WASHINGTON-The Bush administration came under pressure from key Senate Democrats last week to require the Department of Defense to surrender spectrum sought by mobile-phone firms for third-generation wireless systems, a …
HAYWARD, Calif.-Certicom Corp.’s board of directors has approved a voluntary stock-option exchange program for employees. “Going forward, we recognize that our employees are the single most vital asset to the …
ATTW added to S&P 500 AT&T Wireless Group, which has been spun off to AT&T Corp. shareholders, replaced Potlatch Corp., an integrated forest products company, in the S&P 500 Index …
It’s been almost two months since Glenayre Technologies Inc. said it would discontinue its paging infrastructure operations-a business Glenayre has been an integral part of for nearly 40 years, a …
In the story “‘Real World’ equipped with Metrocall service,” on page 33 of this issue of RCR Wireless News, the wireless carrier partnering with MTV is WebLink Wireless Inc.
CHICAGO-For an undisclosed sum of money, Motorola Inc. says it is selling its multiservices networks division to Los Angeles-based Platinum Equity. The company says the sale is part of its …
Microsoft Corp. may have turned up the heat in the database management system battle with IBM Corp. and Oracle. But some analysts believe that the recent court decision declaring the …
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration, in a new report with major implications for an emerging third-generation mobile-phone market worth billions of dollars in contracts, told Congress that while many countries have taken …
NEW YORK-Citing “consistently strong operating results” and a “very good liquidity position,” Moody’s Investors Service raised the ratings July 5 on approximately $1.3 billion in debt of Triton PCS, which …
NEW YORK-In a preview of its second-quarter corporate debt outlook, to be published July 27, Standard & Poor’s Corp. said “the large loss announced in June by Nortel Networks Corp. …
GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union group responsible for signaling requirements and protocols agreed July 2 on a second set of Bearer Independent Call Control protocols, which will, among other features, facilitate …
WASHINGTON-China, the world’s largest potential wireless export market, is on the verge of entering the World Trade Organization as officials wrap up negotiations to culminate a process that has been …
TERRY, Mont.-Western Wireless Corp. took a substantial step towards third-generation technology by launching 1xRTT high-speed wireless data service in rural Terry, Mont., last week. Western Wireless, which normally operates under …
NEW YORK-NTT DoCoMo of Japan says it will open an office here to work with its United States partner AT&T Wireless while also planning to open another office in Washington …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. says it has opened a CDMA Development Center in Beijing, China, to provide training, support and equipment testing services to manufacturers and mobile carriers. It would also …
DALLAS-Reality television is joining the wireless world through a deal between Metrocall Inc. and MTV. Metrocall, a major sponsor of the music station’s popular “The Real World” program, equipped the …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. is being investigated by the Helsinki Stock Exchange as to whether it leaked its second-quarter warning in advance. The inquiry was sparked by a request from the …
Expand coverage. Reduce interference. Increase capacity. Enable higher bandwidth. These are the four corners of Conductus Inc.’s philosophy in rolling out its ClearSite solutions for first-, second- and next-generation air-interface …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless added a whopping 807,000 net new customers in the second quarter of this year, according to recently released subscriber results, increasing total customers to 28 million, up …
CAMPINAS, Brazil-Telesp Cellular, a subsidiary of Portugal Telecom, and Lucent Technologies Inc. have signed a $130 million contract to upgrade Telesp’s mobile network in Brazil to third-generation technology. Lucent will …
