WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Although carriers continue to lower the price of new mobile phones in an effort to attract more customers, wireless subscribers are waiting longer to replace their current mobile …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Cellon International launched its new CMS91 GSM/GPRS wireless module, which the company said will allow manufacturers and designers to develop wireless handsets or to add wireless connectivity to …
CARY, N.C.-Pinpoint Networks Inc., which sells content platforms to wireless carriers, announced it raised $4 million in venture funding from its new investor New Enterprise Associates. The investment brings Pinpoint’s …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless reported revenues of $20.1 million and net earnings of $500,000 for its third quarter, news that rallied investors and sent the company’s stock …
NEW YORK-After weeks of trading below a dollar with delisting threats hanging over them, major wireless vendors enjoyed boosts in their stocks as Lucent Technologies Inc. traded for a dollar, …
TORONTO-724 Solutions Inc. reported revenue for its third quarter of $5.6 million, up from the $5 million in the company’s previous quarter but down from the $10 million it scored …
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-Wireless instant messaging company Streampath Wireless Inc. released a new instant messaging application for Java-capable mobile phones that the company is offering free of charge to operators, businesses …
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-WaterCove Networks announced the opening a new subsidiary, WaterCove Networks U.K., Ltd., to offer support to the U.K.’s wireless network operators and expand WaterCove’s European business development initiatives. “While …
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC said Thailand’s TOT Corp. plc will implement ADC’s Singl.eView convergent billing platform in its GSM mobile phone network, which it is rolling out now. Singl.eView will be installed by …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Siemens has joined the growing ranks of cell-phone manufacturers to announce third-generation (3G) handsets. The company, which somewhat surprisingly used New York to make the announcement, said its …
TOKYO-NEC, a leading telecom vendor in Japan, announced it won an additional order for third-generation (3G) handsets from Hutchison Whampoa. Under the initial contract with Hutchison, NEC was to provide …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered the state-owned telecommunications network operator Nigeria Telecommunications (Nitel) to pay MTN and Econet Wireless more than US$7.9 million as outstanding debts …
NEW DELHI, India-Sri Lankan operator Celltel Lanka has launched a set of secure m-commerce services on a short message service (SMS) platform. The new service called CellWallet stores encrypted electronic …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-SkyOnline bought the Argentine and Uruguay affiliates of Diveo on 20 October for around US$7 million. It is the first acquisition involving wireless networks by SkyOnline in the …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Recently, the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) licensed a new operator, the Malawi Mobile Cellular Network Limited, with an eye to increasing the number of mobile networks to …
SAN DIEGO-Voyager Systems Inc., San Diego, has closed a $7.5 million initial round of venture financing, led by Hamilton Apex Technology Ventures that it will use to expand sales and …
BOSTON-The four publicly traded tower companies received a much-needed boost from Wall Street this week, following tolerable carrier earnings and some financial announcements of their own. Third-quarter earnings announcements from …
OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Action in the wireless enterprise space continues, with two providers scoring government contracts. First, Aether Systems Inc. announced that the Garden City, N.Y., Police Department will use its …
ISSY_LES_MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA reported third-quarter net income of $16.85 million, or $1.13 per share, on revenues of $167 million, almost entirely derived from sales of its WISMO modules. By comparison, …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it will partner with Agere and Proxim to develop end-to-end solutions for Wireless LAN access, integrating hot spots with 3G wide area networks. “The operators can …
