Carriers

It appears that location-based service applications for finding local coffee shops, specialty stores, banks and the like have fallen short in intriguing consumers in the United States. But industry contends …

InPhonic Inc., which sells wireless services and devices online, plans to raise as much as $100 million in an initial public offering, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities …

BANGLADESH Siemens AG said it has signed a $41 million contract with state-owned carrier BTTB to set up a mobile network in the key districts of the country, including Dhaka, …

As China continues to grow as the world’s biggest wireless market, virtually all segments of the industry have been attracted to the country’s prospects. Handset makers, infrastructure vendors and technology …

In a bid to provide comprehensive operation support systems, big vendors and carriers may be biting off more than they can chew, according to a new study. Many smaller players …

Regional wireless carrier Cellcom will begin offering push-to-talk services on its CDMA/AMPS-based network in the upper Midwest beginning June 21 using Kodiak Networks’ packet-switched Real-Time Exchange System. In addition to …

SHANGHAI, China-Chinese software vendor Discovery Telecommunications Ltd. announced it acquired two wireless data subsidiaries of Intrinsic Technology Holdings Ltd., a Chinese company that works to develop Chinese wireless content and …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a $138 million contract with Serbian wireless carrier Mobtel to expand and upgrade Mobtel’s GSM 900/1800 MHz network. Under the contract, Ericsson will provide hardware and …

LOS ANGELES-Wireless content companies Meca Communications and Ipsh! announced they will offer a personal computer application that allows users to send instant messages across IM services from MSN, Yahoo!, America …

Regional wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. said it is closing its Fairbanks, Alaska, call center, which currently serves the carrier’s Cellular One customers in Fairbanks and Juneau, and transferring operations …

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish wireless carrier TeliaSonera announced it launched a streaming music service from Sony Corp., following up on an agreement between the two companies first announced in March at the …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Siemens AG said it has unveiled a software application that allows subscribers to filter and route voice calls and voice messages in real time. Siemens is unveiling the …

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Directory assistance and information services provider Infonxx announced it received a $44 million investment from Technology Crossover Ventures. Proceeds will be used for technology development, acquisitions and expansion into …

It appears Hewlett-Packard Co. is gearing up to enter the smart-phone market with a new iPAQ personal digital assistant that features a quad-band GSM/GPRS radio. According to documents filed with …

Nokia Corp. said it will delay the U.S. introduction of its revamped N-Gage mobile-phone/video-game device, and it cut the number of planned games for the device by almost half. Nokia …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wireless enterprise company Visto announced it launched a new wireless e-mail product called Visto Mobile, which is based on technology the company acquired through its purchase of ViAir …

SINGAPORE-Lucent Technologies Inc. flexed its muscles at the CommunicAsia trade show with a series of contracts with Indian, Vietnamese and Korean operators. In India, Lucent signed a $30 million contract …

Regional wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. provided updated second-quarter operating trends in connection with its annual shareholders’ meeting, showing that gross subscriber additions through last month continued to be slower …

NORCROSS, Ga.-In preparation for the recent G-8 Summit on Sea Island, Ga., Nextel Communications Inc. reported enhancements to its fixed infrastructure and wireless service in coastal Georgia, which the carrier …

DALLAS-Alcatel and Intrado Inc. together announced they will provide the Alcatel Multimedia Messaging Services product suite to wireless carriers using Intrado’s hosted service facilities. The companies said the agreement reinforces …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-P-Cube Inc., which provides programmable Internet Protocol service control platforms, announced its enhanced mobile service application. Encharge 2.1 allows operators to protect copyrighted content from unauthorized use, storage and …

Wireless gear supplier L.M. Ericsson announced a series of contracts around the world, assuring its place as the world’s premier infrastructure player. In the context of the CommunicAsia conference in …

LOS ANGELES-Voice recognition company HeyAnita Inc. is moving away from its roots with a new product the company describes as “text messaging without the text.” Today HeyAnita released the commercial …

Although many agree the swift ascent of camera phones will cut into the market for digital cameras and traditional film, the camera-phone industry could also provide a new avenue of …

NextWave Telecom Inc., at one point a symbol of all that could go wrong with government auctions, is hoping to use an auction to its advantage. Less than two months …