Willcom to tie up with China telecom giant: report
September 23, 2007
AFP - Japanese mobile provider Willcom Inc. will forge a tie-up with China Network Communications Group to expand its low-cost phone business in Asia, a report said Sunday.
US cities' Wi-Fi dreams fading fast
September 22, 2007
AFP - Ambitious plans for big Wi-Fi networks to provide free or low-cost wireless Internet access are being abandoned or scaled back by US cities as the economics of the deals turn out to be more challenging than expected.
Mobile Web developers irate at Vodafone move
September 21, 2007
InfoWorld - Mobile developers around the world are in an uproar over a change Vodafone has made in the U.K. that dramatically decreases the quality of their products and that they fear could prevent new and innovative mobile services from reaching the market.
Sprint stock up on sale rumors
September 21, 2007
Reuters - Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp
rose over 3.5 percent on Friday as investors reacted to market
speculation the No. 3 U.S. mobile service could be sold to
Britain's BT Group , but analysts were skeptical.
Vodafone brand makes India debut
September 21, 2007
AFP - Global mobile provider Vodafone began using its own name across India Friday following its purchase of an Indian firm, rolling out what the company called one of the world's biggest rebrandings.
Wi-Fi and Cellular Merge in Nokia 6301
September 21, 2007
NewsFactor - The worlds of cellular and Wi-Fi took another step toward becoming one virtual world on Thursday, when Nokia launched its dual-mode 6301 phone. The new handset offers what the company described as "seamless" handoffs between GSM cellular and Wi-Fi networks, through the use of unlicensed mobile access (UMA) technology.
Leap Wireless rejects MetroPCS offer
September 16, 2007
AP - Wireless phone provider Leap Wireless International Inc. said Sunday that it is rejecting an unsolicited buyout offer from MetroPCS Communications Inc.
It's Crunch Time for Silicon Valley Wi-Fi
September 16, 2007
PC World - Backers of a massive wireless network for California's Silicon Valley have yet to build promised test networks or complete a model agreement for local governments, but at least one executive expects those to be finished by year's end.
Leap Wireless rejects unsolicited buyout
September 16, 2007
AP - Wireless phone provider Leap Wireless International Inc. said Sunday that it is rejecting an unsolicited buyout offer from MetroPCS Communications Inc.
Leap Wireless board rejects MetroPCS bid
September 16, 2007
Reuters - Leap Wireless International Inc.
said on Sunday its board of directors had unanimously
rejected an unsolicited bid worth more than $5 billion from
larger rival MetroPCS Communications Inc. .
