WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has made available loans for the deployment of broadband Internet service to underserved communities with fewer than 20,000 residents. Further information about …
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA has signed a contract with Korean handset vendor Curitel Communications Inc. Under the contract, Curitel will integrate Wavecom’s WISMO modules into its new GSM/GPRS multimedia mobile phones, …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc., which offers wireless and Internet software and services, reported total revenues for the fourth quarter of $36 million and a net loss of $64 million.For the company’s …
LONDON-Nortel Networks Ltd. said European operator Connex has deployed its Passport 2000 multiservice switches, enabling convergence of its voice and data traffic onto “one, cost effective network.” The vendor described …
MILPITAS, Calif.-Cetecom Inc. said its North American test facility has been accredited by the Bluetooth SIG as a Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility (BQTF) for protocol and profile conformance testing. The …
HAYWARD, Calif.-Wireless enterprise company AvantGo Inc. reported revenues for its fourth quarter of $5.3 million and a net loss of $737,000. In the same quarter last year, the company reported …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-LGC Wireless announced its in-building wireless solution, InterReach Unison, is now being used in Honolulu International, Denver International and Dallas Love Field Airports. The company also has products …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association today said it established a state affairs division, a move that comes as mobile-phone carriers face heightened scrutiny from public utility commissions, state attorneys …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-IBM Corp., NEC and Toshiba Corp. have begun shipping laptop computers incorporating Atheros Communications’ multimode 802.11 a/b chipsets, and Hewlett-Packard Co. will soon ship laptops with built-in 802.11 a/b/g …
WASHINGTON-The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday refused to get sucked into a debate between the broadcasters and the cable operators regarding the state of the digital TV …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported $1.1 billion in wireless revenue for the fourth quarter of 2002, which was a 15 percent increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2001, and …
WASHINGTON-White House adviser Richard Clarke, according to published reports, will step down next month after completing a final report on a cybersecurity plan that is bound to attract sharp criticism …
TOKYO-Toshiba Corp. posted a net loss of $58 million for the third quarter compared with a loss of $718 million during the same time last year, although the company expects …
PHILADELPHIA-Sprint Corp. chairman William Esrey, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, is reportedly set to step down from the nation’s fourth largest long-distance company, according to cable television news channel …
BOULDER, Colo.-SandCherry Inc. has released version 2.4 of its SoftServer platform. The enhanced version includes Java and Web Services APIs, which increase the accessibility of speech for Web applications and …
NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless reported 964,000 net customer additions during the fourth quarter of 2002, a 34.8 percent increase compared with the 715,000 customers added during the fourth quarter of 2001. …
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its corporate credit rating on Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. and its subsidiary UbiquiTel Operating Co. from ‘CCC+’ to ‘CC’ following the carrier’s …
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it would begin offering E-Comeleon plc’s custom wireless phone faceplates for Nokia Corp.’s 3360, 3590, 6590 ad 5160 models, as well as Motorola Inc.’s T193, from …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has begun deployments of a Brazilian cdma2000 1x contract it signed in June 2001 with BrasilCel, the joint venture between Telefonica Moviles and Telecom …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. named Wayne Wisehart chief financial officer effective Jan. 30 and promoted Theresa Gillespie to vice chair. Wisehart spent 16 years at Palmer Communications and Palmer Wireless, …
