CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said it has extended its agreement with Amazon.com’s Cell Phones and Services store and will continue to provide turnkey, direct-to-consumer fulfillment for its cell phones and accessories. …
MADRID, Spain-Blaming the delay of UMTS technology and current market conditions, Telef
BOULDER, Colo.-DreamQuest Software announced its line of card games are now available on Nokia Corp.’s new 9200 line of Communicator wireless devices. “Our games fully realize the graphics and online …
LONDON-Hewlett-Packard Company launched its new wireless personal digital assistant in the United Kingdom through wireless giant Vodafone, the second device to hit European shelves running on Microsoft Corp.’s wireless-capable Pocket …
PARIS, France-Alcatel Alsthom posted a net loss of $1.43 billion in the second quarter, discounting hopes of any recovery this quarter. At the same period last year, the company reported …
HELSINKI, Finland-Tele2, Sweden’s second-largest telecom operator after Telia, has confirmed plans to present a joint bid with London-based Star Capital Partners to acquire Italian mobile operator Blu’s network. A sale …
BEIJING-China Mobile (HK), the Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of China Mobile Communications, had 80.3 million subscribers at the end of June. More than 34.6 million were contract subscribers, and 45.69 million …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo will set up a demonstration room for FOMA in the New York office of AT&T Wireless in the fourth quarter. Visitors of the demonstration room near Central Park …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless Local Area Network services provider HereUare Communications Inc. is up for sale, and could shut down its services within two weeks if a buyer is not found, …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. announced Adam Aron and Caroline Rapking have joined the company’s board of directors and will both serve on the company’s audit committee, which Nextel Partners said …
MUNICH, Germany-Five companies have agreed to work together to develop mobile commerce security standards for Flash memory cards. Hitachi Ltd., Ingentix GmbH &Co., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., ScanDisk Corp. …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday announced a decision made May 14 to keep in place the selective router as the demarcation point for wireless enhanced 911 cost recovery. Verizon …
TEL AVIV, Israel-RADCOM Ltd. announced it will partner with optical networking company Digital Lightwave Inc. for technology sharing, marketing sales and support of RADCOM products. The agreement will allow RADCOM …
MONTREAL-Canadian telecommunications provider BCE Inc. said it added 117,000 postpaid cellular and personal communications services subscribers during the second quarter, ending the quarter with 3.6 million total customers. Wireless revenue …
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.-CIBER Inc. announced it will show off its Wireless Integrated networking (WIN) connectivity-based solution at the PGA Tour’s The International golf tournament taking place July 29-August 4 at …
MANILA, The Philippines-Philippine telecom watchdog National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has granted Globe Telecom and Smart Communications permanent licenses to operate their respective businesses for the next 25 years. NTC stated …
HELSINKI, Finland-Comptel said it will deliver advanced provisioning solutions for Vodafone Omnitel’s third-generation (3G) and value-added services in Italy. The value of the contract was not disclosed. The system will …
PARIS-Webraska is providing location technology for the BIKE TransAlp Challenge 2002 bike race this week. The mountain biking event is using the Mobile Tracking Service offered by Siemens, which incorporates …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has declined to propose rules requiring wireless carriers to receive a customer’s consent before divulging the customer’s location to marketers. “Because the statute imposes clear legal …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet giant Openwave Systems Inc. sounded a note of caution for the industry, forecasting another four to six challenging quarters ahead, news that caused investors to drop …
