NEW YORK-"Right now we are on the cusp of major breakthroughs in the inter-operability of different applications on smart cards for ," Mark Ferdinands,...
NEW YORK-Telecommunications projects overseas, while exceedingly complex, follow the simple tenets of an old adage: Education is what you get when you follow the rules;...
DENVER-Sprint PCS service was launched in Denver today, offering half-price monthly service charges for a year.The calling plan means a customer can sign up...
Austria's Ministry for Science and Transport announced a tender for a Digital Cellular System 1800 personal communications network license, according to the U.S. Embassy...
WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.), reacting to continuing thefts on the information superhighway, is expected this spring to sponsor comprehensive legislation that...
Motorola Inc. has won what it calls the largest cellular infrastructure contract in the world to date.The company's Cellular Infrastructure Group announced Japanese carriers...
WASHINGTON-The worldwide market for cellular and personal communications services will reach more than 500 million subscribers by 2002, predicted The Strategis Group in its...
BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Corp.'s board of directors approved a plan to refocus the company on its core satellite and network services businesses.The plan concentrates on...
Globalstar Canada was granted approval by Industry Canada to provide mobile wireless services throughout Canada using the Globalstar satellite-based telecommunications system. It is the...
SEOUL, South Korea-Korea Mobile Telecom has changed its name to SK Telecom, to reflect the company's growing international presence.The name SK Telecom also honors...
Hongkong Telecom selected Tellabs' Martis DXX managed access and transport network system for use in its digital data network in Hong Kong. The Martis...
NEW YORK-The State of New Jersey awarded a contract to Paradigm4 Inc. to develop a Parking Authority Ticketing System for parking enforcement officers to...
NEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-A majority of consumers prefer to purchase multiple or bundled communications services from a single company on a single bill,...
ATLANTA-GTE Wireless said it is preparing to launch personal communications services in Seattle and Spokane, Wash., later this year.The company said it has not...
WASHINGTON-A U.S. district court judge in New York ruled March 12 that Joseph Viggiano, a principal of telemarketing concern Micom Corp., was guilty of...
DALLAS-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. launched its personal communications services network in Mobile, Ala., using equipment supplied by Lucent Technologies Inc.This is PrimeCo's 17th launch...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission accepted 27 applications for participation in its Wireless Communications Services auction of 128 licenses, scheduled to begin April 15; 16...
QUEBEC CITY-Microcell Telecommunications Inc. will activate its personal communications services network April 3 in Quebec City, which initially will provide service in 23 municipalities...
Logic.So the Federal Communications Commission is willing to modify the C-block payment plan to allow license holders to make one annual payment rather than...
After contemplating the matter for years, Motorola Inc. has decided to jump feet first into the global smart card business.The Schaumburg, Ill.-based manufacturer has...
SAN FRANCISCO-Ex Machina Inc. announced it is changing its name to AirMedia Inc. to reflect the growing influence of its AirMedia Live Internet Broadcast...
WASHINGTON-The Food and Drug Administration, citing industry funding limitations, recommended the struggling wireless industry-funded bioeffects research program be redirected to give lifetime animal exposure...
NEW YORK-Iridium L.L.C., which plans to launch a satellite-based global telephone service, last week registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an application...
