June 2001

Microsoft Corp.’s competitors are calling the attention of anti-trust authorities to the company’s new initiative .NET as the software player’s latest strategy to extend its monopoly. Analysts think that, in …

Anatel, Brazil’s telecom regulator, late last week canceled its planned auction of band E wireless licenses after receiving no bids. In March, Anatel managed to sell only one of the …

WASHINGTON-While the wireless industry steadfastly maintains the safety of cell phones, top mobile-phone manufacturers during the past decade have quietly sought-and received-patents to reduce the kind of radiation absorbed by …

Worldwide rollout of next-generation wireless services went 2 for 1 last week as both Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo and U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc introduced handsets for high-speed data services, while …

Citing pride and financial stress for the collapse of the Lucent-Alcatel merger talks last week, analysts do not expect any suitors to walk up the aisle with the Murray Hill, …

Despite predictions that Web access would be a highly sought-after feature of telematics services, today’s market is demanding more and better safety and security services such as roadside assistance, remote …

WASHINGTON-An environmental group told the Federal Communications Commission it must conduct a nationwide environmental impact statement before approving any more towers or risk being in violation of various environmental laws. …

WASHINGTON-Wireless Technology Research L.LC., the organization headed by Dr. George Carlo that clashed with the cellular industry after researchers found genetic damage from mobile-phone radiation, has entered into a settlement …

Greetings new Federal Communications Commissioners! As you begin this new journey in your life, charged with making decisions that will affect millions of U.S. citizens, I am sure you are …

What: Automotive News/RCR Wireless News Wireless Automotive Executive Briefing When: Wednesday, Oct. 17 Where: Cobo Center, Detroit, as part of the SAE Digital Car Conference. Costs: $595 for one day …

WASHINGTON-A recently released report from congressional auditors shows that an FBI unit created in 1998 to warn of cyber-security threats and infrastructure protection risks has had challenges getting off the …

Major carriers are using third-party hosting services to gauge consumer activities to arrive at pricing models for m-commerce services. The operators, which include AT&T Wireless Services Group, Cingular Wireless, Verizon …

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-ReCellular Inc., a trading and refurbishing company, plans to launch an online multi-forum marketplace for wireless equipment. The new site provides four forums through which users can do …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Wireless Inc. completed the sale of its 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio licenses to Nextel Communications Inc. The $250 million sale satisfies Arch’s loans and the transfer of …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Just a week after paging infrastructure provider Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced its plans to drop out of the business, two more companies licensed Motorola Inc.’s two-way paging protocol, …

UXBRIDGE, U.K.-Unisys Ltd. and Airborn, a part of the M-Cell group, are joining to offer mobile Internet service to wireless users. As per the agreement, Airborn’s Remote Interactive Voice Response …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc. today filed a lawsuit against Paging America for allegedly misleading customers with the promise of a free Motorola pager. Motorola said it conducted an investigation of …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Knowledge Inc. announced an alliance with InterKnowlogy L.L.C., which the company said will complement its professional services by providing additional support for customers looking to create and deploy …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. joined the VoiceXML Forum at the promoter level. The forum’s goal is to promote VoiceXML, a language that allows Internet-based phone services and voice-enabled access to …

The cellular industry’s inception in the United States is made up of thousands of stories of business leaders, technology gurus and ordinary people each pursuing for one reason or another …

LINCOLN, Neb.-EFJohnson, a subsidiary of Transcrypt International, will fill a $900,000 order to manufacture integrated radio and control units for Nexterna Inc., a provider of wireless mobile computing solutions. According …

Sens. John Edwards (D-N.C.) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) are expected as early as this week to introduce pro-consumer wireless location privacy legislation, according to an Edwards staff member. Privacy advocates …

Manufacturers realize that making devices smaller and equipped for high-data speed is becoming as important as efficiency across technology lines. Tropian Inc., a semiconductor company that offers advanced radio-frequency products …

After nearly a year of wrangling, Deutsche Telekom’s acquisition of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and Powertel Inc. closed last week. Both VoiceStream and Powertel will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Deutsche …

Trying to pin down Nextel Communications Inc. into a specific category is not an easy chore. By definition, Nextel is a specialized mobile radio operator, yet most analysts compare it …