WASHINGTON-While the wireless industry’s attention was focused last week on new products and gizmos in Las Vegas, Capitol Hill was working on legislation that could impact the telecommunications industry in …
LAS VEGAS-SkyGo Inc. launched the SkyGo Mobile Advertising Platform (SkyGo MAP), a family of products that will allow carriers, publishers and advertisers to create, deliver, track and report on effective …
LAS VEGAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced partnerships that it said will lead to new applications and services for a variety of devices for the GSM/GPRS network it plans to deploy …
LAS VEGAS-Telephia Inc. introduced the Telephia Churn Report, which examines a variety of topics related to churn in the top 10 markets nationwide. Offered quarterly, the report will enable carriers …
Every year after the show, I wonder if I should write a column with profound insight into the state of the wireless telecommunications industry and enamor you with all of …
LOS ANGELES-The cost of wireless service edged up a little in February, with 18 of 25 major cities showing increases, according to the latest monthly survey by Econ One Research …
LAS VEGAS-Cingular Wireless said it will launch its first operational standards-based General Packet Radio Service in the United States, dubbed Cingular Wireless Internet Express, in its GSM markets in California, …
LAS VEGAS-Advancing its wireless data initiative, Leap Wireless International Inc. acquired a pair of wireless data applications providers to support the location-based myAladdin wireless technology the company acquired last year. …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas will deliver wireless communications to guests via LGC Wireless’ LGCell and MetroReach Focus products. According to LGC, the solution, which supports five …
LAS VEGAS-Like fresh water on a dry rock, some good news for Lucent Technologies Inc. But how good? The $5 billion deal last week with Verizon Wireless provided a shot …
LAS VEGAS-With wireless innovations bursting at the seams, three top vendors have called on regulatory bodies to modify the existing rules and regulations to position the industry for future challenges. …
NEW YORK-To enhance the capabilities of existing infrastructure, Schema Ltd. has developed a network optimization tool that Yuval Davidor, company founder and president, said can increase capacity by as much …
WASHINGTON-The General Accounting Office this week is expected to send drafts of a mobile-phone health report to key government agencies, suggesting congressional investigators are on track to complete by early …
LAS VEGAS-Portal Software Inc., IBM Corp. and Reciprocal Inc. are working together to deliver a new secure digital content commerce and distribution offering that integrates Portal Software’s Infranet platform and …
NEW YORK-Snaz Commerce Solutions, which provides wireless commerce solutions, launched its next-generation mobile wallet. The new wallet facilitates a range of transactions, including micropayments, retail purchases and time-sensitive services. “The …
LAS VEGAS-Symbian, a provider of software platforms for next-generation mobile phones, made several announcements at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s Wireless 2001 show last week in Las Vegas and …
LAS VEGAS-GiantBear, a provider of wireless technology and services, will acquire Savos, a global wireless company that delivers streaming audio to the mobile public. GiantBear’s proprietary technology, AudioCub, enables wireless …
CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. signed an agreement with Abercorn Group to provide its LocationBroker middleware platform and its fleet tracking and L411 location services for application across Australia. The agreement includes …
LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless has selected Cisco Systems to develop and implement a new ATM Core that it said will provide extended bandwidth, quality of service and more reliability for its …
LOS ANGELES-Oberthur Card Systems acquired Logica Impresora, a manufacturer of banking cards in Spain, for US$9.06 million. Oberthur said the acquisition is in line with the projected migration to smart …
