The State Department late last month urged the European Commission to allow U.S. third-generation wireless equipment and service providers a fair opportunity to compete...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-After 16 rounds of bidding, Radiodigital was awarded one regional and the only nationwide 220 MHz license in Mexico, according to Angellcom.Mexico's...
IRVINE, Calif.-AirTouch Cellular announced its new, all-in-one phone and service product, the AirTouch PrePaid Phone In a Box, is now available at hundreds of...
LOUISVILLE, Colo.-The Federal Communications Commission has ruled that a prohibition on cellular phone use in airplanes should not apply to a new air-to-ground wireless...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry last month urged the Federal Communications Commission to look at options other than local number portability to conserve telephone numbers.The ever-increasing...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's 1998 review of its regulations, with an eye toward eliminating those that were unnecessary, was insufficient, said FCC Commissioner Harold...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Gensym Corp. and Ericsson Hewlett-Packard Telecommunications announced they installed the EHPT Fault Management eXpert at Rogers Cantel, a Canadian national wireless communications service...
ORLANDO, Fla.-Using technology from Brite Voice Systems, Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH said it launched Germany's first personal number service that uses a subscriber's mobile number...
After disclosing fourth-quarter earnings would be below analysts' projections and problems in its two-way pager production, Glenayre Technologies Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Powertel Inc. said they will conduct trials of Ericsson's "GSM on the Net" solution, which provides business communication services over...
WASHINGTON-Iridium L.L.C. gave itself an early Christmas present on Dec. 23 when it announced it was buying Claircom Communications Group Inc. from AT&T Corp....
MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell has announced plans to obtain about $60 million in equity infusions from its two major shareholders, Bell Atlantic Corp. and the...
Logica plc, an international computer consulting, systems integration and software company, acquired Dallas-based Aethos Communications Systems Inc. Dec. 18 for about $77.5 million.Logica also...
ORLANDO, Fla.-Using technology from Brite Voice Systems, Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH said it launched Germany's first personal number service, which uses a subscriber's mobile number...
While many independent tower companies grapple with the issue of whether to offer construction services as part of a one-stop shop, one company believes...
An informal group of MobileMedia Communications Inc. unsecured creditors has formed to oppose the company's proposed merger with Arch Communications Inc., saying it is...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced it has finalized an agreement to purchase the research and product development portion of Lucent Technologies Inc.'s wireless handset facility...
LONDON-The Baltic region covers an area of 174,000 square kilometers, with approximately 8 million people generating US$13 billion in gross domestic product (GDP). But...
SEOUL, South Korea-Despite the financial crisis in Asia, the wireless telephony market has performed better than expected in South Korea. The number of cellular...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Independent mobile dealers feel threatened in many countries in Europe.Those that have not been swallowed up by the national retail chains or...
LONDON-The Middle East wireless sector continues to show positive signs, with several major contracts awarded and plenty of healthy GSM (Global System for Mobile...
Finland continues to lead the world in take-up of mobile services. The Ministry of Transport and Communications released a statement in late December estimating...
