United KingdomBritish Telecommunications plc is close to a deal with Viag, the German utility, that would give it access to the Austrian telecom market...
HELSINKI-Telefonica Moviles of Spain, with approximately 8 million cellular subscribers, signed an agreement with Nokia Corp. for the deployment of a General Packet Radio...
Sprint PCS and Sanyo Fisher Co. announced the nationwide availability of the Sprint PCS SCP-4000 dual-band, Internet-ready wireless phone by Sanyo. The phone offers...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced it received orders from three European mobile operators for its GSM Pro system. GSM Pro enables mobile phones to operate...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. released beta version 4.0 of its UP.SDK software development kit, providing the wireless developer community with a Wireless Application Protocol...
NEW YORK-The astounding success of NTT DoCoMo's mobile Internet access service is a resounding note of affirmation to proponents of wireless Web services, said...
The House, over protests from the White House and some congressional Democrats, last week approved legislation to make electronic signatures legal.The measure, which passed...
Crown Castle International Corp. plans to acquire about 2,300 towers through a joint venture with GTE Corp.Crown Castle has a similar joint venture agreement...
LA PAZ, Bolivia-A group led by Western Wireless Corp. won a tender to operate a new nationwide personal communications services system in Bolivia.The bid...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile said it plans to introduce its Web Access service this month, designed to allow customers to obtain Internet-based content on...
PARIS-In Fusio, a games development and animation provider, announced it has joined forces with Webraska, a provider of mapping and guidance services for Wireless...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected to revise wireless enhanced 911 rules that would eliminate the cost-recovery obligation that now must be met before...
SAN FRANCISCO-Act now! GSM carriers need to deploy wireless data today, speakers told Global System for Mobile communications operators at last week's GSM in...
STAMFORD, Conn.-AT&T Corp. jumped from fifth to second place in Corporate Branding L.L.C.'s latest annual ranking of telecommunications companies, the firm said. Motorola Inc....
SWINDON, United Kingdom-BT Cellnet, using Motorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector's core General Packet Radio Services network solution, said it successfully achieved a live GPRS...
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said it signed a three-year agreement to distribute wireless phones, airtime cards and related accessories, as well as customized packaging, returns...
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc. said it has added InfoBeam technology from JP Systems to the PageWriter 2000X, extending microbrowser functionality to the two-way pager...
ICO Global Communications announced the first $150 million in interim debtor-in-possession financing offer led by Craig McCaw and his Eagle River Investments L.L.C. affiliate...
LAS VEGAS-Following are the winners of the tower industry's Excellence in Business Awards sponsored by RCR and Shorecliff Communications Inc. The winners were announced...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association continued its fight to have the spectrum cap removed. In a petition for reconsideration filed last week at the...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week proposed 24 GHz auction rules that would aid small businesses and possibly rural telephone companies.The FCC plan provides...
