Although many companies have been negatively impacted by recent troubling financial times, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Adaptive Broadband Corp. noticeably has taken a hit, capped by a Nasdaq delisting last week, the …
While Bluetooth chipsets are expected to be commonplace in wireless handsets in the next few years, Bluetooth’s current push in the market is being spearheaded by the mobile computer industry …
Motorola Inc. marked its Smart Networks Developers Forum in New Orleans last week with partnerships and new product initiatives. Far away in Oman, the company signed a $5.2 million contract …
LONDON-Sweden’s Telia is now in discussions with TeleDanmark (TDC) about a potential takeover of the Danish carrier, following a breakdown in talks between TDC and Norway’s Telenor last week. SBC …
NEW YORK-Amdocs Ltd., a St. Louis-based provider of telecommunications billing and related services and software, raised $500 million through the private placement of seven-year senior convertible notes paying 2 percent …
CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp., a provider of integrated billing and customer care services, signed a two-year contract with AT&T Wireless to provide integrated contact center services in support of AT&T Wireless’ fixed …
As the nation’s largest messaging carriers suffer through a potentially disastrous economic decline, smaller carriers-those that only cover a few states-are also feeling the effects of the flagging industry. However, …
RESTON, Va.-Motient Corp. announced today a reseller agreement with Dynamic Mobile Data in which DMD’s MobileDispatch software will be offered as a packaged solution with Motient’s wireless data network. The …
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission appeared before the House Appropriations commerce, justice, state and the judiciary subcommittee last week to ask for $248.5 million for fiscal year 2002. …
Hand wringing over third-generation wireless development has apparently turned dysfunctional. Seems that anxious wireless carriers in the U.K. have taken to hiring psychologists for 3G-business strategy guidance, according to a …
The ability to access anything, any time, any place seems to be every enthusiastic wireless user’s ultimate dream. But many seem unaware that the technology that might make that goal …
It’s going to be a hot summer. First off, there is “this summer’s hotly anticipated film release, Tomb Raider,” featuring Angelina Jolie and L.M. Ericsson. Jolie plays cyber heroine Lara …
“Advanced messaging services.” It’s the catch phrase for the wireless messaging industry today, with most major companies betting everything that services like wireless e-mail access, Internet information and two-way paging …
As expected, Teligent Inc. voluntarily filed for bankruptcy last week following a long and tedious demise that included debt extensions, layoffs and management shake-ups. Vienna, Va.-based Teligent said it filed …
NEW YORK-Siemens Carrier Networks L.L.C., Boca Raton, Fla., is testing the first iteration of its new SURPASS hiQ softswitch with several American carriers. The softswitch is part of a migration …
NEW YORK-Telus Corp., Canada’s second-largest telecommunications operator, sold a $3.3 billion senior note issue May 23 as part of a plan to raise $6.5 billion in debt and equity. The …
SMYRNA, Ga.-Murata Electronics North America introduced Blue Module, a Bluetooth module the company claims to be the smallest in the world. Developed using Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics technology, Murata said …
LONDON-About 44 percent of all U.K. households had a mobile phone in 2000, but this year, 68 percent of U.K. households have a mobile phone, according to the “2001 U.K. …
JIANGXI, China-Nokia Corp. signed a $70 million agreement to supply Jiangxi Mobile Communication Corp.’s GSM 900 networks with equipment and services. The deal will allow Nokia to deliver high-capacity “i-series” …
This year, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s National Wireless Safety Week aptly fell in the midst of heated congressional disputes regarding risks cellular phone use poses to drivers and …
