EDGE

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said its GSM network is available throughout Louisiana as part of the carrier’s plan to invest $85 million in its Louisiana network this year. Cingular noted …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will begin offering a bundled device and services package allowing business customers to use Bluetooth-enabled Hewlett-Packard iPAQ Pocket PC devices and Nokia Corp.’s 6820 …

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said its GSM network is available throughout Louisiana as part of the carrier’s plan to invest $85 million in its Louisiana network this year. In addition …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-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 …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it will supply GSM equipment to nine of Hutchison India’s 13 license areas. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Nokia is supplying GSM equipment …

REDMOND, Wash.-Fulfilling an agreement announced earlier this year, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has begun offering Wi-Fi service in six train stations along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor between Boston and …

SINGAPORE-Siemens AG said it has rolled out what it describes as the first GSM/GPRS module with integrated EDGE technology for high-speed data transfer. The product, the MC75, can work in …

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 …

OSLO, Norway-Norwegian mobile carrier Telenor Mobil said it is upgrading its GSM network with EDGE technology, although it emphasized that EDGE is not a replacement for its ongoing UMTS rollout. …

OSLO, Norway-Norwegian mobile carrier Telenor Mobil said it is upgrading its GSM network with EDGE technology, although it emphasized that EDGE is not a replacement for its ongoing UMTS rollout. …

Validation of increased efforts by carriers to improve the quality of service of their still-expanding wireless networks recently came in the form of ramped up announcements, including financial and product …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has extended the scope of its EDGE-based high-speed wireless data service to south Florida, providing customers with access to network speeds of up to 170 kilobits per …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. used last week’s Lehman Brothers 2004 Global Wireless financial conference to announce its UMTS rollout plans, while rival carrier Sprint Corp. backed off earlier promises that it …

Several third-generation commercial launches were announced in markets across Western Europe last week, with market leaders Vodafone Group plc, Telefonica Moviles and Telecom Italia Mobile all beginning services in various …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson signed a $58 million GSM/GPRS expansion contract that includes equipment that supports the latest GPRS and EDGE versions with Jiangsu Mobile Communication Corp. Ericsson will provide infrastructure and …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reported a deal with Lucent Technologies Inc. to deploy a UMTS-based trial network in Atlanta this summer supporting internal users who the carrier said it will use …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana-Trans-World Telecom Caribbean Ltd. has started installing GSM equipment from Nortel Networks Ltd. in Guyana. TWTC, a new telecom carrier in the Caribbean, will offer wireless service through its …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced two contracts this week, one worth $1.5 billion and the other valued at $120 million. The company signed a 10-year $1.5 billion contract with MTN Group …

Several third-generation commercial launches were announced in markets across Western Europe this week, with market leaders Vodafone Group plc, Telefonica Moviles and Telecom Italia Mobile all beginning services in various …

Handset distribution company InfoSonics Corp. said it plans to sell 2 million shares for between $5.50 and $6.50 per share in its upcoming initial public offering. The company plans to …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-UMTS technology will almost double its market growth this year compared with 2003, according to ABI Research’s latest “Wireless Infrastructure Quarterly Service” report. The update attributed the growth …

SANTA ROSA, Calif.-Sirific Wireless Corp., a radio-frequency transceiver company, closed its series B financing of $17 million. TD Capital Ventures led the funding. Intel Communications Fund made an initial strategic …

Two years ago, the wireless gaming market in the United States comprised a few tiny start-ups selling a handful of black-and-white, text-based games. The wireless gaming market today is a …

NEW DELHI, India-Motorola Inc. said it has successfully completed EDGE trials with wireless carrier Hutchison Max Telecom and will deploy the technology later this year. “We were the first operator …

HELSINKI, Finland-Following two third-generation contract announcements yesterday, Nokia Corp. said it will supply another 3G network in Poland. Polkomtel S.A. has selected Nokia to supply and deploy the initial phase …