REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. reported revenues of $8.5 billion for its second quarter, up from the $7.7 billion it scored in the same quarter last year. The company also announced its …
RESTON, Va.-In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Nextel Communications Inc. reported it had completed its acquisition of all the stock of NeoWorld Communications Inc., which owned and operated 900 …
MADRID, Spain-The Brazilian joint venture of Telefonica Moviles and Portugal Telecom has acquired Tele Centro Oeste (TCO), which operates in the capital city of Brasilia and the midwestern and northern …
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. reported significant increases in sales but substantial declines in net income and net income per share for its first quarter, which ended Dec. 31. The network …
DUBLIN, Ireland-A schism is developing in the marketing world as mobile marketers insist on going it alone on measures to minimize spam over wireless networks. The Direct Marketing Association has …
MOSCOW-The Russian Ministry for Anti-Monopolist Policy (MAP), which last year ordered the major national communications holding company Svyazinvest to dispose of non-core wireless assets, changed its mind and allowed the …
LONDON-Vodafone Group has ended talks with MmO2 regarding its Dutch mobile subsidiary, according to international press reports. Deutsche Telekom is the only named company still considering the business, according to …
REDMOND, Washington, United States-Microsoft reported revenues of US$8.5 billion for its second quarter, up from the US$7.7 billion it scored in the same quarter last year. The company also announced …
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands-Philips Electronics said its video and playback encoding software is being used by Italian mobile operator Wind for its multimedia message service (MMS). Subscribers to the service can …
PARIS-French company Bouygues Group, which operates France’s smallest mobile operator, announced plans to buy 16 percent of its telecom subsidiary from Germany utility Eon for $1.2 billion, increasing Bouygues’ stake …
PARIS-French supplier Alcatel Corp. announced two infrastructure wins on Thursday. Alcatel said it will supply Ikatel, the second GSM operator in Mali owned by Sonatel/France Telecom, with a nationwide GSM …
WELLESLEY, Mass.-The Mobile Confidence Index developed by Mobile Ecosystem projects the wireless industry downturn will continue through at least the first half of this year. The index tracks 13 leading …
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services cut its rating on Crown Castle International Corp. to a “B-” and said the outlook for the company, which was $3.4 billion in debt …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo maker Handspring Inc. reported a dreary quarter, with revenues coming in far below some analyst expectations and warnings of further problems in the coming months. Investors cringed …
OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. scored a massive deal with technology services giant EDS, under which EDS will manage and resell Aether’s wireless technologies and services. EDS will also manage …
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reportedly has pulled out of the bidding for rival British-based wireless operator Mm02 plc’s Dutch wireless operations due to cost concerns over integrating the business into its …
RESTON, Va.-Wireless broadband service provider XO Communications Inc. has completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with significantly reduced debt and $554 million cash and cash equivalents. …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. has reaffirmed its fourth quarter financial guidance, which it plans to officially release March 24, 2003. SBA expects to record total revenues of $63.5 million …
SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom, Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Thursday it has signed an agreement with China Unicom to establish a wireless Internet joint venture in China, marking what it …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the growing hype surrounding wireless local area networks (WLANs), the Austrian capital, Vienna, has claimed the number-one position for the city with the highest density of wireless …
