[CN+] NII Holdings said Wednesday that it appointed Raymond P. Dolan to serve as a new director, filling a vacancy in the class of directors whose current terms expire in 2009.
[CN+] Dutch telecoms operator Royal KPN said Wednesday it is still in talks with Apple about offering the iPhone as part of its product range in the Netherlands.
[CN+] ATandT stock climbed as much as 3% after a resilient second-quarter performance to lead most telecommunications higher. One major exception: ADC Telecommunications, which plummeted 25%.
A ten-kilo GSM mobile phone network developed by European researchers will allow rescue workers to set up communications just hours, or even minutes, after a man-made or natural catastrophe. It will mean more lives saved.
Rules banning the use of cellular telephones, two-way pagers and personal digital assistants in Nevada 's race and sports books may soon be repealed, even though members of the state Gaming Control Board showed some reticence in making that recommendation to the Nevada Gaming Commission.
Brazil's regulators are set to shake up its fast-growing wireless phone market, in part giving a local player a boost. Anatel, Brazil's regulatory agency, is expected to make some moves that will toughen the competitive landscape.
The UK's National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) is to manage the additional distribution of £25 million (US$50 million) provided by government to help give police officers on-the-spot access to information while out on patrol.
Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in producing transistors from networks of carbon nanotubes, a technology that could make it possible to print circuits on plastic sheets for applications including flexible displays.
