STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless application and entertainment company Aspiro announced it has applied for protection from its creditors through bankruptcy, and as part of its restructuring efforts will sell its text messaging …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet player Openwave Systems Inc. acquired instant messaging company Personity Inc. last month for an undisclosed amount. An Openwave spokeswoman said the company gained three engineers and …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Investors roared their approval of a new deal between synchronization company Pumatech Inc. and Microsoft Corp.’s MSN business, sending Pumatech’s stock up almost 75 percent to $1.45 per …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-With its deployment by MetroPCS, Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Anypath messaging system, which allows subscribers to access and manage their communications transactions, has surpassed 500,000 active subscribers in North …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Palm Inc.’s operating system subsidiary, PalmSource Inc., announced it will join the Open Mobile Alliance standards group. “The efforts of the Open Mobile Alliance are in line with PalmSource’s …
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics laid out its vision for the U.S. wireless market in conjunction with the Comdex show in Las Vegas, boasting of its worldwide mobile phone sales of …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. signed a multi-year technology licensing agreement with HeyAnita Inc. to support Verizon Wireless’ Voice Gear suite of voice-enabled services including voice-activated dialing, voice browsing and corporate …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia’s mobile subscribers will be able to access Hotmail e-mail sent via short message service to their mobile phones under a new deal the operator signed with MSN, Microsoft’s …
BONN, Germany-T-Mobile has expanded its U.S.-originated wireless local area network strategy to Europe, rolling out the service in hot spots in Germany and Austria. The service is currently available in …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said more than 5 million gpsOne-enabled wireless devices are now in commercial use in Japan, South Korea and the United States, making it the most widely deployed …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia recently announced two contracts for its TETRA network using IP technology. Nokia will join with Moratel to implement the TETRA system in Morocco. TETRA will be the first …
LONDON-Intec Telecom Systems said it acquired L.M. Ericsson’s Settler interconnect billing product unit for a cash amount of $5.1 million. The deal also allows Intel to develop and market the …
BEIJING-Treo mobile phone/personal digital assistant maker Handspring Inc. announced it will sell its Treo 270 device in China through a new partnership with CEC Telecom Co. Ltd. and GrandTech. “The …
WASHINGTON-EFJ Inc. signed a $10 million line of credit with the Bank of America N.A. it will use for working capital and to finance the performance of government contracts. The …
DENVER, United States-Santa’s helpers will be able to stuff stockings with a new gift this year-wireless data. U.K.-based wireless entertainment and publishing company Digital Bridges plans to sell packaged, prepaid …
BEIJING-Already the largest mobile-phone market in the world with more than 190 million subscribers at the end of September, China is gearing up to introduce third generation (3G) services on …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday gave Verizon Wireless what it has been begging for-relief from the re-auction of the personal communications services (PCS) C- and F-block licenses of …
SAN JOSE, California, United States-ArrayComm and CommWorks announced an agreement to provide standards-based Internet connectivity and seamless mobility in ArrayComm’s i-Burst Personal Broadband System. ArrayComm said it has demonstrated seamless …
RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc., which sells software and platforms for wireless applications, announced it will likely not meet its previously announced revenue expectations for this year and next year. Summus blamed …
ATLANTA-Wireless development company Digital Orchid Inc. announced it scored an exclusive license to sell Nascar-related content to AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint PCS subscribers. The company will offer breaking …
