WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission suspended its re-auction of 422 personal communications services licenses on Thursday with bid amounts nearing $12 billion. The re-auction will resume on Jan. 5 after taking …
WASHINGTON-A leading congressional telecommunications policy maker said Congress should pass legislation that would allow a “national tower-siting policy to ensure complete coverage and universal service.” Rep. Michael Oxley (R-Ohio), vice …
BRUSSELS, Belgium-KPN Mobile will acquire 50 percent of Belgium operator KPN Orange Belgium from France Telecom for $443.5 million, giving KPN 100-percent ownership. France Telecom had to divest its KPN …
Chris Gent has had quite a year. For the chief executive of Vodafone Group plc, 2000 began with a hostile takeover of Mannesmann AG, parent of its rival Orange plc, …
As wireless carriers began bidding on 422 personal communications services licenses up for grabs in the government auction last week, investors were hoping carriers were not feeling extra generous due …
SAN RAMON, Calif.-Location and traffic information provider U.S. Wireless Corp. selected Wireless Facilities Inc., a network design and deployment company, as the prime contractor for the buildout of its Washington …
In a trinity aimed to reinvent itself, mobile applications provider Mobilelogic changed its name, hugged a new partner and closed a deal last week. It now wishes to be called …
OWING MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. announced it will acquire RTS wireless Inc, a developer of software systems connecting the Internet to wireless devices. Specifically, RTS builds the interface software between …
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson and IBM’s subsidiary Tivoli Systems Inc. have allied to roll out a set of managed devices the companies believe will be easy for consumers and …
As the industry whets its appetite on the prospect of third-generation services and all the revenue-generating opportunities wireless Internet access can bring, telecom vendors are watching their stock prices fall …
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced a “wireless travel concierge” portfolio to its Digital PocketNet wireless Internet service via partnerships with several companies and content providers. Alaska Airlines, Biztravel.com, Delta …
As the debate rages on in Britain over the possible health effects cellular phones may have on children, a recent survey from London-based NOP Research Group showed that one in …
Sprint Corp.’s planned merger with WorldCom Inc. earlier this year was a “scheme” by executives at Sprint to milk the company out of hundreds of millions of dollars in stock …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association last week called on the Federal Communications Commission to institute a bill-and-keep mechanism for reciprocal compensation. Reciprocal compensation is the money carriers pay each …
NEW YORK-Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Materials Corp. has established offices here to prepare for a 2001 commercial launch of its SWIFTcomm data platform, which it believes is a low-cost challenger to third-generation …
IRVINE, Calif.-Test, measurement and engineering provider Comarco Inc. announced it acquired EDX Engineering Inc., a developer of system planning tools, which the company said will boost its engineering services through …
TORONTO-Research In Motion Ltd. announced it will purchase airtime and services from Microcell Connexions Inc. to offer Canadian customers wireless data services based on GPRS technology over Microcell’s GSM-based network. …
At its annual PalmSource conference for developers, Palm Inc. further embraced the ongoing wireless enablement of its devices by incorporating a broad array of wireless-related hardware and software innovations designed …
To the Editor, According to Tina Eichner (Missed Opportunity, RCR, Dec. 11), it is time for the wireless industry to join the cause that infects America-the assumption that people have …
NEW YORK-The importance of venture capital as a finance source for wireless Web businesses has increased dramatically amid the pullback of equipment vendors, commercial banks and public securities markets. “It …
