NEW YORK-AvantGo, a San Mateo, Calif., designer of software permitting handheld computers to access Web content, went public to an enthusiastic reception Sept. 26. The company priced its 5.5 million …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it signed a memorandum of understanding with KPN Mobile of the Netherlands, in which DoCoMo holds 15 percent, to consider establishing a joint venture to provide mobile …
NEW YORK-Asia Cellular Satellite System, Jakarta, Indonesia, announced the commercial debut Sept. 27 of its dual-mode satellite and GSM 900 voice, fax, Internet, paging and data communications. The carrier said …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and America Online Inc. last week announced their long-expected business alliance. The combination of the largest mobile carrier in Japan and the largest Internet service provider in …
ST. LOUIS-Amdocs, a customer care, billing and order management solutions supplier, reported an agreement with Sprint PCS to provide and support billing systems. The initial phase of the agreement calls …
NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless and Allen Telecom Inc. said they successfully completed a large-scale CDMA field trial of Allen Telecom’s Geometrix E911 Wireless Location Solution in Kentucky, verifying the Geometrix system …
CHICAGO-Telephia Inc. introduced “Pricing Alerts!” service reports on new rate plans and promotions offered by all wireless carriers operating in the top 50 U.S. markets, delivering daily e-mail alerts outlining …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Agilent Technologies Inc. entered a CDMA test equipment license agreement allowing Agilent to use certain Qualcomm patents and software, as well as purchase chipsets and system …
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. said ACOM Comunicacoes, a Brazilian fixed wireless operator, purchased ADC’s multichannel multipoint distribution system solution. ADC will deliver and install the MMDS transmission systems in up to …
Being the new kid on the block is always a challenge. Besides trying to keep your own sense of identity, there is the pressure of trying to fit in to …
On any given day, you can pick up a newspaper and read about killings and suffering abroad due to political unrest; ethnic, religious and racial rivalries; border and territorial disputes; …
Metrocall Inc.’s underdog efforts to acquire Paging Network Inc. from under the nose of current suitor Arch Communications Group Inc. gained some momentum last week in the form of $337.5 …
NEW YORK-Metricom Inc. is on track to launch its new Ricochet service with data speeds up to 128 kilobits per second in New York and several other cities markets by …
WASHINGTON-If Al Gore becomes the next president of the United States, as polls increasingly are suggesting, Big Telecom could gain unprecedented access to the White House and have extraordinary influence …
An 18-month old company out of Silicon Valley is promising its technology will expand wireless carriers’ coverage by up to 300 percent by addressing what it sees as the “weak …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. opened an interactive retail Internet portal to sell its My2Way products and services from its Web site. Customers can buy the new Motorola Inc. T-900 pager or …
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. received full certification from the Bluetooth standards body for its two Bluetooth PC products, a PCMCIA card and a USB accessory, designed to provide a wireless link …
LOWELL, Mass.-Wireless radio frequency and microwave components supplier M/A-Com Inc., a division of Tyco Electronics Corp., unveiled an integrated circuit upconverter for use in cellular band CDMA handsets and communications …
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp., a supplier of value-added logistics services for the wireless industry, expects to report a net loss of between $12 million and $14 million, or 20 cents to …
VILNIUS, Lithuania-Lithuanian GSM operator UAB Omnitel awarded Motorola Inc. a contract to supply and deploy GPRS mobile data services on Omnitel’s GSM network. The GPRS solution includes Motorola’s Smart Mediator, …
