Network Services

Sprint Corp. signed Wi-Fi roaming agreements with four broadband Internet service providers and a virtual network enabler that the carrier said will increase the number of Wi-Fi locations accessible by …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. appointed Joan Waltman president of the company’s Wireless Business Solutions business-to-business wireless solutions division. She replaces Chris Wolfe, who is retiring but will remain with QWBS until …

NEW ORLEANS-Sprint Corp. said business customers will be eligible for a credit of 10 percent of their monthly wireless data bills if service quality falls below certain levels. Sprint said …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Holdings Inc.’s initial public offering did little to rally investors as the company’s stock remained relatively flat during its first morning of trading. The company is offering around …

SAN DIEGO-Semiconductor company Sequoia Communications led the fund raising pack last week with $15 million in its fourth round of financing, while ringtone company Improvista Interactive Music Inc. and wireless …

Semiconductor company Sequoia Communications led the fund raising pack Wednesday with $15 million in its fourth round of financing, while ringtone company Improvista Interactive Music Inc. and wireless credit card …

Wireless technology and service company InPhonic Inc. enjoyed a major initial public offering last week, raising a total of $108.9 million in net proceeds. The company initially expected to raise …

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio-Sprint PCS affiliate Horizon PCS Inc., which emerged from bankruptcy protection last month, posted $45.7 million in total revenues during the third quarter of this year, which was a …

BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Motorola Inc. unveiled six new clamshell handsets in the hopes of expanding its popularity among wireless users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The new devices are …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a multi-year agreement with bakery products manufacturer and distributor Dawn Food Products Inc. to provide a portfolio of integrated telecommunications solutions, including Sprint PCS Connection …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Public wireless local area network services are in danger of caving under third-generation services as carriers are offering all-you-can-eat services and replicating WLAN pricing, according to analyst firm …

GALWAY, Ireland-AM-BEO Ltd. and MoreMagic Solution announced a joint marketing partnership. AM-BEO provides rating, charging and revenue settlement software products. MoreMagic provides software for charging and payment of premium content …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C., AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and AT&T Corp. reported an agreement resolving issues related to the use of the AT&T brand in connection with Cingular’s pending acquisition of …

Change has been afoot in the wireless tower industry. In the past 18 months, two of the industry’s five public players have gone through bankruptcy and returned, businesses have been …

ROSEMENT, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its field tests and research have proved that its Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technology can provide future all-Internet Protocol mobile networks with user experience “previously thought …

Enterprise users can now seamlessly switch between outside GSM networks and enterprise 802.11-based wireless local area networks for both voice and data using Motorola Inc.’s Enterprise Seamless Mobility solution, launched …

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. unveiled a bundled offering for business customers allowing them to integrate wireline and wireless services, including Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry service plans from wireless subsidiary …

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 …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Wi-Fi is not for the traditional wireless service provider alone, as evidenced by a new partnership between wireless local area network access solution provider Colubris Networks and broadband local …

Removing concern over its future network coverage, T-Mobile USA Inc. agreed last week to acquire Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s California and Nevada operations for $2.5 billion, properties that are currently part …

RESTON, Va.-Transaction Network Services Inc., a provider of data communications services for transaction applications, said it has acquired certain assets from bankrupt U.S. Wireless Data, including its Synapse wireless point-of-sale …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and T-Mobile USA Inc. reported plans to end their network-sharing arrangement, which currently provides Cingular access to T-Mobile USA’s network in New York City in exchange for …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-The market for wireless machine-to-machine communications is poised to experience a 27-percent compound annual growth rate, ballooning from $9.3 billion in 2004 to $31 billion in 2008, according …

WASHINGTON-Globalstar announced a contract with Equant for Internet Protocol virtual private network services through February 2007, marking an extension of the one-year contract the company signed with Equant in December …

HANNOVER, Germany-Sony Network Services Europe announced a deal with TeliaSonera Finland to offer a new streaming music service. Dubbed the Personal Media Assistant, the Sony application is designed for mobile …