LONDON-The U.K. Radiocommunications Agency said the auction for broadband fixed-wireless access licenses in the 28 GHz band will begin Nov. 10. Nine bidders will...
NEW YORK-MCI WorldCom Inc. sees an opportunity to transform its wireless resale business into one of full-fledged virtual network operation, said Bernard J. Ebbers,...
ZURICH, Switzerland-Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Group are competing to buy a minority stake in Swisscom's wireless operations, according to international press reports. The Swiss...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. launched a global cooperation agreement with Andersen Consulting to help corporations and service providers build their own WAP-based solutions.The initiative calls...
VIENNA, Austria-The Austrian auction of third-generation licenses began today, amid investigations into illegal activities among some of the already-completed European 3G auctions.In Austria, six...
LAS VEGAS-The once-sleepy tower industry revealed its flashier side last week at the third annual 2000 Tower Summit and Trade Show here, as industry...
LONDON-Moody's Investors Service changed its rating outlook of Sonera from stable to negative. Sonera follows several other European operators in being downgraded for their...
NASHUA, N.H.-Spike Broadband Systems said it won two contracts in Trinidad and Tobago.Borde Communications will use Spike's fixed-wireless broadband technology to provide a broadband...
Qualcomm released its fourth-quarter financial results ending Sept. 30 after the stock market closed last Thursday, showing a 10-percent increase in net income for...
TAIPEI, Taiwan-Five Motorola Inc. employees and one executive from Cellport Systems Inc. in Boulder, Colo., were killed in the crash of Singapore Airlines' flight...
SINGAPORE-The Singapore Government announced on Oct. 20 it will award four third-generation licenses in an auction starting next February.There was speculation that the Infocommunications...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced it has created a new default home page for PocketNet wireless Internet subscribers geared for teen users, with...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. announced today it will open a new engineering design facility in Montreal.The company said the new facility will...
BEIJING-A department chief from the Ministry of Information Industry, Xie Linzhen, has said mobile phones manufactured by local companies would comprise 15 percent of...
COLUMBUS, Ohio-Nortel Networks and Verizon Wireless announced today they completed a third-generation, over-the-air trial of data transmission and voice calls using cdma2000 technology.The companies...
TOKYO-Nomura Research Institute (NRI), a leading market research firm in Japan, on 25 October announced Japanese mobile-phone users, including both cellular phones and PHS...
The satellite-based telecommunications market made headlines again last week as Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. released disappointing financial results and bankrupt provider Iridium L.L.C. endorsed a...
ARLINGTON, Va.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate TeleCorp PCS Inc., which plans to merge with fellow AT&T affiliate Tritel, added 85,563 subscribers during the third...
LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa PCS Holdings Inc. posted a 39-percent increase in subscriber revenue for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, to go...
NEW YORK-Applied Digital Solutions Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., hopes its Digital Angel will take commercial flight within 12-18 months, providing an on-body gauge of vital...
NEW YORK-As viewed through rose-colored glasses, selling over cellular phones presents an enticing opportunity for advertisers and carriers to extend their reach and revenues.Clearly...
WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration's top telecom adviser last week urged the mobile-phone industry and other high-tech sectors to follow the lead of a Colorado firm...
MINNEAPOLIS-Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (Ufone), a GSM provider in Pakistan, chose network equipment and software provider ADC's Singl.eView program to cover billing and customer...
