LOS ANGELES-June cell-phone service costs are down 3.3 percent, the largest monthly decrease seen in a year, according to Econ One’s latest cost survey. For once, the reason is not …
The secret is out. “The brain appears to have a finite amount of space for tasks requiring attention,” according to The New York Times’ story on a recent Carnegie Mellon …
SAN FRANCISCO-To some, it’s not the service, the network or the technology choice that matter in choosing a mobile phone-it’s how “cool” that new gadget is, according to a recent …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. has signed a contract with A.S.T.R.I.D., the Belgian public-safety and security network operator, to supply and implement TETRA network in 10 Belgian provinces. The rollout, which is …
PRAGUE, Czech Republic-Atlantic West, a joint venture owned 51 percent by Verizon Telecommunications and 49 percent by AT&T Corp., is reportedly selling its 49-percent stake in Czech mobile operator EuroTel …
ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. launched its SunBurst OnDemand service, allowing customers to access real-time information by typing a request into their wireless handsets. The service includes 15 types of OnDemand …
NEW YORK-Sony Corp. said it has reached an agreement to deliver its product using Yahoo!’s Internet facilities. This agreement includes development and distribution of a Web site; e-commerce; advisory services; …
To the Editor: Is it just my imagination or did something ominous and unspeakable happen when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the Federal …
LISBON, Portugal-Nortel Networks has agreed to supply wireless Internet infrastructure equipment and services to build out third-generation networks for Optimus, a subsidiary of Sonae.com and France Telecom. “Nortel Networks will …
TAIPEI, Taiwan-Nortel Networks said it has signed an agreement to expand Chunghwa Telecom’s GSM networks for about $250 million. “These expansions are expected to increase Chunghwa Telecom’s network capacity to …
MIAMI-Brightstar Corp. said its recently released second- quarter revenues show it has captured the market share lead in Latin American wireless outsourcing. Brightstar’s consolidated revenues came to $102.6 million and …
NEW YORK-Cotelligent Inc. has no debt, cash reserves of $22 million and a $100 million line of credit to finance its expanded focus on enterprise connectivity to mobile workers, a …
NEW YORK-The disjointed approach of the diverse players involved in mobile data communications is a major hindrance to their ability to capitalize on the potential of the corporate enterprise market, …
PARIS-Nokia Corp. said it signed a letter of intent to deliver its advanced third-generation network solution to French operator Groupe Cegetel, including infrastructure for radio access and core networks as …
NEW YORK-“The business of resurrections is a very holy thing, taking companies that are dead, dead, dead and making them rise, rise, rise,” said Art Beroff, an angel investor and …
WAYNESBORO, Va.-NTELOS Inc. and Conestoga Enterprises Inc. reached a definitive merger deal that will create an integrated communications provider in the Mid-Atlantic region with 200,000 PCS subscribers and 175,000 local …
NEW YORK-The Financial Accounting and Standards Board has eliminated the advantageous tax treatment called “pooling-of-interests” for most mergers and acquisitions initiated after June 30. Many companies that have relied disproportionately …
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-iPass Inc., a provider of remote access services, announced it will join with Jitong Network Communications Co. Ltd., a data, Internet and telecommunications company in China, to supply …
Even though third-generation services are not yet available on mobile phones, one Belgium-based company is betting that 3G telematics services will be just as big, if not bigger. Acunia NV, …
MADRID, Spain-Telefonica Moviles and Nokia agreed to cooperate in developing applications for value-added services for Telefonica Moviles clients in business and consumer segments. The companies will set up a services …
