which owns data, Internet and spectrum licenses covering the country, has deployed a non-line-of-site wireless broadband network using the 2.3 GHz Ripwave system from Navini …
TAMPA, Fla.-Verizon Communications Inc. launched its Veriations One-Bill service in Florida allowing customers to consolidate their local, long-distance, wireless, digital subscriber line and optional services on one bill. “We know …
ROHNERT PARK, Calif.-Delaware Supreme court declined to hear Next Level Communications Inc.’s appeal requesting it to block majority shareholder Motorola Inc.’s takeover bid of the rest of the company. Describing …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, will launch flat-rate PHS service in April, NTT DoCoMo said Thursday. DDI Pocket, a PHS operator of KDDI Group, launched Japan’s first …
LONDON-Vodafone announced details of its public offer for the outstanding shares of Portuguese operator Vodafone Telecel that it does not already own. The unconditional offer price is $9.17 for each …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission set deadlines for private-wireless and public-safety groups to migrate to more spectrally efficient equipment. Private-wireless licensees have a little less than 10 years, Jan. 1, 2013, …
COPENHAGEN, Denmark-Telia Denmark is introducing a charge of 44 U.S. cents for its multimedia messaging service following a free introductory period, which ends at the end of this month. The …
SURABAYA, Indonesia-SingTel Mobile, which offers several mobile data services, launched a new bundled data pricing package called Data3 (pronounced Data Cube). By subscribing to Data Cube, subscribers will have access …
TOKYO-Toshiba, via its local joint venture business in China, will launch a mobile video messaging handset in China in early March, Toshiba announced Thursday. The T618X handset will let users …
BEIJING-As China’s domestic handset makers gain market share from their foreign competitors, analysts warn that they should address quality and service issues, following reports from the Chinese Consumers’ Association that …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Nigerian government announced it has awarded several contracts valued at US$202 million total for the expansion of the Nitel GSM network. Ojo Maduekwe, minister of transport, said …
NEW DELHI, India-Hughes Software Systems (HSS), a subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corporation based in India, announced an outsourcing relationship with Lucent Technologies. Under the agreement, Lucent Technologies will outsource the …
BEIJING-Experiments prove that CDMA service is available on the magnetic levitation (maglev) train between Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport and the center of the city’s new financial district. The maglev train …
TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone Group company in Japan, will launch a new location information service 3 March. The new location service, called Loco Guide, will provide local information based on the …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Sanmina-SCI Corp. and Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. have established an alliance to co-market products using Fujitsu’s fingerprint sensor technology. The technology will focus on mobile devices, wireless systems …
