If Amp'd Mobile Inc.'s bargain-basement full-track download music service was designed to get attention, it's working. The recently launched mobile virtual network operator made headlines a few weeks ago when it said it would match the price of Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes service, selling...
The latest consensus puts China's third-generation licenses on track for release in the first half of next year-a move that would finally open up the world's largest wireless market to 3G technology spending. It's an issue that has dogged the worldwide wireless industry for...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-General Dynamics Corp., a defense contractor, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Itronix Corp., which provides wireless rugged mobile computing solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Itronix's products include handheld devices, laptop computers and tablet PCs for field applications. The...
WASHINGTON-Just as wireless was largely left on the edges of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, it once again remains in the shadows as lawmakers map out new plans for telecom reform. Broadband is the key word today as fears grow that America is losing...
Even as Voice over Internet Protocol providers race to meet the Federal Communications Commission's deadline to offer enhanced 911 service, many of them are running into the same roadblock that stymied wireless deployment-incumbent local exchange carriers. VoIP carriers are learning a lesson that wireless...
Verizon Wireless is moving forward with a plan to install a proprietary Verizon-branded user interface across all of its new feature phones-a maneuver that has sparked widespread discontent among the carrier's handset suppliers and could mark the start of a significant shift in power...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. reported a roaming agreement with Advanced Wireless Group L.L.C. that adds Boston's Logan International Airport to Boingo's Wi-Fi Roaming System.The network, which AWS and the Massachusetts Port Authority launched last June, covers all of the airport's terminals, from curbside...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Siemens AG showed off their new wares in conjunction with the CeBIT trade show in Germany. Such announcements are especially important for Siemens, which has weathered questions over the future of its mobile-phone business.Indeed, Siemens came out of the...
ZURICH, Switzerland-Loyalty Gate Ltd. announced Swiss and SN Brussels Airlines have added a new wireless component to their frequent-flyer programs.The SMS Gift Miles program, developed by Loyalty Gate and its technology partner Wirelesspark, allows members of the Swiss TravelClub and Privilege frequent-flyer programs to...
WASHINGTON-Craig McCaw, who made a fortune in the cellular industry before stumbling in satellite and local telephone ventures, last week unveiled plans to leverage wireless technology to compete against dominant telephone and cable TV companies in the lucrative high-speed Internet market. McCaw will pursue...
WASHINGTON-Cellular pioneer Craig McCaw today unveiled plans to leverage wireless broadband technology to compete against telephone and cable TV companies in the high-speed Internet market, an undertaking he will pursue as chairman of Clearwire Corp. "We come into this opportunity...
DALLAS-Axcess International Inc., which provides radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions for security and asset management purposes, announced several new applications for its ActiveTag system in recent weeks.Axcess' solution is being used by Merrimac Industries to track intellectual property throughout its building and to decrease...
SPOKANE, Wash.-Itronix Corp., a developer of rugged wireless computing systems, announced it will be acquired by Golden Gate Capital, a $700 million private equity firm, for $40 million. Plans for the acquisition, which will allow Itronix to function as an independent private company, were...
Following in the footsteps of several other major U.S. airlines, United Airlines announced a new, relaxed cell-phone policy for its U.S. domestic arrivals.Under the new policy, customers can use cell phones onboard United aircraft after the plane has landed and exited the runway. United's...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Following the five simultaneous concerts T-Mobile USA Inc. hosted across the country Sept. 4, the carrier announced it will hold another All Access concert, featuring Barenaked Ladies and Train, at the same location the carrier first launched the T-Mobile brand in the United...
SPOKANE, Wash.-Acterna Corp. announced it plans to sell its subsidiary Itronix Corp., which develops rugged mobile computing systems, to private equity firm Golden Gate Capital."We believe that the opportunity to partner with Golden Gate Capital will provide significant value to all Itronix stakeholders and...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless entered the camera phone race with a new picture-messaging service and advanced phone from LG Mobile Phones.The move was expected, as RCR Wireless News reported on the forthcoming phone earlier this month.Verizon introduced the new LG VX6000 with an integrated digital...
Verizon Wireless entered the camera phone race with a new picture-messaging service and advanced phone from LG Mobile Phones.The move was expected, as RCR Wireless News reported on the forthcoming phone last week.Verizon introduced the new LG VX6000 with an integrated digital camera, which...
AUSTIN, Texas-Wayport, which provides wireless and wired Internet access in airports and hotels, said it will open two Laptop Lane airport business centers at Oakland International Airport.The business centers will provide travelers with private workstations with wired high-speed and dial-up Internet connections for notebook...
SAN DIEGO-Zyray Wireless said it will show off its SPINNERchip 1.0 WCDMA baseband development platform in the Xilinx booth at the 2002 Communication Design Conference this week in San Jose, Calif.The platform offers WCDMA modem functionality, including Adaptive Interference Cancellation (AIC), packet switched data,...
GREEN BAY, Wis.-Verizon Wireless entered a long-term agreement with the Green Bay Packers to be one of the major gate sponsors at Lambeau Field.The seven-year sponsorship will run though the 2009 National Football League season and give Verizon Wireless prominent signage throughout the stadium;...
TOKYO-NTT Communications, an international and long-distance business unit of NTT Group, and Pia, a ticket sales company, announced they would set up a joint venture to provide electronic ticket services. The joint venture, to be called Pia Digital Lifeline, will provide services to let...
TOKYO-Omron, a pioneer of automated control equipment, developed what the company called a next-generation ticket gate system that lets mobile-phone users go through gates without train tickets, the firm announced. Train customers of the next-generation ticket gate system can go through gates just by...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. today announced it will add travel functions, including the ability to make flight, car and hotel reservations, to its Mobile Office Solution.The company's mobile office product offers traveling businesspeople wireless access to corporate e-mail, calendar and address book information. Through today's...
