SAN JOSE, Calif.- A-GPS technology provider Global Locate Inc. announced industry veteran George Schmitt will join its board of directors. Schmitt has spent more than 35 years in the telecommunications industry inlcuding in executive positions at Omnipoint Communications, Mannesmann (now Vodafone Germany), Pacific Telesis,...
SEATTLE-Wireless streaming-video company RealNetworks Inc. announced a series of new European customers the company said marks the beginning of the "hockey stick" in multimedia growth. The company also announced a major new licensing deal with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.As RealNetworks continues to expand its...
NEW YORK-Following a long weekend of intense bidding, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. acquired rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. for $41 billion. Cingular said it expects the deal, which has to be approved by federal regulatory authorities and AWS shareholders, to close by the end of...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s clouded future began to clear last week as suitors looking to acquire the world's ninth-largest wireless carrier were expected to place their final bids by AWS' self-mandated Feb. 13 deadline. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Vodafone Group plc rose to the...
The Simpsons. King of the Hill. The X-Files. Aliens. Predator. Ice Age. 24. The Rocky Horror Picture Show."There's a lot of stuff that can be used for wireless," said Jim Beddows, vice president of wireless entertainment for 20th Century Fox's licensing and merchandizing division.Beddows'...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc launched its commercial UMTS service in Europe offering customers data rates of up to 384 kilobits per second across its networks in major cities in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The service initially will be...
You didn't expect AT&T Wireless to go quietly into that good night, did you?AT&T Wireless has a storied history. The carrier can claim roots in both AT&T Corp., which foolishly agreed to give up any cellular play as part of the breakup of Ma...
NEW YORK-Bidding for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to center on two candidates as NTT DoCoMo Inc. reportedly informed AWS' management that it does not intend to increase its current 16-percent stake in the company, leaving Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Vodafone Group plc...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reportedly is set to bid as much as $35 billion for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in an attempt to gain control of the third-largest wireless operator in the United States, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal citing people...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc launched its commercial UMTS service in Europe offering customers data rates of up to 384 kilobits per second across its networks in major cities in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The service will initially be...
LONDON-Actix announced its A-RVS third-generation network optimization solution has been deployed by Sweden's 3GIS to help it meet its 3G network rollout deadlines.3GIS, owned jointly by Vodafone and 3, is deploying UMTS infrastructure in rural areas in Sweden, and its network will cover an...
NEW YORK-With AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s self-imposed Feb. 13 deadline for buyout bids fast approaching, Vodafone Group plc's plans to divest itself from current U.S. wireless network partner Verizon Wireless ahead of a possible stab at acquiring AWS has hit a "tense junction," according...
NEW YORK-Vodafone Group plc's plans to bid on AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could be on hold as published reports indicate the worldwide wireless provider is considering a much larger proposal to acquire current Verizon Wireless partner Verizon Communications Inc. The deal, reported in today's...
SAN MATEO, Calif.-Vodafone said it is using Mobilitec Inc.'s Java technology to power the application downloading features of its Live! wireless data service.Mobilitec's mPower product is already in use in Vodafone's Australia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand operations."This agreement with Mobilitec...
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. said Vodafone New Zealand plans to deploy the company's Metrica Performance Manager for its GSM and GPRS networks. Vodafone New Zealand will use the software to monitor network performance and quality of service in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
As the list of potential suitors became clearer last week, AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s management took control of the situation by announcing a mid-February deadlines for potential buyers to submit acquisition proposals. The carrier also said it plans to make a decision about its...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced that current chief executive of Vodafone U.K., Gavin Darby, has been appointed chief executive Americas Region effective April 1, where he will report to group Chief Operating Officer Julian Horn-Smith.Bill Morrow, who was chief executive of the Japan Telecom fixed...
NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is one step closer to making a formal bid for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the Wall Street Journal reported Cingular's parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. have granted their wireless subsidiary approval to place a bid ahead...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it added nearly 4.4 million proportionate net subscribers during the final three months of last year across its international operations, ending 2003 with 130.4 million total proportionate subscribers.Included in Vodafone's customer growth results were 678,000 net subscriber additions from its...
NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has reportedly set a Feb. 13 deadline for companies interested in submitting bids to acquire the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company expects to have until Feb. 29 to...
NTT DoCoMo Inc., which owns a 16-percent stake in AT&T Wireless Services Inc., said it has agreed to a temporary waiver of its consultation rights under its investor agreement in the U.S.-based carrier to be notified of and receive information regarding any proposed transaction...
Industry observers believe that infrastructure vendors favor a tie-up between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Both companies have deals with the same manufacturers, including L.M. Ericsson, Nokia Corp., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Siemens AG.Nortel is proud of its role as provider...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s future as well as the future plans of its suppliers and employees were put on hold last week as the carrier announced its board of directors had decided "to explore the company's strategic alternatives," which most industry observers equated to...
The reverberations from a mega-merger involving AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could easily spark repercussions in Illinois, Finland, South Korea and a number of other mobile-phone hot spots. The creation of a new wireless powerhouse in the United States might affect the fortunes of Motorola...
