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...
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...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced a uniform gateway to its Autoplex and Flexent Wireless Networks products, enabling network operators to introduce personalized or...
WASHINGTON-While lawmakers and industry executives debated the proposed $130 billion merger between MCI WorldCom Inc. and Sprint Corp.-the largest transaction in history-Senate Judiciary Committee...
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. and ARM Ltd. last week announced plans to collaborate on developing a digital signal processor and microcontroller platform for use in...
MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced the creation of Hong Kong-based TIW Asia N.V."TIW Asia will primarily focus on the acquisition of existing wireless companies...
WASHINGTON-When it comes to spending money to open doors and change hearts and minds in official Washington, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association is King...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand-The cellular operators in New Zealand have released their third-quarter subscribers figures. Telecom New Zealand, owned 25-percent by Bell Atlantic Corp., reported...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it will provide travel information to wireless devices by adding content from Worldspan, an online travel reservation system, to the...
ORLANDO, Fla.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. introduced a new version of its MobileMax fleet management communications service for the transportation industry.MobileMax2 adds new features such...
ICO Global Communications Ltd. received final commitments for the $1.2 billion in financing needed to finish building its satellite voice network from none other...
WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation to bolster U.S. high technology by lifting the cap of visas and awarding grants to...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Bell Labs has developed a single-chip digital signal processor that operates at 100 MHz using only 1 volt of...
WASHINGTON-Sen. John McCain late Friday called on the Federal Communications Commission's Office of Inspector General to "promptly, fairly, and thoroughly investigate" an allegation from...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter, ended Sept. 30, of $143 million, an increase of 44 percent from the previous year's...
HELSINKI-Nokia Networks, the infrastructure arm of Nokia Corp., said it and Mitsubishi Electric initiated interoperability testing between their products and solutions supporting the Wireless...
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. introduced its new subsidiary, star*home, which will enable wireless carriers to offer to their roaming and visiting customers access to...
WASHINGTON-Competition in the local loop does not need to come from wireline competitive local exchange carriers, it can come from wireless carriers, a high-level...
VIENNA, Va.-Teligent Inc. said it raised $500 million in new capital through an investor group led by Microsoft Corp. and private equity firm Hicks,...
WASHINGTON-As the Clinton administration scrambles to strike a deal on China membership in the World Trade Organization before the start of a global trade...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. and Software.com, a developer of carrier-scale Internet infrastructure applications, announced a joint-venture initiative the companies said will jump start...
Dear Editor: I totally disagree with your unsupported conclusion that digital cellular phones are less dangerous than their analog counterparts. The exact opposite is true!...
TOKYO-Chubu Telemessage Inc., a beeper carrier based in the Nagoya metropolitan area of central Japan, will shut down its business by March 2000. The...
