NEW YORK-"A lot of what you're hearing about voice over the Internet, about having actual, real-time conversations, is hype," said Ralph Tomeoni, president and...
DALLAS-Aeris Communications Inc. and Orbcomm Canada Inc. announced an agreement to integrate their respective MicroBurst and Orbcomm services for hybrid wireless data and messaging...
DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. and Iridium North America announced an agreement under which PageNet will be the exclusive provider of Iridium's global paging products and...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Paging Network Inc. officially threw its hat into the narrowband personal communications services game last week when Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced thatPageNet has...
WASHINGTON-Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), ranking minority member of the House telecommunications subcommittee, will not engage in the controversy surrounding antenna siting in Rock Creek...
NEW YORK-Rural Cellular Corp., Alexandria, Minn., hopes to price late this week the sale of $125 million in senior subordinated notes to help finance...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and the Industrial Telecommunications Association have signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow ITA to be the first contact...
WARSAW, Poland-The GSM MoU Association and Japan's largest wireless communications operator, NTT DoCoMo, have signed an agreement regarding the development of third-generation mobile phone...
NEW YORK-WinStar Communications Inc. agreed to purchase from private investors 14.9 percent of Advanced Radio Telecom Corp.'s outstanding common stock, which is about 3.3...
Midway through this year's legislative session, many states have considered and passed bills to provide a cost-recovery mechanism for wireless carriers deploying enhanced 911...
BOULDER, Colo.-CellPort Labs introduced its AutoServer embedded vehicle-based wireless data server software last week.AutoServer is based on recently patented technology the company developed to...
MotorolaMotorola Inc. appointed Dennis Roberson vice president and chief technology officer. Roberson reports to Merle L. Gilmore, president, Europe, Middle East and Africa. As...
WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee, raising the stakes in its probe of the Federal Communications Commission's planned headquarters move, last week authorized subpoenas to Portals...
Vivox USA Inc.Vivox USA Inc. plans to begin shipping its patented hands-free car kit, the VL-1E7 for GE/Ericsson 6xx/7xx series cellular phones this month....
WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. said it added 38,000 net personal communications services customers during the first quarter, closing the period with about 157,000 total...
Sygnet Wireless Inc. said it is exploring strategic alternatives, including the possible sale of the company, and has retained Lehman Brothers Inc. as its...
WASHINGTON-Representatives of the Land Mobile Communications Council have begun informal contacts with the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, the agency that must approve any...
JACKSON, Miss.-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. reported operational results for the quarter that again exceeded analysts' financial expectations but did not meet their subscriber forecasts.Mtel...
The 220 MHz specialized mobile radio industry, sometimes known as the final frontier of wireless spectrum opportunity, gained a major player when four of...
