WASHINGTON—Broadcom Corp. filed an antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc., a move closely following the company’s patent infringement complaint against the San Diego-based firm in what appears to signify a strategic move by Broadcom to aggressively pursue entry into the CDMA wireless space.Qualcomm said the...
CHICAGO—Pctel Inc. said it has acquired all the shares of Dublin-based Sigma Wireless Technologies Ltd. from Sigma Communications Group Ltd.SWT develops antennas for public-safety applications as well as for the UMTS market. The company will become part of Pctel’s Antenna Products Group. The total...
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 deal grants Hutchison Whampoa Group subsidiary Vidiator the rights to deliver streaming video of MRA-licensed...
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 the 2.5 GHz spectrum band covering 80 percent of the country's population. While both...
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, retailers, online service providers and other businesses through its Unified Authentication offering. The "soft tokens"...
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 driver use of handheld cell phones in Chicago will be banned. Efforts to reduce...
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 executive officer of Vocel, a San Diego-based wireless technology company, Washburn was director of...
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 of the job in this 24/7 news cycle era, one might answer March 18-the day...
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 portfolio with a total of 12 new phones. Nokia unveiled its handsets at its...
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 been formed in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.The Florida Wireless Association said it will not...
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 brand, will allow consumers to download full-track tunes to their handsets and PCs via...
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 11th -hour compromise between the wireless industry and hearing disability advocates that potentially...
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 802.16e standard, and would develop mobile WiMAX devices and base stations. "Nokia's end-to-end multiradio...
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 standard, and would develop mobile WiMAX devices and base stations."Nokia's end-to-end multiradio strategy covers...
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 11th-hour compromise between the wireless industry and hearing-disability advocates that potentially relaxes an existing mandate...
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 their cell phones in this country. ATIS, an industry standards group that used to...
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 operate their cell phones in this country.ATIS, an industry standards group that used 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 least in the wireless world, `dot' has taken on a new meaning.Dot unites 802...
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 issues, including a meaningful wireless one.First, the cartoon. A caricature of Senate Majority Leader...
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 edge of wireless innovation. DoCoMo's news also serves to add an extra layer of...
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 U.S. moved into the court room last week, putting into full view the inner...
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 Nintendo DS, slated for release later this year. The handheld device will also be...
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 its ground-based terminal equipment, said Cambridge. The agreement calls for Cambridge to develop next-generation...
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 market and the worldwide stage.According to reports, Pantech&Curitel paid around $300 million for a...
