WASHINGTON-While the Pentagon last week downplayed a news report on a letter that sources said is being drafted for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that would convey to President Bush serious …
Brad Scott does not think one-way paging is dead. “We do believe there is still opportunity in paging, in one-way paging,” he said. “It is a challenging business. It’s certainly …
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Standards Committee T1, one of six Participating Standards Organizations (PSOs) developing specifications for third-generation mobile communications, announced it completed its review process for the first release of 3G digital …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.-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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
After a year in which its global customer base increased from 53 million customers to a staggering 83 million customers, U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc said it will turn its attention …
