wireless data

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications Inc. say they have buried the hatchet on several issues. The truce included the companies dropping their lawsuits against each other and a pledge by …

WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding last week’s government approval of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. proved to be short-lived, with Moody’s Investors Service reacting immediately by …

What a week! CTIA’s I.T. show in San Francisco was weird, good and educational. A show that started out as a way to reach CTOs and CIOs of top businesses …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile music, games and enterprise applications are beginning to flood the market, creating a buzz the industry hasn’t seen in years. But while insiders salivate over “hockey-stick” projections for …

SAN FRANCISCO-WiMAX got a boost last week as Intel Corp. and broadband wireless carrier Clearwire announced they will join forces to develop and deploy broadband networks based on the technology. …

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. will provide Vodafone with third-generation wireless data products. Novatel will integrate its Merlin 3G UMTS Wireless PC Card Modems with Vodafone’s Mobile Connect software, allowing Vodafone …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. has requested another extension before filing its reorganization plan, but told the court Tuesday that it would like to emerge from bankruptcy by late January. The latest …

CHANDLER, Ariz.-Space Data Corp. has expanded its SkySite balloon-borne wireless data network to cover a total of 600,000 square miles. The network, used primarily by oil and gas companies for …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc., Intel Corp., and IBM Corp. said they have come together to develop a new security specification for such advanced online mobile commerce services as electronic tickets and …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and Yahoo! have teamed up to offer a solution suite featuring e-mail, mapping, news and weather-information applications to Verizon subscribers through the Verizon Wireless Mobile Web 2.0 …

SAN FRANCISCO-Wireless Services Corp. said it has deployed its multimedia wireless data network and MicroLocal Mobile Content Engine offerings with regional carriers CellOne Great Lakes of Iowa and MidTex Cellular. …

Broadband wireless carrier Clearwire and Intel Corp. said they will join forces to develop and deploy WiMAX wireless broadband networks. Wireless broadband equipment from Clearwire subsidiary NextNet Wireless will be …

Failing to make strong inroads into Europe with its second-generation CDMA offering, Qualcomm Inc. wants to write a different story for UMTS technology. Within a two-week span, the San Diego-based …

SAN DIEGO-With a view to bringing CDMA to the mainstream of the European market, Qualcomm Inc. said it has acquired Trigenix, a mobile user interface company, for $36 million. The …

Following the recent expansion of its commercial CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network to include 14 major markets and 24 airport locations nationwide last month, Verizon Wireless is set to add 16 …

OTTAWA-VeriSign Inc. has licensed Bridgewater Systems’ authentication, authorization and accounting and mediation capabilities, according to a strategic agreement between the companies. VeriSign will use the technology in its Wireless Data …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. continues to roll out advanced devices and services despite an impending acquisition by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which could be completed by the end of the year. …

Sprint Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee said last week that the company’s highly anticipated sale of its more than 6,200 wireless towers could be completed by the …

OTTAWA-VeriSign Inc. has licensed Bridgewater Systems’ authentication, authorization and accounting and mediation capabilities, according to a strategic agreement between the companies. VeriSign will use the technology in its Wireless Data …

Sprint Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee said the company’s highly anticipated sale of its more than 6,200 wireless towers could be completed by the end of this …

It was a remarkable coming-out party for Jamdat Mobile Inc. The mobile-game developer raised $88.8 million in its initial public offering, then watched as its stock soared 41 percent Wednesday, …

EDGE and UMTS technologies are both on a roll, says new research. But while EDGE accounts for more deployments, all eyes are on the benefits UMTS can bring. However, CDMA …

The wide ranging world of wireless roaming has fallen on deaf ears when it comes to CDMA2000 1x data services. Most U.S. operators have yet to sign agreements that would …

ORLANDO, Fla.-The Open Mobile Alliance unveiled 10 new enabler releases in an effort to ensure service interoperability across mobile devices. Nearly 400 OMA member companies around the world have collaborated …

MUNICH, Germany-Research In Motion announced it will offer an aftermarket BlackBerry Connect software download for PalmSource Inc.’s Palm operating system. The partnership will allow Palm OS wireless device owners to …