Wireless Technology

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Vidiator Technology Inc. is teaming with content rights broker Media Rights America L.L.C. (MRA) to offer video clips of extreme sports, soccer and Brazilian models to mobile users. The …

Sprint Corp.’s pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. will endow the new operation with a substantial war chest of network and spectrum assets, including a significant swatch of spectrum in …

TORONTO-Wireless security software developer Diversinet Corp. announced a deal licensing VeriSign Inc. to distribute Diversinet’s suit of “mobile tokens” and authentication services. VeriSign will market the wireless technology to banks, …

A bill passed by the Illinois legislature and headed to Gov. Rod Blagojevich would make it illegal for minors to operate handheld mobile phones while driving. Beginning next month, across-the-board …

While cutting-edge technologies allow wireless subscribers to use their handsets as TVs, radios and camcorders, Carl Washburn would like users to see their phones as textbooks. The founder and chief …

When does the chief of the Federal Communications Commission cease to be “the new FCC chairman?” Given the plentiful policy complexities in this era of technological disruption and political-financial import …

HELSINKI, Finland-Industry got a good look at the new phones on line for the end-of-the-year shopping rush, as Nokia Corp. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. each boosted their handset …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-A statewide wireless association has formed in Florida aimed at educating the industry and the public about issues involving wireless technology at a state level. Similar associations have …

Telecommunications technology provider L.M. Ericsson will team with Napster to offer a digital music service to wireless carriers, the companies said Wednesday. The new offering, which will carry the Napster …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today largely upheld a 2003 decision requiring cellular carriers to make hearing aid compatible phones available to individuals with hearing loss. However, federal regulators did agree …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the …

Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the 802.16e …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today largely upheld a 2003 decision requiring cellular carriers to make hearing-aid-compatible phones available to individuals with hearing loss. However, federal regulators did agree to an …

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake stopped cold the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions’ legal efforts to shut down IFAST Ltd., the Maryland-based firm that assigns codes enabling foreigners to operate …

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake today stopped cold the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions’ legal efforts to shut down IFAST Ltd., the Maryland-based firm that assigns codes enabling foreigners to …

Less than 10 years ago, dot-com was the technology phrase de jour. Business plans, companies and even an economic boom (and bust) were built upon one little dot. Today, at …

Political rag Roll Call recently ran a frighteningly clever cartoon with a meaningless wireless twist that oh-so-poignantly captured a toxic Capitol Hill environment that threatens to undermine action on important …

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. will delay its High-Speed Downlink Packet Access network launch until sometime later next year, a move that puts Cingular Wireless L.L.C. at the world’s bleeding …

WASHINGTON- The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions’ fight to shut down and reclaim assets of a U.S. firm that assigns codes so foreigners can operate their mobile phones in the …

REDMOND, Wash.-Nintendo’s much-anticipated portable gaming device will feature Wi-Fi technology, allowing players to compete head-to-head on wireless networks, the company said Tuesday. IGN Entertainment will provide wireless technology for the …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. selected Cambridge Consultants as a strategic wireless technology development consultant. Cambridge has assembled an engineering team with satellite expertise to help Iridium evolve the design of …

South Korean handset vendor Pantech&Curitel acquired a majority stake in wireless carrier SK Telecom’s handset business, a move that could give the growing company additional weight in both the Korean …

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-More than half of wireless developers said they would consider changing programming languages or tools to mobilize applications more easily, according to new research from Evans Data Corp. …

AMSTERDAM-Nokia Corp. released three new high-end phones that fall under the company’s new N-series of devices. Nokia said its N-series gadgets-which will run its Symbian Series 60 operating system-will feature …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. announced plans to sell its wireless technology platform and customer base to VeriSign Inc. for $17.45 million in cash. The e-commerce company said it is off-loading its …