SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported that its High Data Rate technology will be the basis for the Telecommunications Industry Association’s third-generation CDMA 1xEV standard, to be published as TIA/EIA/IS-856 “CDMA2000 High …
TOKYO-Japan’s National Police Agency on 1 November started distributing photo files and detailed information about 25 selected wanted suspects through the i-mode service. NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode users now can see …
PARIS-SkyPoint, a Spanish telecom operator with a wireless access license in the 26 GHz band, selected Alcatel to supply its local multipoint distribution service (LMDS) equipment. The initial phase of …
ATLANTA-Air2Web Inc. announced it will wirelessly enable various health applications for HMOs, physicians and patients in partnership with SmartMeds.com, a subsidiary of online pharmaceutical provider Infu-Tech Inc. Expected applications include …
CAMBODIA In a joint venture with Cambodia’s Royal Group of Companies and the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Millicom International Cellular launched an international gateway in the country, the company …
BUCHAREST, Romania-On 28 October, Antoni Slavinski, the Bulgarian transport and telecommunications minister, said on a Bulgarian radio station he hopes the price for the second Bulgarian GSM 900 MHz license …
LAS VEGAS-The once-sleepy tower industry revealed its flashier side last week at the third annual 2000 Tower Summit and Trade Show here, as industry executives touted the growing demand for …
Tri-County Communications Systems sold an unspecified number of its telecommunications towers in northern New York state to Pinnacle Holdings Inc., said David Abraham & Co., which represented the seller. Details …
LAS VEGAS- According to a new tower owner survey conducted by Fryer’s TowerSource, third-generation wireless Web users account for 5 percent of all tower site users, which is up from …
ST. LOUIS-In an effort to maximize the use and revenue potential of its 1,200 telecommunications towers nationwide, Charter Communications Inc. plans to launch a nationwide tower licensing campaign throughout the …
WASHINGTON-Qwest Communications International Corp. was able to emerge from the union negotiating table without agreeing to allow the Communications Workers of America to have access to its wireless employees, something …
LONDON-The U.K. Radiocommunications Agency said the auction for broadband fixed-wireless access licenses in the 28 GHz band will begin Nov. 10. Nine bidders will participate for three licenses in each …
BALA CYNWYD, Pa.-More than 350,000 residents in Nevada will soon have access to Sprint wireless personal communications services, Sprint’s network partner UbiquiTel Inc. announced. The service covers Reno, Carson City …
VIENNA, Austria-The Austrian auction of third-generation licenses began today, amid investigations into illegal activities among some of the already-completed European 3G auctions. In Austria, six bidders are competing for 12 …
ZURICH, Switzerland-Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Group are competing to buy a minority stake in Swisscom’s wireless operations, according to international press reports. The Swiss company has been has reportedly been …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-In a deal with GSM operator Telsim that Motorola estimates at $2 billion, the company will supply and deploy a third-generation mobile network capable of advanced multimedia services …
ARLINGTON, Va.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate TeleCorp PCS Inc., which plans to merge with fellow AT&T affiliate Tritel, added 85,563 subscribers during the third quarter ended Sept. 30, bringing the …
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. will port Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Java 2 Platform Micro Edition onto its Open Multimedia Application Platform in an attempt to expand the adoption of TI’s OMAP architecture …
TURIN, Italy-The shareholders of Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) voted to assign Telecom Italia’s shareholding in Stet Mobile Holding to TIM. After the restructuring, TIM will detain 100 percent of the …
SAN DIEGO-In a deal announced today, Tessco Technologies Inc. will become a multitier distributor for RC Networks Inc.’s product family. The agreement calls for Tessco, a wireless accessory supplier, to …
