XO Communications Inc. revealed plans last week to launch a data-centric broadband network in Western Europe as early as mid-2001. Western Europe’s early adoption of mobile technology, combined with its …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Datalink.net’s research and development team have a new home in Vancouver, Canada. The company’s new facility houses a Data Center, which provides increased security, reliability and expanded hosting …
ARMONK, N.Y.-Melard Technologies Inc. and VisionAir Inc. entered an alliance to provide wireless systems and application solutions aimed at public safety and field-service organizations. The deal also calls for the …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. is the newest component to the Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes, an index family that tracks the performance of leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. Nokia joins 236 companies …
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court early last week rejected bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s appeal of a federal appeals court ruling that prompted the Federal Communications Commission to cancel its 90 personal …
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. continued the rollout of its Cricket Comfortable Wireless service by expanding into Greensboro, N.C., and Tulsa, Okla. The cities are the fifth and sixth markets …
MINNEAPOLIS-A new Australian communications provider, Virgin Mobile, chose ADC Telecommunications Inc.’s Singl.eView product as its customer management and billing system. “Singl.eView is mobile-focused and has a friendly look and feel. …
TAMPA, Fla.-Under a contract with U.S. Unwired Inc., close to 5 million subscribers across the United States will soon have GTE Telecommunications Services Inc.’s Phase I 911 solution, which will …
NEW YORK-In this year’s RCR Wireless News Major Players Vendors listing, Nokia Corp. and Ericsson Inc. each moved up a notch, rising to first and second place respectively among equipment …
DALLAS-Product Support Services Inc. announced it is officially spinning off from Uniden America, and it plans to leverage its facility and integration process as an independent solution provider. The newly …
Isn’t it ironic that German and Japanese interests are planning to take significant stakes in U.S. wireless telephony-countries that were sworn enemies of the United States nearly 60 years ago …
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-Telecom Italia Mobile said it agreed to acquire the 19.43-percent and 18.53-percent stakes held by UGB S.A. and Vicunha S.A. in Brazilian operator Maxitel S.A. TIM will …
HELSINKI, Finland-European mobile operator Telefonica Moviles Espana chose Nokia Corp. to supply its third-generation core radio network in Spain. Telefonica said it plans to launch the commercial service in August. …
JAMAICA After a successful field demonstration of Finline Technologies’ multichannel multipoint distribution system, N5 Systems Ltd. plans to deploy the company’s system in Jamaica. The companies hope the joint deployment …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Televigation announced its Snap-to-Map navigation system successfully completed Ericsson’s GPRS Applications Performance Evaluation. The company said the results show its product is ready for deployment on GPRS networks. The …
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.-Eircell customers in Ireland will soon have Internet access to a TrueSync Internet Planner and Synchronization Server due to a deal between Eircell and Starfish Software. Under the …
724 Solutions Inc. boosted its wireless financial services profile last week by acquiring Tantau Software, Inc., a provider of software platforms that help businesses conduct high-volume, secure and mobile transactions. …
WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry last week raised serious questions about data and methodology used by government to determine whether the 1700 MHz band can be shared by third-generation wireless systems and …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Aspiro announced its Fleet Manager WAP service won a W@P Award at the WAP Forum’s annual competition. The service won in the Best Use of WAP in a Business …
WASHINGTON-The 3rd Generation Partnership Project announced new working relationships with the International Telecommunication Union and the Internet Engineering Task Force, which 3GPP hopes will strengthen the groups’ ties. Under the …
