NEW YORK-If 7,000 responses from last month’s survey by Solomon-Wolff Associates are an accurate barometer of wider trends, then electronic mail is the primary use consumers want for wireless Internet …
LOS ANGELES-As the official communications and wireless company of the 2000 Democratic National Convention, SBC Communications Inc. provided voice, data, video and wireless services for the four-day convention, and the …
VoiceStream Wireless Corp. last week reiterated its confidence in its merger with German operator Deutsche Telekom as both companies’ stock values dropped since the merger announcement. By press time, the …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. has taken a stake in Minnesota operator HickoryTech Corp., according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The rural carrier bought 936,110 shares, or 6.78 percent, of …
WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications and Information Administration said it is preparing a draft testing plan to examine the interference potential between ultra-wideband technologies and the global positioning system. “My goal is …
KARLSKRONA, Sweden-Flextronics International Ltd. signed an agreement with Siemens Information and Mobile Communications Group to manufacture approximately 33 million mobile telephones for Siemens by the end of 2003. In its …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has accepted the applications of 16 bidders to participate in the Sept. 6 auction of guard-band manager licenses. The FCC said six applications were incomplete. All …
CHICAGO-United Airlines introduced enhancements to United Update, a suite of applications designed to inform travelers with WAP-enabled wireless devices of flight and travel information via United’s wireless Web sites. The …
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Market research firm Evans Data Corp. said its new Database Developer’s Survey found a third of today’s developers are targeting wireless or mobile devices with their applications, and …
SEATTLE-Cellular Technical Services Co. Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the assets of New England Telecom Inc., a reseller of prepaid long-distance phone card products, through its …
WASHINGTON-Moving from a wired to a wireless world in the future could save the Federal Emergency Management Agency as much as $10 million, said Tim Ritter, chief of disaster response …
NEW YORK-Technology stocks have had an extended run of public preference, but they are poised to step back in 2001 as investors seek better returns elsewhere, according to some Wall …
WASHINGTON-The rapid growth of the wireless industry increases the importance of the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum management responsibilities and may someday lead to service-quality regulation, the agency’s members said in …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel International Inc. completed a private placement of $650 million of its 12.75-percent senior serial notes due Aug.1, 2010, which were sold at a discount of 98.6 percent of …
LA JOLLA, Calif.-NeoPoint Inc. filed a request to withdraw its initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying the current market is unfavorable. NeoPoint first filed for the …
BEAVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc., developer of test and monitoring equipment, and Siemens’ Information and Communication Mobile plan to develop a custom core network test and simulation solution for Universal Mobile Telecommunications …
Just two months ago, Castle Harlan Inc. stepped in and granted Iridium L.L.C. a stay of execution, offering to purchase the fledgling company for $50 million. Iridium’s bubble burst, however, …
ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkish GSM operator Telsim launched a commercial General Packet Radio Service network, four months after successfully completing technology trials. Motorola Inc.’s Network Solution Sector, along with Cisco Systems Inc., …
SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Holdings Inc. entered an agreement to acquire a collocation facility in Dallas for $136 million, the company said. The Univision Center Building houses numerous large anchor telecom tenants …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Interoperability, difficult text entry and market awareness are today’s barriers inhibiting growth in the wireless instant messaging market, according to a report from industry analyst firm IDC. “Carriers still …
