OXFORD, United Kingdom—The 50 short message service (SMS) content channels being offered by the German cell-phone operator D2 Vodafone are being seen as the precursor for other service providers looking …
TOKYO—Wireless Internet Service (WIS), a start-up mobile service provider in Tokyo, is going to launch high-speed mobile Internet service on 1 November in cooperation with NTT-ME. Using the 2.4 GHz …
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took the 2500 MHz band out of consideration for third-generation (3G) wireless services, but relaxed rules to allow mobile use of frequencies previously limited to …
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket wireless service in Dayton, Ohio, the company’s regional headquarters in the upper Midwest.Leap also announced it acquired wireless operating licenses for Fort …
TOKYO—NEC Corp. and Sony Corp. reviewed their earnings outlook and NEC announced measures to move its businesses back to profitability. Sony cut its forecast for the fiscal year from $7 …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson has agreed to expand VoiceStream’s national GSM wireless network and deploy EDGE infrastructure in a deal that could exceed $300 million over a three-year period, according to …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Actiontec Electronics Inc., a manufacturer of wireless networking products, has agreed to develop and market products based on Atheros Communications Inc.’s 802.11a chipset.The first two products are expected to …
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. declared an in-kind dividend on its outstanding 13 percent senior exchangeable preferred stock. Shareholders will receive 0.03322 additional shares for each share held as of Oct. …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-The Finnish Competition Authorities have given the green light for Nokia Networks and TietoEnator to collaborate in developing mobile network products.Under the arrangement, TietoEnator, which supplies value-added IT services, …
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Econet Wireless New Zealand, a subsidiary of Zimbabwe-based Econet Wireless, said it will enter New Zealand’s duopoly mobile market. Econet Wireless formed a partnership with New Zealand company …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. says it has signed an agreement with Indonesian carrier Telkomsel to supply radio-access network equipment and services to expand its GSM dual band network.Under the pact, Nokia …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Air Prime Inc. said it raised $40 million in a series C round of equity financing.The investment was led by RBC Capital Partners Telecom Fund and includes investments …
LONDON—Motorola Inc. has agreed to develop and market a wind-up power source in a co-branding and distribution deal with a self-sufficient energy technology developer Freeplay Energy Group.The wind-up accessory is …
HACKENSACK, N.J.—GoAmerica Inc. will provide wireless Internet service to all of Canadian wireless carrier Rogers AT&T Wireless’s GSM/GPRS subscribers, a move that greatly expands the relationship between the two companies …
WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday settled a fraud case against a wireless equipment manufacturer, former officials of the company and its auditors. Litigation against Vari-L Co. Inc.’s former …
BELLEVUE, Wash.—Cellular One reported it will invest nearly $800 million in four states by the end of the year to upgrade the wireless infrastructure and expand digital services. The states …
TOKYO—Qualcomm Inc.’s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless application platform received a boost through the company’s deal with video game giant Sega Corp., which announced it will release its video game …
BEIJING—Moxze Ltd. released a new interactive short message service game for Chinese mobile users, hoping to tap into the potentially huge Chinese mobile market. Moxze’s game, Sheiya, which means “Who …
PLANO, Texas—Cyneta Networks, a company developing a resource-aware adaptive switch, released information about its executive team, which includes former executives from Taleria Ventures, Nortel Networks and IntegraTRAK. Doug Smith, a …
