OXFORD, United Kingdom—With an estimated global market share of less than 2 percent, down from 6 percent last year, Philips’ cell-phone business looks set for termination. The company, which is …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Personal launched its GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) 1900 MHz service, provided by Ericsson, in parts of Buenos Aires, becoming the first operator to install a GSM network …
TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, said it terminated its talks with SK Telecom over a business alliance including an investment. The carriers have carried out the bilateral …
LONDON—The Lebanese government announced it might allow mobile-phone companies Cellis and LibanCell to operate until their contracts expire in 2004, providing that other offers for new licenses are “not up …
KIRKLAND, Wash.—Nextel Partners announced the results of its “Nextel Cans For A Cause” nationwide food-drive program that took place this holiday season. Their efforts resulted in nearly 17,000 pounds of …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless reported promising results from participants in it Express Network preview, setting the stage for the planned commercial availability of its 1XRTT Express Network in the first half …
TORONTO—Nortel Networks Corp. expects to post a pro forma net loss for the fourth quarter of 16 cents per share and an overall net loss per share from continuing operations …
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said JB Hunt Transport, a truckload carrier out of Lowell, Ark., selected Qualcomm’s OmniExpress mobile communications system for its intermodal fleet. Under terms of the agreement, JB …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Palm Inc., facing a potentially damaging court ruling, said it would appeal a U.S. district court’s decision that Palm’s widely used Graffiti handwriting-recognition technology infringes on a patent …
WASHINGTON—Amidst much political rancor, legislative wrangling and finger pointing, Congress adjourned on Thursday without passing an economic stimulus package that could have helped wireless carriers invest in their networks and …
LOS ANGELES—Purchasers of Brightpoint Inc. common stock have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, alleging false and misleading statements were made regarding the financial condition of the company. …
HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish wireless carrier Sonera Corp. hopes to be the first carrier to offer multimedia messaging services in the first half of next year through a deal with Nokia Corp. …
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TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, announced it will purchase additional shares of AT&T Wireless Inc. to maintain its current stake in the U.S. mobile carrier. NTT DoCoMo …
NEWARK, N.J.—IDT Corp., the former suitor of Teligent Inc., said it will acquire Winstar Communications Inc. for $42.5 million after several tumultuous days of negotiations. Lawyers for Winstar were planning …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia has completed a location-based technology trial test, which it claims was successful. Nokia and mobile carrier Radiolinja used Nokia’s enhanced observed time difference positioning technology in Radiolinja’s GSM …
BEIJING—Motorola Inc. announced it won a $95 million contract to supply wireless equipment to China Mobile Communications Corp. According to the contract, Motorola will expand China Mobile’s GSM-standard networks in …
IRVINE, Calif.—FieldCentrix has been named the field service automation software vendor of choice for Excellence Alliance Inc. (EAI), a service organization of independent HVAC/R contractors. “As the premier network of …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Wavemakers has received a $4.4 million investment commitment from Technology Partnerships Canada for the Vancouver, B.C., company’s “OnTarget” initiative to develop speech recognition by electronic devices in areas …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Flarion Technologies has completed a successful demonstration of a seamless handoff between an 802.11b wireless local area network and a mobile wide area network, the company announced December 18. …
