ALBANY, N.Y.—IWO Holdings Inc., which provides wireless service under the Sprint PCS brand name in the northeast, reported $32.2 million in revenue for the third quarter, compared with $17.3 million …
ARLINGTON, Va.—Organizers of Supercomm 2001 announced that despite this year’s uncertain economy, final tabulations show that attendance was up at its trade show this past June. In attendance were 853 …
ARLINGTON, Va.—The Telecommunications Industry Association has released a third-quarter supplement to its 2001 Multimedia Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast. The supplement explores policies, technologies and market drivers for domestic and …
NORTH CHELMSFORD, Mass.—SavaJe Technologies said it has released the first operating system that allows device manufacturers, enterprises and system integrators to deliver Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition for embedded and …
SAN FRANCISCO—The most important feature a wireless phone can offer is E-911 location accuracy, according to the majority of Americans interviewed for a study conducted by Harris Interactive last month. …
ARLINGTON, Va.—Consumers are finding it more important to carry wireless phones with them everywhere and are interested in more than just talking on them, according to a recent survey by …
BELLEVUE, Wash.—Verizon Wireless sent out invitations to 250,000 residential customers in the northwest encouraging them to visit their local retail outlets and make sure they are on the correct service …
BEDFORD, Mass.—Nextel Communications Inc. introduced an upgraded version of its Direct Connect feature in the New England area expanding the local calling area for the feature to include Eastern Massachusetts, …
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. says it has licensed Haier Group to develop, manufacture and sell cdmaOne and cdma2000 1x/1xEV equipment. Haier will pay Qualcomm royalties at the same rate, irrespective of …
NEW YORK—Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless said they will begin offering consolidated billing to customers in New York and Massachusetts. The service, One-Bill, is available to customers with accounts …
TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported a 50 percent drop in first half net profits, which the carrier attributed to a $2.1 billion write down on its investment in Dutch mobile operator …
PALO ALTO, Calif.—The board members of Hewlett-Packard Co. say they will enthusiastically support the company’s merger with Compaq, in spite of the objections of family members of Walter Hewlett to …
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Comarco Inc. announced it will add Superconductor Technologies Inc.’s SuperFilter System to its planning options offered in its EDX SignalPro for wireless network planning. STI’s SuperFilter System uses …
LONDON—E-business solutions provider Aspective announced it acquired Dataroam, a wireless application service provider in the United Kingdom. Aspective said the acquisition will significantly strengthen its mobile business portfolio and add …
DALLAS—French vendor Alcatel says it plans to cut 1,500 jobs in the United States as its adjustment to flagging demand for phone equipment. The company says 650 of the cuts …
WOODBURY, N.Y.—Two new deals show voice-driven wireless services are becoming more and more popular within the industry. First, Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology Inc., announced T-Mobile International’s wireless German …
WAKEFIELD, Mass.—In an effort to spur mobile commerce, four credit card giants joined forces to create the Mobile Payment Forum, which will work to address key issues like interoperability, passwords, …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Motorola Inc.’s global telecom solutions sector has signed a multi-year agreement to license XACCT Technologies’ mobile platform for its Aspira total communications solutions. “This will allow service providers …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Handspring Inc. made its latest in a series of announcements aimed at the corporate market, inking a deal with Extended Systems to provide education and training to business …
RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. introduced two new wireless handsets for its iDEN network designed and manufactured by Motorola Inc., the i90c and i80s. Nextel noted both handsets include Java technology, …
