Just as Sprint PCS was quick to offer wireless Web services, the company is jumping head first into the voice-recognition market, signing a new agreement with voice portal provider BeVocal …
WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court, in a major blow to the wireless industry, last week said it would not hear an appeal of a lower court’s antenna-siting ruling favoring a Pennsylvania town. …
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. has received some competition -albeit minor-in the ongoing auction of licenses for the lower 80 channels of the 800 MHz band. At the end of round 24, …
LONDON-France Telecom’s Orange, a United Kingdom mobile-phone provider, decided to standardize on Nortel Networks’ Alteon Web switching products to support the expansion of its infrastructure. Orange is deploying ACEdirector 3 …
NEW YORK- FindWhat.com announced today it teamed with ThinkersGroup.com to make its search engine results-including its search advertisements-available to users of Web-enabled cell phones and personal digital assistants. The company …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. and Vast Solutions Inc., the soon-to-be-spun-off unit of Paging Network Inc., have signed a strategic agreement to support interoperability between Glenayre’s @ctiveLink two-way wireless messaging module …
DALLAS-WebLink Wireless Inc. reported a third-quarter net loss of $24.2 million, or 60 cents per share, compared with a loss of $30.9 million, or 68 cents per share, reported after …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said the European Patent Office upheld the validity of one of the company’s patents, which comes after two years of opposition from Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. Qualcomm’s …
ITHACA, N.Y.-Cornell University announced it will open a laboratory to design and test radio-frequency integrated circuits, including those in cellular phones and wireless devices. The Cornell Broadband Communications Research Laboratory …
Not one operator around the world has rolled out third-generation services yet, but discussion of fourth-generation technology is already under way. An industry that began offering a basic communications tool …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Although Alltel last week announced it will sell 20 of its personal communications services licenses to Verizon Wireless, it will keep another 42 licenses. The company also plans …
NEW YORK-Loral Space & Communications today reported its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30. Loral’s bookings before intercompany and affiliate eliminations for the quarter …
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-Aether Systems Inc. and PSComm L.L.C. have partnered to create wireless products and services targeting the mobile government space. The two said they will preview their first product concept …
Arch Wireless Inc. and Paging Network Inc. announced the completion of their merger Friday, creating the largest paging carrier in North America and adding a significant two-way wireless data player …
NEW YORK-Online finance firm TD Waterhouse Group Inc. announced it joined Sprint PCS to offer TD Waterhouse Wireless on Web-ready phones, allowing investors to connect to online investing services and …
In tune with its philosophy that small is beautiful, Leap Wireless International Inc. has moved to extend its grip on small and rural communities across the United States by signing …
Attempting to slash its debt load by as much as $14 billion and boost sales, which have fallen by as much as 50 percent this year, British Telecommunications plc announced …
GIVATAYIM, Israel-Under a signed agreement, Nexus Telocation North America and Xypoint Corp. made their first steps toward creating a working relationship to deploy location-based services globally. Nexus said it hopes …
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc and France Telecom’s Orange both acquired stakes in the Swiss wireless market ahead of the country’s Universal Mobile Telecommunications System auction, set to begin next week. Vodafone …
Food and atmosphere are generally what attract people to restaurants, but soon wireless Internet connectivity may help restaurant owners draw in the dinner crowd. MobileStar Network Corp. in Richardson, Texas, …
