BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless signed an agreement to acquire 10 MHz PCS licenses from Carolina PCS I L.P. and its subsidiaries, covering the South Carolina Basic Trading Areas of Anderson, Charleston, …
In the United States, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 freed telephone companies to deliver video programming and cable companies to provide phone service. But even though the 1996 telecom act …
LONDON-Wcities, a location-based information service provider, will offer mobile information on cities throughout the world to Orange subscribers. Wcities will provide continually updated information on local restaurants, hotels, sporting and …
Nextel Communications Inc. privately sold $1 billion of 10-year convertible senior notes in a “drive-by” sale to capitalize on favorable market conditions. The carrier plans to use the proceeds for …
REDMOND, Wash.-Metawave Communications Corp., a provider of smart antenna solutions, has completed its SpotLight GSM smart antenna system field trial in Guangdong, China, with Guangdong Mobile, a subsidiary of China …
NICE, France-Motorola Inc.’s Global Telecom Solution Sector has paired with Granite Systems Inc., a provider of service resource management solutions software, to enhance Granite’s Xpercom and Motorola’s OMC-R and OMC-G …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has delayed the auction of upper and lower paging channels until Oct. 30. It was originally scheduled to begin June 26. Participants who filed their short …
WASHINGTON-The Senate May 25 confirmed by unanimous consent the nominations of the new Federal Communications Commission. It was unclear when they would report to work since they must wait to …
LONDON-Symbian will now offer Opera Software’s Opera browser as the default browser in its reference designs for communicator devices. “Symbian’s Communicator devices will offer an Internet experience unrivalled in pocket-sized …
GERMANY German mobile operator E-Plus introduced natural language access to information and services using iVB Network Solutions’ Omvia product line. The E-Plus Voice Assistant service includes live and stored multimedia …
As part of the carrier’s $4 million investment in its Wyoming network, Verizon Wireless launched digital service in Laramie, Wyo. Previously, the carrier only offered analog service in the area. …
Cell-phone use is distracting Dear Editor: Your article “Subcommittee agrees mobile phones distract, wants more data” addresses the hazards of cell-phone use while driving. As the sponsor of the Response …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Verizon Wireless introduced a new option to its wireless service plans allowing customers to add Canada to their national SingleRate plan for an additional $10 per month. Customers who …
CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. has filed a preliminary prospectus for an offering of subscription rights under a facility that could provide the company proceeds up to $40 million. The company will …
BeVocal, Sunnyvale, Calif., is taking its voice-activated software solutions and technology and making them available to wireless carriers, enabling those carriers to create and run voiceXML-based applications on their own …
LONDON-More than 50 billion short message service text messages were sent over the world’s GSM networks in the first three months of 2001, the GSM Association reported. The association said …
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Wireless Inc.’s new Business Solutions Group has launched a client-based messaging server that will allow corporate clients to integrate wireless messaging, e-mail, voice mail, fax, Internet, intranet and …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-OmniVision Technologies Inc. continues to shrink electronic technology with it new OmniStar Cam, a miniature camera module compatible with second generation, 2.5G and 3G mobile phones, personal digital assistants …
NEW YORK-To create an atmosphere of consumer trust about wirelessly delivered advertising, cellular carriers should go beyond opt out or opt in permission to double opt-in authorization, said Michele Pelino, …
NEW YORK-As part of its wireless data strategy, TeleCorp PCS officially launched two-way short message service in all its markets May 18 and is offering its customers free three-month trials, …
