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TEMPE, Ariz.-The new subscriber growth of the North American cellular phone market will decline for the remainder of the decade, according to a report by Forward Concepts. With 13 percent …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-AKM Semiconductor Inc. said it has introduced a third-generation chipset for wireless telephones and other communications devices that is less than half the size of current chipsets. The …

CHICAGO-Paging Network Inc. and software developer Ex Machina Inc. announced the rollout of a wireless, Internet-based news, entertainment and messaging network called AirMedia Live! PageNet said it will carry AirMedia …

Launching new technology into a market involves more than just technological know-how. The expectations of all parties must be managed in order to control the risks, analysts say. System operators …

While Republicans and Democrats argue about encryption policy, the Pentagon is getting hacked up. The General Accounting Office says up to one-quarter of a million attempts possibly were made last …

Samsung said it created many of its own parts for its CDMA equipment. The company has invested $390 million into telecom research and development this year. A total of 34 …

Samsung said it created many of its own parts for its CDMA equipment. The company has invested $390 million into telecom research and development this year. A total of 34 …

NEW YORK-DSP Communications Inc. priced Thursday for sale Friday a common stock offering of 3.5 million shares at $26 each. The new add-on issuance is the company’s first since its …

NEW YORK-When it comes to siting wireless communications towers, passing “Go” means collecting a lot more than $200. Tower placement ease got a boost from Section 704 of the new …

Subscriber Identity Module cards are making their debut in the United States as important tools to help personal communications service carriers penetrate the market. SIM cards contain all the subscriber-related …

Cellular theft: A cellular phone is stolen from a legitimate customer and used before the theft can be reported. Subscription fraud: This type of counterfeiting occurs when a person signs …

Dear Editor: In her recent letter, Jo Waldron of Phoenix Management misrepresents and simplifies my position on wireless add-on devices by taking a polite corridor discussion out of context. I …

Motorola Inc.’s Paging Products Group signed a licensing agreement with Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute to manufacture and sell Motorola FLEX chip sets. Motorola said it plans to license key …

This may be the year that Code Division Multiple Access technology becomes a commercial reality for cellular operators, with one system already running in Hong Kong and four nearing completion …

IRVINE, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced it has developed and tested advanced speech coding programming that will bring high-quality voice communications to subscribers using Code Division Multiple Access personal communications …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc. introduced its FLEX chip set, which it will license to semiconductor manufacturers, who in turn will sell the set to customers wanting to build FLEX-based products. …

Fueled by increasing safety concerns and customer demand, the cellular market has become the fastest-growing segment for speech-recognition use in the United States, according to industry analysts. Being able to …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration last week proposed revising its controversial Clipper chip proposal in a way that reduces federal government oversight without compromising law enforcement’s ability to conduct legal wiretaps. The …

Texas Instruments Inc. and AT&T Microelectronics have launched a semiconductor marketing race, each introducing single-chip digital signal processors they say complete more instructions per second using less power. Texas Instruments …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. pushed back its previously announced mid-1995 availability schedule for Code Division Multiple Access technology-based equipment. Qualcomm said its cellular infrastructure equipment will be available during the last …

Fluctuating support from Wall Street for enhanced specialized mobile radio companies may be indicative of in-and-out stock speculation rather than fear the ESMR companies are having actual problems, said the …

Motorola Inc. has teamed with NewsPager Corporation of America to introduce its Inflo information receiver, which is an alphanumeric pager that acts as an information device, constantly updating its display …

Saying it wants to make wireless information systems affordable to everyone, Seiko Corp. announced it has formed a new business unit and dumped $57 million into a project to implement …