ATLANTA-GTE Wireless announced a seven-week advertising campaign to introduce its lowest-priced $80 prepaid wireless service, which includes a phone and 30 minutes of airtime."One...
GREENVILLE, S.C.-Lucent Technologies Inc. has one of its first contracts in the United States for Global System for Mobile communications equipment.The company announced a...
As the paging industry continues its transformation to narrowband personal communications services and engages in high-level consolidation, some have questioned the fate of the...
CHICAGO-Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Inc., operating under the Cellular One brand name, introduced two new services to the Chicago market-Digital Edge SharePaks and Money...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-A survey conducted by International Data Corp. found penetration of personal communications services phones is growing faster than penetration of either cellular phones...
MINNEAPOLIS-PCS.partners signed a contract with Samsung Telecommunications America Inc. to provide in-warranty repair and refurbishment services on Samsung's Code Division Multiple Access digital mobile...
SAN ANTONIO-ATX Technologies Inc. plans to acquire Protection One Mobile Services Group in a transaction valued at about $28 million.Both companies provide telematics services.Protection...
The Gartner Group's Dataquest reports that Interim Standard-95 Code Division Multiple Access-based handsets are the top-selling handset in the U.S. market. As such, Qualcomm...
To increase the secondary market trading liquidity of Grupo Iusacell's public equity and to give the Mexico City-based wireless carrier greater access to debt...
SAN FRANCISCO-Saraide.com and APiON Ltd. have partnered to conduct Wireless Application Protocol Gateway trials, scheduled to begin this summer.According to the company, the trials...
WASHINGTON-The big debate at last week's Federal Communication Commission enhanced 911 technology round table was not over the technical issues but rather over the...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-TeleCorp PCS Inc. said it initiated service in Puerto Rico under the SunCom brand name. It is the company's largest market-3.8...
Paging is at a crossroads. Consolidation, financial turmoil and generally depressed valuations have surrounded the paging industry worldwide for the last two years. Increased...
MEXICO CITY-One year after becoming a winner in Mexico's PCS auction, Unefon has finally paid for its spectrum. Fellow auction winner Miditel, on the...
Qwest Communications International is pursuing an acquisition of U S West in competition with another bidder, Global Crossing.Microsoft announced in mid-May a US$600 million...
TOKYO-Tokyo Telemessages Inc. (TTM), a paging company suffering from huge debts due to a sharp drop in customers because of strong competition from mobile...
TOKYO-NTT International Corp. (NTTI), a subsidiary of NTT Corp., promotes overseas telecommunications projects in developing countries using Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding. Since...
Cambodia: NTT International Corp. (NTTI) promoted the telecom network upgrade plan in Phnom Penh between August 1995 and March 1998, using grant assistance from the...
AUSTRALIATelstra will extend its CDMA network in Australia to include country locations currently covered by its GSM network but lacking in analog coverage, said...
AustraliaAustralian telecommunications provider Telstra Corp. welcomed the Australian parliament's decision to pass the Telstra Sale Bill and the government's announcement it will sell an...
DENVER, United States-A new battery-system invention coming on the market can boost customer satisfaction, make mobile phones more powerful and create higher revenue for...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nigeria has the potential of more than 5 million wireless subscribers and shows all the signs of becoming another wireless phenomenon in...
