WASHINGTON-Amid a backdrop of two new studies showing low-income, minority and disabled citizens continue to have less access to computing devices and the Internet than others in society, a broad …
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said the quarterly dividend on its 6.25-percent convertible preferred stock will be paid on Nov. 15 to shareholders of record Nov. 1. The dividend will be …
NEW YORK-The CreataLink 2XT wireless data transceiver has garnered positive corporate reception and connections since its debut in late summer, said Scott H. Davis, director of telemetry for the Motorola …
In the RCR Wireless News article, “Finalists named for tower industry awards” (Oct. 9, page 24), American Tower Corp. should have been listed as one of the finalists for Most …
WASHINGTON-A relatively minor mobile-phone case in Illinois state court-involving allegations of privacy invasion and health risk coverup in connection with an epidemiology study-has mushroomed into one of the largest class-action …
BEIJING-Qualcomm Inc. may be back in China after that country’s second-largest wireless provider, China Unicom, said it would build a mobile-phone network using Qualcomm’s CDMA technology. China Unicom also indicated …
A new company is hoping to put those hours spent idling in traffic to good use by bringing together mobile-phone users and radio advertisers with one number, free of charge. …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Certicom announced WTLS Plus 1.1, the latest version of the toolkit that enables developers to integrate WAP-compliant security functionality into wireless client and server products. WTLS Plus 1.1 …
TORONTO-Canada’s Bell Mobility began offering two-way wireless data service in Ontario and Quebec, with plans to extend service to the rest of the country by the end of the year. …
ST. LOUIS-Both leading presidential candidates in last Tuesday’s debate here reiterated plans to beef up the military with next-generation technology, positions that could conflict with President Clinton’s directive to force …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-GiantBear Inc. launched AudioCub, which allows subscribers to request and receive information from the wireless Internet through audio delivery, the company said. “AudioCub gives wireless carrier subscribers one …
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Communications Corp. signed a 2-year agreement with Standard Telecom Co. Ltd. to market CDMA digital phones marketed under the Audiovox brand name throughout North and South America. The …
NEW YORK-Alcatel Alsthom, Paris, took its Optronics division public Oct. 20 below the expected price range, and will use the equity raised to help the rest of its enterprise. The …
SINGAPORE-Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.-backed mobile phone company One.Tel announced its intention to pull out of the Singapore telecommunications market, citing Singapore Telecom as creating an unfavorable environment. One.Tel will move …
WASHINGTON-The Arkansas Broadcasters Association last week urged the Federal Communications Commission to require mobile satellite service operators to relocate broadcasters, regardless of their size, whose equipment cannot be reprogrammed, on …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Amdocs unveiled an enhanced version of its IAF Horizon solution to support mobile Internet Protocol services and allow mobile service providers to capture new revenue streams via advanced …
The wireless industry is hoping to mirror the wireline industry in one aspect: the money-making potential of Internet advertising. But big questions remain. How will consumers react to advertising on …
WASHINGTON-Just because the telecommunications industry is urging the Federal Communications Commission to order the cable industry to open up its cable modem platform to competing Internet service providers, that does …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Wireless broadband services will gain on its wireline counterparts as more and more of these systems roll out worldwide, the limitations of wireline alternatives become more evident and …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Mobile developers Zucotto Wireless, RF Micro Devices and PacketVideo have each announced separate plans to establish research and development centers in Europe. These companies, which are following in …
