BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp., an independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure, reported an increase in its tower portfolio by 309 towers to 1,660 total towers during the …
ATLANTA-Stephen Carter was named president and chief executive officer of the joint-venture company that will be created with the merger of SBC Communications Inc.’s and BellSouth Corp.’s wireless operations. Carter …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, seeking to foster better public understanding of controversial wireless health issues, will require beginning Aug. 1 that all mobile phones seeking certification include radiation exposure …
It’s Rummage Sale season. If one man’s junk is another man’s treasure, the insurance, health-care and financial industries should find some great bargains in today’s wireless world-basically used names and …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and BT Wireless announced the first phase of their strategic alliance designed to create seamless mobile communications services worldwide for global travelers and multinational companies. The …
LONDON-U.K. wireless operator Orange plc announced a $752 million wireless Internet strategy, including numerous acquisitions, investments, partnerships and content agreements. Dubbed OrangeWorld, the initiative aims to take “wirefree communications beyond …
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court on Friday sent back to the Federal Communications Commission rules that said wireless carriers must have consistent long-distance rates in all of their U.S. service areas. …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile communications systems start-up QuickSilver Technology Inc. acquired White Eagle Systems Technology Inc., an engineering turnkey design services company. “White Eagle brings [digital signal processor] and wireless cellular …
LONDON-Invensys plc purchased the assets of Cactus Integration Group, an advanced network and telecommunications solutions provider, for $30 million. Invensys said the acquisition will enable it to rapidly deploy infrastructure …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Brazilian wireless carrier Telesp Celular S.A. launched wireless Internet access service using Phone.com Inc.’s UP.Link Server and MyPhone applications on its Code Division Multiple Access network. Telesp expects …
KANSAS CITY-Sprint PCS and Mexican operator Pegaso PCS appointed Bernie Bianchino chief executive officer of Pegaso. Bianchino was formerly the chief business development officer for Sprint PCS. Sprint PCS invested …
BOSTON-Western Wireless Corp. and Nortel Networks will conduct a rural fixed wireless access trial using cdma2000 third-generation digital radio technology. The trial, scheduled to take place in Minnesota and South …
It’s been a wild roller-coaster ride for Qualcomm Inc.’s stock this year. The former Wall Street angel is fighting a public-relations battle that says a move to wideband Code Division …
Let the bidding frenzy begin. Possibilities are blowing open now that Sprint Corp. and WorldCom Inc. ended their $115 billion merger plans and reports of suitors for VoiceStream Wireless Corp. …
WASHINGTON-Wireless telecom trade advanced on two major fronts last week, as the United States and Vietnam struck a sweeping trade agreement and the Senate signaled it was prepared to vote …
Adding to the list of carriers deploying its BrandFinder and MapBlast! location-based marketing information, Vicinity Corp. said Verizon Wireless will offer the services to its subscribers nationwide with Internet-enabled phones. …
NEW YORK-Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., the largest of Turkey’s two operating Global System for Mobile communications carriers, raised about $1.9 billion in its initial public offering last week. Goldman Sachs …
NEW YORK-Three companies have joined forces to create a professional services joint venture providing end-to-end implementation of wireless content delivery and m-commerce applications. The participants include Internet business strategy firm …
NEW YORK- Triton Network Systems. Inc., an Orlando, Fla. vendor of point-to-consecutive-point broadband wireless network equipment, raised $82.5 million July 13 in an initial public offering of 5.5 million shares. …
WASHINGTON-The skyrocketing consumer consumption and subsequent disposal of computers, pagers, mobile phones, personal digital assistants and other electronic devices has created new environmental challenges in the Digital Age, which Europe …
