WAYNE, N.J.—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Audible Inc. have been testing a jointly developed automated wireless download capability designed to extend Audible’s content delivery platform to compatible handheld devices via …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it has signed a contract to continue to supply GSM equipment to Pannon GSM of Hungary in a deal valued at more than $50 million. Nokia …
AMSTERDAM—Dutch telecommunications giant KPN will buy the remaining 22.5-percent interest in German mobile-phone operator E-Plus from U.S.-based BellSouth Corp. for about $1.06 billion in KPN stock, giving KPN full control …
LOS ANGELES—The latest Econ One survey showed that costs of cell phone service in the United States dropped greatly during 2001, especially in those cities that traditionally offer the highest …
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. said it created a wireless group within its Mobile Solutions Partner Program to ensure that other companies’ products and services work smoothly with Microsoft’s wireless systems. Microsoft’s …
ALAMEDA, Calif.—Wireless data infrastructure provider Geoworks Corp. announced a series of drastic moves and a depressing third quarter report, news that sent the company’s stock rocketing down almost 40 percent …
TOKYO—Toshiba Corp. says it has licensed the ARM926EJ-S core processor for wireless applications such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants. ARM, which provides embedded RISC microprocessor, said the technology …
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse and Texas Instruments Inc. announced Comverse’s enhanced messaging services will operate on TI’s OMAP platform for 2.5 and 3G wireless devices. By combining Comverse’s platform with TI’s OMAP …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson AB posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $332.3 million compared with a net profit of $210 million in the same period last year. “Our strength in the market …
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission announced it will hold an auction for licenses in the 698-746 MHz (the Lower MHz) bands on June 19, 2002, …
HELSINKI, Finland—Wireless gaming companies Codeonline Ltd. and Springtoys Inc. announced they will merge through a share swap, a move the companies said will better position them for the growing wireless …
HAYWARD, Calif.—AvantGo Inc. announced it won its first patent, which covers technology for synchronizing content between a device and a server over a wireless network. AvantGo said the technology is …
MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced several financial moves it has taken as part of its overall recapitalization plan announced last November. The company has given notice to extend its purchase …
RESTON, Va.—Following its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, wireless data carrier Motient Corp. announced its stock will trade on an over-the-counter bulletin board system. The company’s delisting from the Nasdaq …
TORONTO—Mobile-commerce company 724 Solutions Inc. announced earnings in line with its revised guidance, but the news didn’t do much to bolster investor confidence. The company’s stock dropped from about $2.30 …
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association is urging the Federal Communications Commission against a mandate for wireless local number portability (LNP). “In the matter of wireless number portability you …
NEW ORLEANS—The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. entered an agreement with Hewlettt-Packard Co. to deliver a telematics vehicle lifecycle management solution, which will consist of hardware, software and service components that …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.—Anite Telecoms Inc. is working to improve GPRS and GSM technology in the United States with enhanced versions of its SAT and SAT+ wireless test solutions. The enhanced …
NEW YORK—The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Inc. reported Nextel Communications Inc. has properly qualified and limited its “works around the world” claim for its wireless …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. reported fourth-quarter wireless revenues of $974.2 million, a 3-percent increase from the previous year. The telecom company attributed its growth to its “higher-yielding” Total Freedom and …
