WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Wireless Inc.’s first-quarter results show it is fairing much better than many other messaging companies, with a 75-percent increase in net revenues compared to a year ago. The …
LONDON-Cable & Wireless launched its GPRS Roaming Exchange mobile data roaming service, allowing mobile operators to offer users wireless access to data services internationally. Cable & Wireless said the GRX …
The role Thomas F. Carter played in the birth of modern telecommunications has been largely overlooked.”He had a huge impact on the telecommunications industry-way beyond what I think people give …
Edwin H. Armstrong and his role in the development of radio communications paralleled America’s rise to greatness at the turn of the century. His story is at once inspirational and …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile security company Everypath Inc. today announced eBANK, a Japanese e-commerce financial services provider, selected Everypath’s technology to offer its financial services wirelessly. Everypath said its software will …
While many people make a name for themselves by inventing technology that somehow changes the world, James A. Dwyer Jr.’s contribution to the wireless communications industry during the past 40 …
Three scientists accused of stealing Lucent Technologies Inc. software and sharing it with a Chinese company made plans to take their venture public and bragged it would become an Internet …
TORONTO-The Canadian government may give a new meaning to the sounds of silence for wireless devices. Ottawa is considering changing its laws to allow restaurants, theaters, hospitals and churches to …
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados-As Cable & Wireless positions itself to be the company of choice in wireless, Internet and its traditional bread-and-butter service, long-distance communications, some start-up companies are claiming it might …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With a growth rate above 50 percent during 2001 and a 20-percent penetration, cellular telephony has proven itself as the main communications vehicle in Paraguay. Four operators compete …
TOKYO-Vodafone Group, the largest mobile carrier in the world, announced in May it will acquire British Telecommunications’ (BT) entire stake in Japan Telecom Group (JT) for 652.3 billion yen (US$5.4 …
BUCHAREST, Romania-Streaming video is a technology that is often mentioned in conjunction with third-generation (3G) networks, but users may see its possibilities sooner than 3G network rollouts. Streaming media is …
DUBLIN, Ireland-During the next few weeks, third-generation (3G) mobile communications will take its first shaky steps in Europe, as the Isle of Man, population 75,000, prepares to become the unlikely …
BEIJING-Once again there seems to be a significant delay in China Unicom’s rollout of its CDMA network. The much-plagued endeavor was on track just a couple of weeks ago, when …
DENVER, United States-With its feet in the New York Stock Exchange and an eye toward the future, Siemens has advanced a package of products and strategies to make it a …
DENVER, United States-Cooperation and services are two focus areas for the GSM Association during the upcoming year, according to Scott Fox, who assumed the association’s chairmanship 1 May. Cooperation will …
NEW DELHI, India-The Indian wireless market, so far a preserve of GSM, has been opened to the competing CDMA technology in a big way. CDMA growth is expected to pick …
GENEVA-How the mighty have fallen. British Telecommunications (BT), once ranked among the world’s most powerful carriers, is finding itself buckling under a crippling mountain of debt in a climate where …
TOKYO-Korea Telecom Freetel, South Korea’s second-largest mobile carrier, launched 1XRTT technology in May, targeting to win 1 million 1X subscribers during the first year. To facilitate more advanced data services, …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-The announcement by NTT DoCoMo of a five-month delay to its wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) launch must have been music to the ears of Irwin Jacobs, the chairman and chief …
