TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will restructure its European subsidiaries in an attempt to improve its effectiveness and to integrate the company’s European operations, especially to promote its i-mode and …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. unveiled its Wireless E911: The PSAP Readiness Fund, which the carrier said will coordinate the dissemination of $25 million to the public safety community to improve …
DALLAS-Atlanta, Miami and Sacramento, Calif., area Office Depot stores now offer MetroPCS wireless service to customers interested in the carrier’s flat-rate, unlimited local calling plans. MetroPCS said it expects to …
ATLANTA-Leap Wireless International Inc.’s Cricket Communications subsidiary installed Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Versera Messaging platform in all of its 40 markets nationwide. Cricket had been using Glenayre’s service in select markets …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant maker Palm Inc. scored an important resale deal with technology giant IBM Corp., a partnership that bolsters Palm’s position in its battle against Microsoft Corp. …
DALLAS-Thanks to sales of analog chips and digital signal processors, Texas Instruments reported a second-quarter net income of $95 million, or five cents a share. This contrasts with a net …
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-WaterCove Networks and Ulticom Inc. have aligned to combine Ulticom’s signaling capabilities with WaterCove’s Mobile Data Services System. According to the companies, the combination will offer carriers a way …
MEDFORD, Ore.-U.S. Cellular Corp. donated a mobile cell site, 50 wireless phones and service to the Oregon Department of Forestry and local rescue workers battling the Squire Creek Fire, which …
NEW YORK-The story of Lucent Technologies Inc. continues to sour as the company announced another round of layoffs affecting 7,000 positions, or 13 percent of its work force, in its …
CAMPBELL, Calif.-SnapTrack Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., announced it has concluded its second annual gpsOne Carrier Workshop where representatives for 18 CDMA carriers from North America, Asia-Pacific …
RICHMOND, British Columbia-EXI Wireless Inc. announced it has received a U.S. patent for the anti-collision feature included in its eLink wireless communication protocol. ELink, which is used for asset and …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Bermai Inc. announced it has added $5 million to its series A funding, brining the total for the round to $20 million. The additional funding comes from LG …
YEREVAN, Armenia-Mobile operator ArmenTel from the Trans-Caucasian republic of Armenia said it would invest a total of US$39.4 million into the development of its GSM network. In March, ArmenTel directors …
BUCHAREST, Romania-Jordan mobile operator MobileCom announced it will launch multimedia messaging service (MMS) soon. MobileCom tested the service, which will transmit high-quality digital images and sound files across its 2.5G …
NEW DELHI, India-Israeli supplier ECI Telecom and Hughes Software Systems said they tested and jointly demonstrated interoperability between Hughes’ Softswitch and ECI’s NGTS I-Gate 4000 media gateway. The companies said …
WASHINGTON-Three rural senators on Thursday told the Federal Communications Commission that its rules for the 700 MHz C- and D-block auction currently set for Aug. 27 did not follow the …
A story that appeared on the rcrnews.com Web site on July 18 misquoted Paul Margie, wireless legal adviser to FCC Commissioner Michael Copps. Margie should have been quoted asking the …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-LM Ericsson released somber second-quarter earnings that highlighted the company’s intense need for cash and further reductions in expenses. The terms of a $3.25 billion rights offering first announced …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS announced the signing of a multi-year contract with international auction house Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg, that calls on Sprint to deliver a range of communications …
SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute said it released test suites to provide a means of proving the interoperability necessary for global roaming in third-generation mobile networks. The suites were …
