WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission said it reached a settlement with personal digital assistant maker Palm Inc. concerning FTC charges that Palm misguided customers about the capabilities of its devices, including …
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless signed a supply agreement with Nortel Networks for GSM/GPRS infrastructure upgrades in the United States, including Puerto Rico. Under terms of the $500 million agreement, Nortel will continue …
NEW YORK—Moody’s Investor Services lowered its long-term rating of Qwest Communications International Inc. and fully guaranteed Qwest Capital Funding from Baa2 to Baa3; its long-term rating for Qwest Corp. from …
WASHINGTON—The Bush administration today announced an overhaul of antitrust procedures and responsibilities, a move giving the Department of Justice full oversight of wireless services and equipment sectors. The memorandum of …
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands—After much speculation about i-mode services in the European market, KPN Mobile said its German subsidiary E-Plus will begin offering the commercial mobile data service this week, …
NEW YORK—Verizon Communications said it expects to cut the equivalent of 10,000 jobs this year through attrition, less overtime and fewer consultants. The carrier cut the equivalent of 29,000 jobs …
BELLEVUE, Wash.—VoiceStream Wireless Corp. released additional information on its fourth quarter and full-year 2001 results showing the carrier added 667,400 net subscribers during the quarter and 2.2 million for the …
ATLANTA—Air2Web said it closed its acquisition of 2Roam. Under terms of the agreement, Air2Web acquired 2Roam’s Wireless Solution, its customer base and retained its co-founder and Board Chairman Bryan Wargo. …
ALBANY, N.Y.—Telecommunications industry billing and customer care systems provider CommSoft Inc. released a new version of its flagship CommVergence product. CommVergence 8.0 allows customers to provide for wireless services in …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Xtreme Spectrum Inc. said it demonstrated streaming video applications using ultra-wideband technology. The demonstration used four DVD players broadcasting four different MPEG-2 video streams running at 10 megabits …
ARLINGTON, Va.—International corporate IT industry spending on wireless applications will reach $680,000, a 94-percent increase from 2001 spending, according to a new report from the World Information Technology and Services …
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless introduced new pricing plans eliminating roaming and long-distance charges in the United States. The plans, which are set to take effect this week, begin at $30 per month …
WESTMONT, Ill.—Aftermarket Technology Corp. announced it will sell 2.4 million shares of its common stock to an underwriters group led by Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Wachovia Securities. …
OTTAWA—Sprint PCS and Nortel Networks completed trials using Nortel’s CDMA smart antenna technology, which the company said is designed to provide double the voice capacity of Sprint’s current antenna technology …
BURR RIDGE, Ill.—Commnet Wireless said its company has been restructured into two separate corporate entities. Commnet Supply L.L.C. will focus on wireless infrastructure distribution and Commnet Wireless Inc. will focus …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Western Multiplex Corp. rejected the unsolicited offer made by DMC Stratex Networks Inc. last week to acquire Western Multiplex. The board of directors reaffirmed its commitment to the pending …
CARY, N.C.—UbiNetics said it has launched a multimode protocol software to smooth migration from GSM/GPRS to wideband CDMA. “UbiNetics is currently working with all major 3GPP infrastructure developers to ensure …
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. announced it combined its Network Service Provider and Mobile Devices business divisions, and that Microsoft veteran Peter Knook will head the effort. Knook said the newly combined …
BETHLEHEM, Pa.—Infonxx has chosen VoltDelta to provide advanced switching infrastructure for MobileSource, Infonxx’s directory assistance service for wireless listings. MobileSource allows callers to reach other wireless subscribers without knowing their …
ISLANDIA, N.Y.—Business software giant Computer Associates International Inc. released a trial version of its Advantage Wireless Integrator, which the company said allows businesses to easily extend Web-based programs to wireless …
