CLINTON, Miss.—Following weeks of speculation, WorldCom Inc. officially announced it is exiting the wireless resale business and laying off about 2,200 related employees. “After carefully assessing our business and the …
WASHINGTON—The Republican version of a spectrum-reform bill will not be ready until late this year at which time it will be melded with a Democratic version, said Sen. Conrad Burns …
ATLANTA, United States—U.S. company Inet Technologies said it deployed its short message service tracking and billing technology for Globe Telecom in the Philippines. The solution will help Globe validate interconnection …
WASHINGTON—InPhonic Inc. has deployed its patent-pending, two-way short message service technology in tandem with eBay to provide a real-time alerts and interactive response service called “Wireless Rebidding” that eBay subscribers …
ATLANTA—Air2Web announced it is developing new mobile solutions for Magnet Communications’ Internet Banking Suite to allow corporate banking customers to manage accounts and receive alerts on wireless devices. “Businesses want …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—The pending merger between Sweden’s Telia AB and Finland’s Sonera Corp. could be just the beginning of Nordic consolidation, with international press reports quoting a Sweden government official as …
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—Time Domain Corp. said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a significant patent for its ultra-wideband silicon chipset. The patent, one of 74 awarded to Time Domain, …
NEW YORK—Ericsson AB said it will leverage messaging technology company Antepo Inc.’s solution, known as ACCEPT, to demonstrate J2ME-based services. “From carriers’ standpoint, this objective enables to maximize access channels …
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.—Although a variety of companies are working toward creating a market for wireless streaming video, and carriers have talked up the technology, Probe Research in a new report …
SAN DIEGO—Software giant Oracle Corp. said it will work with Qualcomm Inc. to extend its 9i Lite database to BREW-based wireless devices. Oracle is one of several large technology companies …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Sierra Wireless said it has gotten additional regulatory and network approvals for the AirCard 750 GSM/GPRS wireless Network Card Series in several regions, including North America, Europe and …
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of three rural cellular licenses ended on Tuesday with affiliates of Western Wireless Corp. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. walking away with the licenses. Both Western …
IRVINE, Calif.—Toshiba’s Computer Systems Group announced the Magnia SG20 wireless mobility server, a portable server designed for small and medium-sized offices, mobile consultants, remote offices in larger organizations and home …
SAN FRANCISCO—Visage Mobile announced it has named David Stevens, former regional president at Sprint PCS, its new president. In Stevens’ six years with Sprint PCS, he served as western region …
ATLANTA—Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a new remote monitoring system for cdmaOne or cdma2000 wireless networks that it said lowers expenses for service providers and increases efficiency for technicians at this …
ORLAND PARK, Ill.—Andrew Corp., Orland Park, Ill., said June 4 it has completed its $470 million acquisition of Celiant Corp., which adds new radio-frequency power amplifier technology and engineering experience …
NEW YORK—At the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is conducting an investigation into it, Los Angeles-based Platforms Wireless International Corp. said June 4 it had withdrawn its …
REDMOND, Wash.—Metawave Communications Corp., Redmond, Wash., a developer of smart antennas for wireless voice and data networks, said June 4 it has hired Grant Thornton to succeed Arthur Andersen L.L.P. …
WAKEFIELD, Mass.—The worldwide field of mobile payments continues to grow—albeit more slowly than previously forecast—with increasing interest in standards bodies and payment services popping up. The Mobile Payment Forum, which …
Journalists love change. It gives them something to write about. No matter whether the change is positive or negative, whether there is an unprecedented success to report or an unqualified …
