SEOUL, South Korea-Nortel Networks and Game Park Inc. signed a co-marketing agreement to deliver dedicated wireless handheld gaming solutions designed to create profitability for wireless operators. The alliance will focus …
SAN FRANCISCO-OmniSky Corp.’s wireless service is commercially available for the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC via the Sierra Wireless AirCard 300 wireless modem. OmniSky’s solution includes features like the Pocket Internet …
NEW YORK-The Legislature of Nassau County, N.Y., which borders New York City to the east, gave unanimous approval to a bill prohibiting handheld wireless phone use for outgoing and incoming …
While some analysts and technology experts sing the dirge of EDGE before it is even born and wonder if Bluetooth will ever chew, a new initiative that hopes to leverage …
NEW YORK-The promise of intelligent networks will be realized in their convergence with the world of the Internet, said Paul G. Florack, co-author of a recently published book, Wireless Intelligent …
CORAL GABLES, Fla.-SetNet Corp., which provides messaging software and systems for telecommunications companies, announced its VoxMail text-to-speech application will be used by a Belgian operator with more than 3.6 million …
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-The St. Petersburg-based Telecominvest holding said it decided to work with Finnish supplier Nokia Corp. instead of Germany’s Siemens AG to create a GSM-900 MHz network in North …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-China Mobile has awarded five contracts valued at $146 million to Motorola Inc.’s Global Telecom Solutions Sector to build GSM and GPRS networks in five provinces in China. …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia and BT Wireless completed a third-generation ALL-IP multimedia call using a BT Wireless trials ALL-IP system. The multimedia applications were provided by Nokia experimental All IP Mobility Core …
LONDON-Vodafone Group said it agreed to sell its 100-percent equity stake in Austrian telecommunications company tele.ring for an undisclosed amount to U.S.-based Western Wireless International. Vodafone said the value of …
MUNICH-Airtel Spain has chosen Siemens AG’s Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group as a main supplier for GPRS technology. Siemens IC Mobile will supply and implement all necessary components, including …
While carriers’ network upgrade plans have garnered the majority of attention from the wireless industry, there is another equally important area that many wireless companies are now focusing on: the …
WEST CALDWELL, N.J.-Ricoh Corp.’s Digital Camera Division and ActivePhoto, a provider of wireless imaging and workflow solutions for commercial use, announced an alliance to create an “instant visual communications” productivity …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless is encouraging people to visit its Web site and give their opinions about the responsible use of wireless phones while driving. The online survey is scheduled to …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Adaptive Broadband Corp. announced last week it is reducing its work force from 150 to 60 employees in order to help the company better meet its operational and financial …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced the replacement of its chief financial officer Deborah Hopkins with Frank D’Amelio, its former president of its switching solutions group. Under Hopkins’ watch, the …
ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. announced the placement of 7.5 million shares of issued and outstanding class A common stock by Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Private Equity Partners L.P., in connection with …
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NEW YORK-Wireless carriers seeking to reduce customer defections would do well to pay close attention to the important but overlooked linkage between subscriber churn and rising turnover among customer service …
For the thousands of children who are abducted each year, and for those adults with Alzheimer’s Disease or other impairments that can cause confusion and often lead them to become …
