Finally, a glass of champagne. Nortel Networks toasted its fourth quarter with a result that matched market expectations and a robust promise for the future. Nortel, a leader in communications …
DULLES, Va.-America Online Inc. announced last week it reached a licensing agreement to develop and market a Netscape-branded version of Nokia’s WAP microbrowser for use across various mobile devices. “This …
Drought is the bellweather for venture funds these days, but not for two companies, NetSanity Inc. and AppForge Inc., which received their third and first rounds of financing, respectively. NetSanity, …
TOKYO-NEC Corp. will supply third-generation equipment to Telecom Italia Mobile, according to international press reports. The value of the contract, which is the first win for a Japanese manufacturer in …
WASHINGTON-In a move being watched closely by the wireless industry, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration proposed rules to reimburse the Pentagon and other federal agencies relocated to other frequencies …
In the wake of a dismal fourth-quarter earnings report, Motorola Inc. decided last week to shed some weight. It found an excess bulge in its manufacturing plant in the once- …
WASHINGTON-As preparations were under way to inaugurate a new president, the federal appeals court last week heard oral argument on a case that dates back to the Reagan administration when …
Notwithstanding all the fireworks on Capitol Hill surrounding Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft and other controversial nominees, President Bush is on the way to putting a new administration in place. And …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. reported it will acquire wireless networking supplier Xircom Inc. for $25 per share in an all-cash tender valued at approximately $748 million. Intel will also assume …
Indiqu Inc. wants to make your cell phone fun. The mobile games developer and marketer has signed several deals in the past few weeks to expand its coverage and improve …
Twenty years ago, in a dangerous neighborhood in the slums of Denver, a monthly newspaper called Radio Communications Report was first published. Its mission: to cover the emerging land mobile …
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-TruePosition Inc. said it filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Delaware, charging SigmaOne Communications Corp. with infringing on three patents related to TruePosition’s network-based …
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry last week suffered two stunning legal setbacks in health-related litigation, capped by the decision of wealthy Baltimore superlawyer Peter Angelos to take control of an $800 million …
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-In a move that could further i-mode’s push into Europe, Telecom Italia Mobile said it will jointly develop and introduce a new mobile Internet concept for the pan-European …
LOS ANGELES-The average cellular phone user saw a drop of 6.9 percent last year in the cost of their wireless airtime, while high-end users-those with 600 minutes per month-paid 10.1 …
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless, which has spent almost $9 billion for personal communications services licenses, asked the Federal Communications Commission last week to delay the March 6 auction of 700 MHz licenses …
Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. took a bold, albeit peculiar, step last week, announcing it is suspending indefinitely principal and interest payments on all its funded debt, including its credit facility, vendor …
JACKSON, Miss.-Air2Lan said it acquired Orange Twine, a broadband provider in New Orleans, giving Air2Lan a significant presence there. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
In an RCR Wireless News story, “Kite launches Phoenix beta trial of MMDS service,” (Jan. 8, page 20) it incorrectly stated the type of service provider Kite was and the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS reached agreements with Walt Disney Internet Group, ConsumerReview.com and BarPoint.com to provide content via Sprint’s wireless Web offering. The Walt Disney Internet Group deal will provide …
