CHICAGO—Motorola Inc. said it has created a new subsidiary called Thoughtbeam Inc. to commercialize its chip technology, which combines low-cost silicon with speed-of-light. The company’s corporate vice president Padmasree Warrior …
BURLINGTON, Mass.—Envoy Networks announced it has completed testing of its advanced cellular network architecture by linking an IS-95 air interface with SIP. According to Envoy, the technology will allow wireless …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. reported revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $63 million, an increase from the $45.4 million reported for third-quarter 2000. The company reported …
SEOUL, South Korea—VeriSign Inc. said it signed a deal with South Korean company 7DC to promote VeriSign’s WebNum services, which allows businesses to register for a one- to seven-digit number …
SAN DIEGO—Leap Wireless International Inc. won the “Most Innovative Wireless Service” award from Andrew Seybold’s Outlook 4Mobility during the organization’s 11th Annual Wireless Dinner in Las Vegas.
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Mirapoint announced China Telecom purchased the company’s messaging products and will offer the services to customers in the Guangxi province. The announcement comes just weeks after Mirapoint released new …
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday launched a rulemaking to consider making mobile phones hearing-aid compatible. The action, prompted by a petition filed last year by a group of hearing …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Nokia Corp. launched a joint action plan to accelerate the development of the open mobile architecture initiative announced by wireless companies earlier this week. The two …
WHEATON, Md.—Sales in the telecommunications industry will begin to rise in the first quarter of 2002, a new Shosteck Group study optimistically predicts. “However, this does not mean that things …
LAS VEGAS-AOL Time Warner Inc. and Sony Corp. announced they will explore a range of initiatives for the broadband home networking environment. The companies said they will work together to …
SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Holdings Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $46.5 million, just slightly more than the $45.3 million the company reported in revenues for the …
LAS VEGAS-Texas Instruments threw its support behind the open mobile architecture initiative launched by Nokia Corp. and other industry leaders. “TI is pleased to support Nokia and other industry leaders …
TORONTO—Go Prepaid Inc. announced it has added Telus’ Talk & Surf Card to its line of prepaid card solutions. The Telus Talk & Surf Card includes toll-free North American internet …
MIAMI—Brightstar Corp. announced its third-quarter revenues showed it remains the market share leader in Latin American wireless outsourcing. The company’s $161.5 million in revenues was well above competitors CellStar Corp.’s …
ARLINGTON, Va.—Iridium Satellite L.L.C. and Icarus Instruments Inc. announced the availability of the SatTalk II, a satellite-based aeronautical voice and data communications system. All voice and data communications are transmitted …
SAN FRANCISCO—Telephia Inc. will acquire Mspect and add the company’s short messaging service QoS monitoring capabilities to the Telephia Wireless Data Network and Application Performance (Wireless DNA Performance) service, which …
LAS VEGAS—A major group of carriers, vendors and manufacturers announced an initiative to create a global and open mobile software and services market. The group said the move would allow …
MIAMI—AT&T Wireless launched GSM/GPRS service in several markets in Florida covering more than 11 million potential customers from Daytona Beach through South Dade County and in areas surrounding Orlando, St. …
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Bar Association will hold its 12th annual charity auction this week to benefit inner city schools here. Auction proceeds will go to the STEP/I Have a Dream …
WOODBURY, N.Y.—Comverse Technology says it has agreed to provide NEC System Integration & Construction Ltd. with network communications products in Japan. “When selecting a system integration partner, Comverse was a …
