Handsets

NEW YORK-Banc of America Securities upgraded its communications equipment sector outlook from neutral/negative to positive, according to Forbes. The firm indicated it expects the sector’s stocks to rebound and that …

VIENNA, Austria-Mobilkom Austria, the largest Austrian wireless carrier, demonstrated High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. At a retail store in Vienna, the HSDPA technology supported applications …

NEW YORK-Nearly half of the nation’s 10- to 18-year-olds own mobile phones and a vast majority are interested in handsets that double as music players or cameras, according to a …

BEIJING-ZTE Corp. said it has opened what it describes as a flagship factory and research and development center in India. The center, which is located in Manesar near Gurgaon, covers …

NEW YORK-The number of wireless Internet users last year grew 29 percent, according to a study from market research firm Ipsos. “The Face of the Web” study is based on …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless together with Telescope Inc. announced a new premium short message service chat function for fans of the television show “American Idol.” The companies are offering two chat services …

WASHINGTON-In a report to Congress obtained by RCR Wireless News, the Federal Communications Commission told lawmakers last week that it had granted 32 whole or partial waivers for rural wireless …

SAUDI ARABIA Nokia Corp. has signed an agreement with Aljawal, the GSM operator of Saudi Telecom Co., to supply the Nokia multimedia messaging service solution. Deliveries have already begun, and …

When it comes to mobile phones, Sprint PCS has long been in a class of its own. Since the carrier’s beginnings, Sprint has traveled its own path in the handset …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it signed an agreement with Wireless Services Corp. to provide WAP 2.0 access to more than 1.3 million Cellular One customers in 19 states and …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. announced it expanded its push-to-talk service to include additional coverage and features, new rate plans and new handsets. “Customers are finding Touch2Talk ideal for short bursts …

Alltel announced it expanded its push-to-talk service to include additional coverage and features, new rate plans and new handsets. “Customers are finding Touch2Talk ideal for short bursts of conversation, be …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless entertainment publisher Mobliss will distribute Guppy Games’ “Tank Wars” to major North Americans carriers this year, the companies said Thursday. The turn-based strategic single and multiplayer game will …

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Internet monitoring service PubSub Concepts Inc. is teaming with Santa Cruz Tech to provide real-time RSS alerts to mobile phones. The free service, dubbed FeedBeep, delivers RSS news …

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson and Siemens AG said they have completed interoperability tests between Siemens push-to-talk handsets and Ericsson’s Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems-based infrastructure. “One of the core strengths with an IMS …

Western Wireless Corp. said it signed an agreement with Wireless Services Corp. to provide WAP 2.0 access to more than 1.3 million Cellular One customers in 19 states and in …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-NMS Communications and LogicaCMG said Wednesday they’re powering a new ringback tone service for Swisscom Mobile. The service allows users to purchase song clips that calling parties will hear …

NEW ORLEANS-America Online Inc. announced deals with two U.S. wireless carriers. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it is working with AOL to give Cingular Wireless customers easy access to AOL’s new …

NEW ORLEANS-Whether it’s downloading video clips, buying ringtones or simply sending a photo to a friend, the key to enticing consumers to spend more on wireless data can be summed …

The mobile virtual network operator market welcomed back one of its early members last week as former Boost Mobile L.L.C. executive Peter Adderton announced plans for Amp’d Mobile Inc., a …

NEW ORLEANS-Sprint PCS today added music video ringers to an impressive line-up of downloadable ringers available to Sprint PCS Vision customers. Sprint said it is the first U.S. carrier to …

SEATTLE-Consumers in some of the world’s fastest-growing wireless markets are the most likely users to upgrade to cutting-edge new phones, according to a new study from global market research firm …

NEW ORLEANS-America Online Inc. announced deals with two U.S. wireless carriers. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it is working with AOL to give Cingular Wireless customers easy access to AOL’s new …

David Steinberg stands as an example of the surplus of opportunity within wireless. As chief executive officer of Internet activation company InPhonic Inc., Steinberg has overseen the growth of the …

SYDNEY, Australia-Broadcast Australia subsidiary The Bridge Networks will team with Telstra on a year-long trial of Australia’s first multi-channel mobile TV service using digital video broadcast for handheld (DVB-H) technology. …