July 2001

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association again last week pressured the public-safety community to make firm commitments as to the deployment of enhanced 911 service. With a looming Oct. 1 …

WASHINGTON-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld last week told lawmakers no decision has been reached on future military spectrum requirements, a response starkly at odds with top brass and one that comes …

The mobile satellite industry finally had something to smile about last week when the International Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission granted eight MSS operators licenses in the 2 GHz …

While Japan’s largest wireless operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc., continues to trial its 3G network in select portions of Tokyo, speculation continues to circulate that the planned October launch of commercial …

Motient Corp. posted another slow quarter last week, showing total revenue of $23.7 million on a net loss of $65.5 million, and warned that the current economic slowdown has begun …

The Personal Communications Industry Association announced ten new companies plan to join its Global Initiative program for help in assessing and managing m-convergence opportunities. The program provides marketing, regulatory and …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission made out better on its fiscal year 2002 budget with the Senate Appropriations Committee than it did with the full House of Representatives. The House passed …

The country’s continued slowing economy seemed to have little impact on wireless carriers reporting second-quarter results last week, with Sprint PCS, often used as a bellwether for the industry, and …

LONDON-Panting from a barrage of criticisms from its shareholders and calls for a boardroom overhaul, Marconi plc said it will go back to basics by cutting costs and concentrating on …

CALGARY, Alberta-Wi-Lan Inc. said it will cut about 30 percent of its staff, in line with the slump in the fixed wireless market. The company had a work force of …

As a counterfoil to a slackening economy, chip makers are striking up alliances, shrinking their product sizes and paring down prices to differentiate themselves in the face of layoffs, reduced …

SAN FRANCISCO-OmniSky Corp. said it received two key provisional patents covering technology related to location-based services, an area many see as a major future source of revenue for wireless companies. …

RESTON, Va.-Delta Air Lines Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. announced a marketing initiative allowing Delta SkyMiles members to earn 5,000 frequent flyer miles when they sign up for any Nextel …

Even with more than 100 million customers across numerous carriers and a handful of technology choices, wireless subscribers in the United States hold and complete a conversation of acceptable audio …

“Yo, Dog, two-way me.” It’s quickly becoming the hip new thing in hip-hop, and it’s also quickly becoming a major market segment in two-way messaging sales for WebLink Wireless Inc. …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-The slump in the chip business was reflected in Intel Corp.’s second-quarter report as both sales and earnings dropped and little expected to cheer in the company’s anticipated …

Wireless and politics Dear Editor: Correct me if I am wrong, but is your publication a trade tabloid directed to the needs of those involved in the wireless communications business? …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS and Samsung Telecommunications America unveiled the Samsung SPH-N200 handset for Sprint PCS’ wireless network, the replacement for the popular Samsung SCH-3500 model. The SPH-N200 flip-phone offers …

Amid mounting layoffs and company bankruptcies across the entire telecommunications sector, a little start-up out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is making its debut, hoping to capitalize on the growing voice-enabled …

VANCOUVER, Canada-The consequences of Metricom Inc.’s bankruptcy continue to ripple through the wireless industry, most recently forcing a serious drop in revenues for wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless Inc. The …

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WASHINGTON-Three wireless carriers-all of which won licenses in the PCS re-auction-petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to re-evaluate the ownership structure of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. “This investigation should include an …

Despite the flailing economy and its recent battering of the wireless industry at large, wireless platform application provider Air2Web has pushed on and is now announcing the release of the …

SEATTLE-A week after being spun off as an independent wireless operator, AT&T Wireless launched its GSM/GPRS network in Seattle, the first market for the carrier’s planned technology overlay of its …

NEW YORK-Telecommunications reflected the dramatic drop in the number and size of mergers and acquisitions involving U.S. companies last quarter, Los Angeles-based Mergerstat reported. Across industry sectors, these transactions numbered …