The latest shakeup in the wireless enterprise market claimed struggling AvantGo Inc., as software infrastructure and integration company Sybase Inc. purchased the company in a $38 million cash merger. Sybase …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS announced it will begin selling Samsung Telecommunications America’s new SPH-i330 personal digital assistant/mobile phone device. The device is much like the Samsung SPH-i300, but includes support …
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-British mobile-phone maker Sendo filed a lawsuit against its former business partner Microsoft Corp., a move that further illuminates the reasons behind Sendo’s decision to dump Microsoft’s smart …
HELSINKI, Finland-Network upgrades continue the world over, as carriers in the United States, Taiwan and Denmark announced plans to upgrade to faster wireless technologies. In Taiwan, Taiwan Cellular Corp. said …
McCain urges auction for MSS spectrum WASHINGTON-The wireless industry got some powerful support Dec. 20 in its quest to have the Federal Communications Commission auction off spectrum in the 2 …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said the FCC has amended the terms of its Auction Discount Voucher (ADV), to allow it to use the remaining $114 million of its ADV to satisfy …
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Electronics giant Royal Philips Electronics announced it will acquire Systemonic, which makes silicon products for wireless local area networks, a move Philips said will help the company add …
Grayson’s Geometrix 911 system now supports 1xRTT RESTON, Va.-Grayson Wireless said its Geometrix 911 wireless caller location system now supports wireless networks that use 1xRTT technology. According to Grayson, Geometrix …
spectrum in Northcoast buy Fresh off the government’s decision to release all participants from the financial responsibility related to the ill-fated auction of NextWave Telecom Inc.’s wireless spectrum, Verizon Wireless …
MILPITAS, Calif.-Handheld device makers Palm Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. seemed to fare relatively well over the quarter, with both companies reporting relatively solid earnings. Palm said it managed …
The nearly one-year-old Association of Wireless Professionals is offering the industry a new way to better reach its ever-valuable consumer base-through educated wireless retail professionals working on the front lines …
OSLO, Norway-Mobile operator Orange confirmed Thursday it would back out of the Swedish mobile market, a move that had been widely predicted due to the financial problems of owner France …
Getting into the holiday spirit, Nextel Communications Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided gift-wrapped updates on the technology upgrades for their respective networks, as well as time frames and what …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. released a new chip the company said will work as a smart antenna for CDMA networks, doubling the networks’ capacity for voice and data traffic. …
BOSTON-The Asia-Pacific region continues to thrive, even during a down economy, and both wireless subscribers and service revenues are continuing to expand at a “steady pace,” according to the Yankee …
TOKYO-J-Phone said it has requested permission from the Japanese regulator to unify its regional company price plans into six national price plans and seven discount services for its PDC networks, …
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Market research firm Analysys has released a new report warning European operators against a price war between fixed and mobile carriers as fixed-to-mobile service substitution continues. Such a battle …
TORONTO-Research In Motion Ltd. reported a strong quarter with results in-line with the company’s projections, as well as increased sales of its BlackBerry wireless e-mail device. The company’s stock remained …
MOSCOW-A Russian railway in the Urals began testing mobile digital radio communications using GSM-R technology and Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) standard to decide whether to use both of them or …
SEATTLE-Although the economy continues to struggle along, funding seems to be persisting as two wireless data companies announced new financing. First, NetMotion Wireless Inc. said it closed its Series B …
