PRINCETON, N.J.-Wireless infrastructure provider Broadbeam Corp. said it is developing a joint marketing initiative with Psion plc, a provider of Symbian-based devices, and that it added support for the Symbian/EPOC …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported it added 142,475 internally generated net subscribers to its wireless service during the fourth quarter, well below analyst estimates of 200,000 subscriber additions, and below …
After 101 rounds and $16.85 billion, the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of 422 personal communications services licenses ended last Friday. The auction, which began Dec. 12, broke the previous record …
Qualcomm Inc. said it is reviewing the need for and timing of its proposed initial public offering of Qualcomm Spinco Inc., the company’s semiconductor business, which it plans to spin …
WASHINGTON-President Bush’s proposal to overhaul a federally mandated Internet discount program for schools and libraries ran into opposition on Capitol Hill last week, complicating administration efforts to get a sweeping …
ATLANTA-Two-way wireless Internet product developer BulletIN.net announced it acquired a controlling interest in Jungle Drum Systems Ltd., a wireless application company in New Zealand. BulletIN.net said the acquisition will expand …
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced its North American subsidiary has a deal with Handspring Inc. to provide integrated logistics services, including procurement, programming, packaging and distribution services, relating to the VisorPhone Springboard …
Residential customers paid an average of $9 per month for wireless services in 1999, according to the Federal Communications Commission, which examined residential phone bills as part of its research …
At the end of bidding last Thursday, total bids among the five Canadian companies still vying for 40 megahertz of additional spectrum in the 2 GHz frequency band had reached …
After close to five years of working quietly away as a software development company, Marbles Inc. executives decided it is time for the company to make its entrance into the …
MONTREAL-Under a new alliance, Lucent Technologies Inc. will link its wireless network infrastructure and mobile Internet platform with Profilium Inc.’s network-based applications and services. The companies said they will test …
L.M. Ericsson left an ironic trail last week. It extolled its third-generation technology while surrendering its phone-making business and posting a fourth-quarter loss that limped behind expectations. The Swedish company …
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-Nextel Partners Inc. announced it launched wireless services in Terre Haute, Ind., as well as the Interstate 70 corridor east from Terre Haute to Green Castle through Indianapolis; …
SAN FRANCISCO-The Real Access Alliance said it will unveil its new model licensing agreement at the Broadband Building and Commerce Conference in San Francisco on Feb. 23. The Federal Communications …
WASHINGTON-Norman Mineta, confirmed last week by the Senate to head the Department of Transportation, said driver distraction is among the highway safety issues that will take top priority in the …
PARIS-Just days before the French closing date for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System applications, two companies dropped out of the contest, leaving only the country’s three incumbent operators vying for four …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission took several actions to try to clarify the transition from analog to digital TV broadcasting and when the wireless industry will have access to those channels. …
KARLSKRONA, Sweden-Europolitan and Hi3G, two companies granted Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses in Sweden last year, agreed to jointly build part of their UMTS infrastructure. The companies will form a …
ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks, which develops Internet software for wireless devices, released its third-quarter sales results, showing a loss of $5.14 million while registering a 37-percent jump in sales over the year. …
OREM, Utah-GeoDiscovery released its new Geode global positioning system module for the Handspring Visor handheld computer and its GeoView Mobile Software for the Palm Operating System. GeoDiscovery said the new …
