VoIP

Technological advances promised just a few years ago either already have been launched or are well on their way to becoming commercial services, as demonstrated by the breadth of high-tech …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Boost Mobile and wholesale channels did much of the carrier’s heavy lifting in the fourth quarter, helping propel the carrier to 2 million net customer additions. The …

Wireless users’ ability to take and make voice calls on various networks no matter what carrier’s brand name is stamped on their handsets-also known as roaming-is an invisible advantage that …

BARCELONA, Spain-The evolution toward convergence could make for some strange bedfellows. The 3GSM World Congress was named for third-generation cellular services, but it was the alphabet soup of other technologies …

BERLIN—Telecommunications technology company Teles AG filed a lawsuit against Nokia Corp. alleging the company’s new dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi device infringes on Teles’ Voice over IP “lineswitching” patent. A Nokia representative said …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee seemed cool to the idea that broadband-pipe owners should be able to require some bandwidth hogs-like Voice over Internet Protocol providers, Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.-to …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee seemed cool to the idea that broadband-pipe owners should be able to require some bandwidth hogs like Voice over Internet Protocol providers Google Inc. and Yahoo …

LONDON-MobileIGNITE, a trade group aiming to accelerate the adoption of fixed-mobile convergence, picked up new member companies. The group said E28 Limited, BCT Global, Convergin, FG Microtec, HelloSoft, Netrake, NewHeights …

Among the gathering hordes of hungry mobile virtual network operators, nearly all are angling for a bite of the 18-to-34-year-old demographic. But one MVNO launching this week, BeyondMobile, is taking …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carriers Lehman Brothers upgraded its rating on CenturyTel Inc. from …

NEW YORK-Credit ratings firm Standard & Poor’s is turning a sharp eye on wireline companies and their wireless offspring, citing concerns about wireline businesses’ ability to compete with Voice over …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carriers Morgan Stanley updated its estimates on Verizon Communications following …

TUCSON, Ariz.-Cell Wireless Corp. is set to acquire EzTel L.L.C., a Voice over Internet Protocol wireless broadband and long-distance provider, according to a contingent contract between the companies. Mississippi-based EzTel …

Growth of the wireless location-pinpointing industry is evident with a flurry of company announcements. Boston-based Skyhook Wireless said it raised $6.5 million in its first round of Series B financing. …

BETHESDA, Md.-Municipal Wi-Fi network solution provider MobilePro Corp. said it completed its first phase of restructuring, with the goal of becoming a facilities-based provider of wholesale and retail Voice over …

The wireless sector will enter 2006 with great expectations, everybody watching third-generation systems shift into higher gear with all that jazzy, digital content whose anytime, anywhere availability is transforming other …

BOSTON-Metro Wi-Fi location systems provider Skyhook Wireless said it raised $6.5 million in its first round of Series B financing. The company stated that Bain Capital Ventures led the round, …

WASHINGTON-Law enforcement’s ability to use “roving wiretaps” is in doubt following a failed attempt to break a Senate filibuster of the USA Patriot Act late Friday. The House of Representatives …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should not discriminate against Voice over Internet Protocol providers when there are more than 100 counties that do not offer wired 911 service, Sen. John Sununu …

TORONTO-Verizon Communications Inc. said it is testing Nortel Networks Ltd.’s Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems solution. Nortel said the carrier is looking for IMS-compliant solutions in order to converge voice, video …

HOLMDEL, N.J.-Voice over Internet Protocol company Vonage Holdings Corp. released a Wi-Fi telephone it will sell for around $80 with a service plan. The UTStarcom Inc.-sourced phone will allow Vonage …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should not discriminate against Voice over Internet Protocol providers when there are more than 100 counties that do not even have wireline 911, Sen. John Sununu …

MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Israeli-based iDEN network operator MiRS Communications Ltd., selected Tekelec’s core convergence switching solution as part of its transition to Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem architecture. Tekelec said the solution provides …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proposed rules to change the way the agency determines the universal-service support paid to larger carriers serving rural customers, including wireless carriers that serve customers who …

MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Israeli-based iDEN network operator MiRS Communications Ltd., selected Tekelec’s core convergence switching solution as part of its transition to Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem architecture. Tekelec said the solution provides …