WASHINGTON—One of the major players in the PCS C-block saga said on Tuesday that a negotiated settlement is probably not the way to go because it will not give everyone …

BETHESDA, Md.—Access Spectrum L.L.C. announced it has made a spectrum acquisition and has added three vice presidents to its management team. The company said it has signed an agreement with …

MINNEAPOLIS—Ault Inc., maker of external power conversion products, announced it is entering the mobile space by targeting VARs and OEMs with its new DC-to-DC laptop power converters. The converters, which …

CHICAGO—ALK Technologies Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. have partnered to interface ALK’s FleetCommander product with Qualcomm’s OmniTRACS mobile communications system to provide a homeland security solution, focused on creating a safe …

REDWOOD CITY, California, United States—Openwave Systems announced it will expand its highly successful relationship with J-Phone in Japan by creating a new service for subscribers to send short video clips …

NEW DELHI, India—Shin Satellite Public Company Limited said it signed a procurement contract with Bagan Cybertech IDC and Teleport for the provision of rural telephony services throughout Myanmar by the …

HELSINKI, Finland—Tecnomen said it received an order for a Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) from a Nordic mobile operator. The delivery will allow the carrier to begin offering MMS services …

WASHINGTON—Several information technology and communications sector trade associations said they have submitted input, which be included in the “President’s National Strategy for Critical Infrastructure and Cyberspace Security,” set to be …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.—News from the nation’s paging and messaging companies continues to fly, as one announced its plan of reorganization was approved by its bankruptcy court and another said it will …

PARIS—Alcatel said it own two mobile infrastructure contracts in Russia. CJSC, which operates under the Far East GSM brand, selected Alcatel to supply its GSM 900/1800 MHz solution to expand …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Purchasers of Winstar Communications securities have sued Lucent Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed sum, accusing Lucent of causing Winstar’s stock to lose value before Winstar filed for bankruptcy …

NEW YORK—Price Communications Corp. added 9,846 subscribers during the first quarter of this year, ending the quarter with approximately 580,000 customers. The company, which has entered a $1.7 billion agreement …

ORLANDO, Fla.—Cingular Wireless unveiled its e-storefront service on its My Wireless Window portal, allowing customers to purchase applications enabled for mobile phones, personal digital assistants and other devices that operate …

HACKENSACK, N.J.—Wireless data services provider GoAmerica Inc. reported a growing subscriber base, declining churn percentages, improved earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and lowered cash burn. “We continue to …

WASHINGTON—The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies today said rural wireless legislation should be strengthened to free up spectrum sooner in areas not served by mobile …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced the availability of its three new security enhancements for the OmniTRACS mobile communications system: Driver Authentication, Wireless Panic button and Tamper Detection. Qualcomm said tank truck …

Wireless stock prices around the world have taken a beating lately. Vodafone Group has most noticeably suffered investors’ wrath and is now trading at less than a pound. To make …

DUBLIN, Ireland—A new report from U.K.-based analysts Strategy Analytics suggests that a number of handset vendors could be prime targets for larger rivals. The report, “Western Europe Operators’ Handset Vendor …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The Czech Republic’s largest mobile operator, EuroTel, is back in the takeover sights of Cesky Telecom. This comes as the Czech government called off plans to sell its …

DUBLIN, Ireland—There are fears that more than 150 jobs could be lost in the Irish mobile telecom software operations of Logica after the company announced plans to lay off 700 …