NEW YORK-The nation’s second-largest wireless operator finally launched service in the nation’s largest market as Cingular Wireless flipped the switch on its New York City network. The carrier also introduced …
WASHINGTON-Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, director general of the World Health Organization, said she would be cautious about letting children use mobile phones for hours everyday because not enough is known …
DENVER-Rcrnews.com and globalwirelessnews.com announce wireless delivery of news alerts. Beginning today online subscribers using Palm or Pocket PC-based devices can register to receive news updates wirelessly from either site. “In …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson AB said it has won a $105 million contract to supply Yugoslavian major carrier Serbian Mobtel with GSM network equipment, targeting 2 million subscribers. “The enhancements this contract …
ATLANTA-Ahead of its planned launch of wireless service in New York City next month, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. opened a Cingular Zone in Rockefeller Center allowing potential customers to try out …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. reported solid earnings in line with investor expectations and company projections, evidence the company has reined in its costs and cash management. …
LAKE CHARLES, La.-Wireless operator US Unwired launched its Big Mouth calling plan, allowing customers to make unlimited monthly calls for $35 per month. Customers can also purchase additional features, including …
NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Motorola Inc. because of what the rating agency describes as pressure on the wireless vendor’s performance in all segments of its businesses. Its senior unsecured …
for mMode REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced its e-Wallet integrated billing platform for its mMode service, allowing content providers to charge their digital services directly to customers’ wireless phone …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-U.K.-based British Telecommunications has launched three wireless local area network (WLAN) “hot spots” in London to provide personal digital assistant (PDA) and laptop users with high-speed Internet access. …
WASHINGTON-Even though the company recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, the Washington Post reported NII Holdings Inc. plans to pay nearly $6 million in retention bonuses to 24 employees …
SAN DIEGO-More than 26 percent of Leap Wireless International Inc. Cricket customers reported they do not have a traditional wireline phone at home, according to a company survey, well ahead …
The text messaging industry in the United States is growing by leaps and bounds, and most agree it has the potential to be huge. The application is really the first …
NEW YORK-A strong correlation exists between poor corporate governance and the spate of debt downgrades to junk-bond status and, conversely, a link is emerging between socially responsible company practices and …
I am responding to your article that appeared in the June 3 edition, “On-network calling plans satisfy carriers, customers,” by Dan Meyer. Your description of the Rural Cellular Corp. roaming …
NEW YORK-Under non-disclosure agreements with 40 companies worldwide, Integral Technologies is testing its patent-pending “plastenna” compound, which allows the skin of a phone to double as a transceiver, and expects …
Editor’s Note: In a new series, RCR Wireless News takes an in-depth look at nationwide wireless players, including their strengths and challenges in an ever-changing wireless environment. In this third …
Ever heard of EMS, or Enhanced Messaging Service? If not, don’t worry-few people have. It was created as an extension to the short message service messaging technology that has taken …
LONDON-Using what it calls “a form of artificial intelligence,” London-based startup Sirenic has developed a solution that organizes the gobs of information mobile workers receive on their mobile devices, allowing …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. said they have completed a series of UMTS packet data calls, describing it as the “first such demonstration … with commercial 3G infrastructure …
