A newly constituted Federal Communications Commission soon will get a chance to reconsider one of the thornier issues facing the agency in recent months. That is, how to deal with …
WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association launched its “Agenda for a Wireless America” aimed at urging regulators and legislators at the local, county, state and federal levels to focus their efforts …
DALLAS-3COM PalmPilot users can send numeric or alphanumeric pages and personal or group e-mail messages directly, using One-Touch software by JP Systems Inc., the software provider announced. The One-Touch application …
Paging Network Inc. last week disclosed a plan to dramatically restructure its U.S. operations, the most notable aspect of which includes a 30-percent reduction in work force during the next …
NEW YORK-Bolstered by strong results in its wireless handset and telecommunications infrastructure businesses, Nokia Corp., Helsinki, reported the highest net sales, profits and earnings per share in its 132-year history. …
AirTouch Communications Inc. signed a contract with Ultimate Electronics stores nationwide to make AirTouch the exclusive wireless provider in all Audio King, SoundTrack and Ultimate Electronics stores in AirTouch markets, …
WASHINGTON-With technologies converging, telecom giants merging and entrenched networks discouraging new competition, there is growing debate over the role of antitrust law in the Digital Age. In one camp are …
IBM Microelectronics Division and CommQuest Technologies Inc. last week announced a merger agreement, giving IBM an entrance into the wireless industry with CommQuest’s experience in semiconductors for wireless applications. The …
NEW YORK-A wide and growing array of handset choices has caused some carriers to evaluate whether to winnow down the number of makes and models sold at their own retail …
Aiming to attract alphanumeric paging subscribers wary of dictating messages to a dispatch operator, GoComm Wireless Corp. created a device called the MessageSender, currently being shipped to distributors. The MessageSender …
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.-Vivox USA Inc. said it will distribute its products internationally through Tessco Inc. of Sparks, Md., under a new agreement signed between the two companies. The agreement covers Vivox’s …
Two developers of handset-based prepaid technology are headed to court over alleged patent and trademark infringement. Telemac Corp. has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., against …
MELVILLE, N.Y.-In-Touch Management Systems Inc. said it is providing the billing and management system for the MTV Pager Network, which gives customers special information about MTV programming and events. The …
FORT WORTH, Texas-Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group released its network optimization design service, called Mozaik, to paging operators worldwide. Mozaik is a design tool to help paging providers determine …
NEW YORK-Microcell Capital Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications Inc., said it created GSM Capital L.P., an international venture-capital fund with more than $137 million committed to private-equity …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. released its fourth-quarter earnings report, in which the company announced a net loss of $16.9 million, or 58 cents per share, about equal to losses reported in …
Companies in the wireless industry know good help is hard to find. As the industry continues to grow at an accelerated rate to keep pace with competition, the demand for …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson built the first phase of Cable & Wireless Panama’s digital Advanced Mobile Phone Service network infrastructure as part of a projected five-year investment in that company, said …
WASHINGTON-Just who is WNP Communications Inc. in Earlysville, Va., and where did it come up with a $100 million upfront payment for the upcoming local multipoint distribution services auction, set …
MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications Corp. and Southeast Telephone, which won six basic trading area licenses in the C-block auction, announced the commercial launch of personal communications services in the Williamson, W.Va./Pikeville, …
