The upcoming U.S. spectrum auctions present some interesting times for the wireless industry. Auctions in the past were more predictable, primarily reserved for veteran executives experienced in running wireless networks. …
BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. signed a Global System for Mobile communications expansion contract with Liaoning Unicom, a subsidiary of China Unicom, in Shenyang to boost the capacity of its network to …
WASHINGTON-Deutsche Telekom AG, after announcing its intent to buy VoiceStream Wireless Corp. , spent last week trying to kill an appropriations bill rider that could kill the deal and others …
MCLEAN, Va.-Nextlink Communications Inc. reported revenues for the second quarter ended June 30 of $140.6 million, a 132-percent increase from the revenues reported for the same period last year. The …
NEW YORK-AirLink PCS, the E-block fledgling of a century-old local exchange carrier, has found a niche providing its prepaid “Super Cordless” service for calling from and within a six-county area …
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding to acquire personal communications services operating licenses covering 387,000 potential customers in Eugene, Ore., and Greeley, Colo., from American …
WASHINGTON-House lawmakers late last week failed to cast a floor vote on appropriations legislation that was to include a repeal of the telephone tax, putting that measure and other wireless-related …
There is a growing horde of start-ups emerging onto the wireless scene looking to make a play in the still-being-defined wireless Internet space. Looking to take advantage of this raw …
DUBLIN, Ireland-Ireland’s telecom regulator said it will award Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses through a comparative selection process, or “beauty contest,” instead of an auction. In addition, the regulator indicated …
SBC Wireless Inc. said it plans to roll out wireless Internet services by the fourth quarter and named InfoSpace Inc. as the underlying platform provider for the service. SBC carriers …
Looking to give end users greater control of their personal information via wireless devices, InfoSpace Inc. added two services to its wireless Internet platform that will allow users to interact …
WASHINGTON-Several instant messaging companies, telecom carriers and Internet service and content providers have formed an organization dedicated to achieving true instant messaging interoperability among competing platforms. The IMUnified coalition said …
SILVER SPRINGS, Md.-International Mobile Communications released several new wireless offerings from its WorldCell service for people who want to stay in touch while traveling to foreign countries. A service targeted …
ORLANDO, Fla.-Response Service Center L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Automobile Association, will use Integrated Data Communications’ voice channel-associated data transport technology for operator-assisted, speech-assisted and Web-enabled location …
China Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com said its content will be expanded to mobile networks in several Chinese provinces. The content, including news, stock quotes, travel information and weather data, is …
WASHINGTON-A coalition of government agencies including the Coast Guard, the Federal Highway Administration and the Air Force are in the process of building a system that will increase the accuracy …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. reported second-quarter net earnings of $1.4 million, or 2 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $61.3 million, or 99 cents a share, reported …
TORONTO-Mobile-commerce security firm Diversinet Corp. said Gemplus has embedded its public key infrastructure security technology in its GemXplore Trust SIM cards. The joint solution is aimed at bringing greater security …
Sen. Ernest Hollings has opened a can of wireless worms. Hollings’ efforts to block foreign-government-owned companies from taking too large a stake in U.S. telecom businesses is forcing me to …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson won a $200 million contract from Pegaso for Code Division Multiple Access equipment and services to expand Pegaso’s personal communications services network in Mexico. The contract includes …
