WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission next month is expected to announce which sectors of the wireless industry will be able to use spectrum made available...
The telecom branch of the Austrian Federal Science and Transportation Ministry is soliciting bids for point-to-multipoint wireless local loop spectrum in the 26 GHz...
FORT LEE, N.J.-Locus Telecommunications Inc., a provider of prepaid calling card and prepaid wireless services, announced it successfully completed the testing phase of its...
MEXICO CITY-Globalstar de Mexico S.A. de C.V. announced the Mexican Ministry for Communications and Transportation granted it a commercial license to offer satellite telephone...
JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc. announced that in January it will begin offering nationwide the SkyTel eLink wireless e-mail product for customers who need to...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nextel Communications Inc. is eyeing the African continent as an ideal market for iDEN, the technology it uses in the United States....
ROME-Telecom Italia's restructuring plan, announced in September, may have to be reconsidered, according to press reports. The plan included the transfer of Telecom Italia's...
OWNINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. unveiled a new initiative to develop and host business Internet applications using the Wireless Application Protocol, called the WAP...
NEW YORK-Not unexpectedly, the multiservice telecommunications giants led the way in revenues and profits for the first half of this year.Profit leadersBell Atlantic Corp....
Leap Wireless International Inc., which has seen a run-up in stock in recent weeks, announced a new branding strategy for its Chilean operating company.Leap...
REDMOND, Wash.-InfoSpace.com introduced its person-to-person instant messaging service for mobile wireless devices.The company said the server-based service will allow users on different networks and...
LAS VEGAS-Hewlett-Packard Co. revealed a new logo and $200 million global brand campaign to give the company a "clearer, stronger voice in the marketplace,"...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. announced last Tuesday the public offering of 6.6 million shares of common stock at $135 per share in conjunction with...
ALAMEDA, Calf.-Geoworks Corp. and Nokia Corp. announced they have agreed to expand Geoworks' role as a development partner to Nokia.Geoworks will develop application software...
TORONTO-Rent Express Communications, a provider of short-term wireless solutions for international travelers, said it signed a subscriber identification module roaming agreement with BT Cellnet.Under...
At long last, a wireless carrier has announced its intention to launch the Revolv service from Wireless Knowledge L.L.C., the joint venture Qualcomm Inc....
LAS VEGAS-L.M. Ericsson introduced the R280LX quad-mode wireless phone, which covers the 800 MHz Time Division Multiple Access, 800 MHz analog and 800 MHz...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-To meet the growing demand for high-speed Internet access, Metrocall Inc. announced the formation of Metrocall.net, a new strategic operating division.Metrocall.net will market...
IRVING, Texas-GTE Communications Corp. said it began offering its GTE Unlimited bundled services in markets across Texas.Basic GTE Unlimited includes 100 minutes or more...
Vodafone AirTouch plc Friday launched a hostile takeover bid for Mannesmann AG after the German company flatly rejected an earlier all-stock bid of about...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Cellular Corp. and wireless-location company SigmaOne Communications Corp. announced an agreement calling for BellSouth to conduct a market trial of SigmaOne's Sigma 5000...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Smart card-based solution provider Schlumberger announced a wireless identity module that secures Internet transactions on mobile devices.The Wireless Application Protocol-compliant identity module...
