WASHINGTON-Efforts to crack down on identity theft were successful when federal prosecutors announced the arrest of a man thought to be the ring-leader in a scheme that illegally obtained the …
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association on Monday told the Federal Communications Commission that the decline in wireless capital spending has been volatile and is indicative of a growing problem with severe …
NEW YORK-The Telecommunications Development Fund, a Washington, D.C.-based venture capital fund investing in early-stage communications companies nationwide, has made available an online tutorial on good corporate governance for entrepreneurs launching …
NEW YORK-Anite, Arlington Heights, Ill., and IFC Credit Corp., Morton Grove, Ill., have entered into an agreement under which Anite’s customers nationwide can obtain wireless test and measurement equipment under …
It is time to choose RCR Wireless News’ 2002 Person of the Year. This year, RCR Wireless News, the sister print publication of GlobalWirelessNews.com, decided to let you voice an …
MANILA, The Philippines-Philippine mobile operator Smart Communications and America Online (AOL) have forged a deal that will provide the operator access to an instant messaging service known as ICQ (pronounced …
WASHINGTON-Financially troubled wireless companies and high-tech firms could face severe delays in emerging from bankruptcy, owing to a record number of bankruptcies this year, insufficient funding of bankruptcy courts and …
TOKYO-Japanese supplier 104.com said Orange’s group of companies will use its Xme (Kiss me) platform in launching several new multimedia services during the next six months. “Orange is committed to …
ALAMEDA, Calif.-U.S.-based PHS vendor UTStarcom signed a strategic partnership with Chinese vendor Datang Mobile to jointly develop and promote the TD-SCDMA third-generation standard. The companies said they will provide a …
LOS ANGELES-Verizon Wireless and New Line Cinema announced they will partner to launch a range of promotions in conjunction with the movie studio’s highly anticipated The Lord of the Rings …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Shares of Lucent Technologies surged early this week on rumors of a potential takeover by aerospace and defense equipment vendor General Dynamics. Tuesday afternoon, shares of Lucent were …
WASHINGTON-The Securities and Exchange Commission said it settled its investigation of Motorola Inc., determining that the company’s director of investor relations did violate disclosure regulations, but did so under direction …
SINGAPORE-Cable & Wireless subsidiary Great Eastern Telecommunications Ltd. plans to sell between 57 percent and 66 percent of its 30-percent holding in MobileOne Ltd. (M1), as part of Cable & …
TOKYO, Japan-104.com said Orange’s group of companies will use its Xme (Kiss me) platform in launching several new multimedia services during the next six months. “Orange is committed to providing …
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Text-entry company Co-operwrite Ltd. said it will integrate its flagship Mytext product into TTPCom Ltd.’s mobile phone designs. Mytext allows users to write text messages with a mini-joystick, jogball …
GOLDEN, Colo.-nReach will deploy new digital vending ports, private label Web sites and prepaid card locations in seven wireless retail chains in the U.S. on Nov. 29. With the new …
TEL AVIV, Israel-Israeli wireless operator Cellcom and start-up SpeechView launched LipCcell, a patented software to allow deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens to use mobile phones. LipCcell is installed on a user’s …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Nokia Corp. and Samsung Corp. came out ahead of the curve in worldwide mobile phone sales during the third quarter, according to Gartner Dataquest. However, Motorola Inc. and …
NEW YORK-Telemac Corp., Los Angeles, said it has received a patent covering a method of prepaid wireless services “where the accounting functions are performed within network-edge devices, i.e. mobile phones, …
WASHINGTON-Financially-troubled wireless companies and high-tech firms could face severe delays in emerging from bankruptcy, owing to a record number of bankruptcies this year, insufficient funding of bankruptcy courts and the …
