Associations

NEW YORK—In the wake of the events of Sept. 11, efforts are being made to reschedule Wireless World 2001, which was to begin September 24 at the World Trade Center …

WASHINGTON—The National Telephone Cooperative Association has canceled its fall conference originally scheduled for Baltimore starting Sept. 23. “After careful consideration, NTCA decided that the current uncertainty in air travel schedules …

WASHINGTON—The American Mobile Telecommunications Association and the Licensing Assistance Office have entered into a strategic alliance to effectively represent and promote the interests of independent two-way radio dealers, AMTA announced …

ARLINGTON, Va.—Organizers of the 2002 International CES Knowledge Circuit conference program, scheduled for January 8, 2002, in Las Vegas, announced they expect to hold more than 100 educational sessions and …

ARLINGTON, Va.—The Industrial Telecommunications Association has postponed until further notice the Private Wireless Spectrum Management Conference and Exposition that was scheduled for Sept. 19-22 in Washington, D.C. For further information, …

SAN DIEGO—India’s Hughes Software Systems showcased several next-generation software solutions at CTIA’s trade show this week. The company displayed its Mobile Application Part (MAP) protocol software for WCDMA network solution …

SAN DIEGO—Amid the horror of yesterday’s terrorist attacks in New York City and the nation’s capital, CTIA’s Wireless I.T. conference in San Diego is continuing, even as the show’s participants …

NEW YORK—Following the September 11 tragedy at the New York World Trade Center, coordinators of the Wireless World 2001 trade show, which was scheduled to take place there September 24, …

WASHINGTON—Karen Kincaid, 40, a lawyer with the law firm of Wiley, Rein and Fielding, was on the airplane that was flown into the Pentagon, the law firm told the Washington …

SAN DIEGO—This year’s Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s Wireless I.T. & Internet show will begin today and continue as scheduled until further notice.

LOS ANGELES—The Personal Communications Industry Association’s annual trade show, which should have begun today, has been cancelled. There are no plans to reschedule.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—In preparation for next week’s GlobalXChange 2001 show, the Personal Communications Industry Association is announcing keynote speakers and discussion leaders. Author and consultant Don Tapscott is slated to give …

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France—The European Telecommunications Standards Institute reported 440 engineers from 89 companies in 20 countries attended the sixth Bluetooth UnPlugFest in France. ETSI noted nearly half of the attendees …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association again last week pressured the public-safety community to make firm commitments as to the deployment of enhanced 911 service. With a looming Oct. 1 …

NEW YORK-To celebrate World Environment Day, a group of telecommunications carriers, equipment vendors and industry associations formed the Global e-Sustainability Initiative last week, an alliance billed as the first of …

Navigating the September trade-show scene is going to be a challenge for the wireless industry. The two major trade associations are sponsoring shows the same week targeting the same audience. …

The Federal Communications Commission has extended the preliminary determination period for wireless carriers wishing to comply with the digital wiretap act from March 31 to Sept. 30. The public notice …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry last week received the strongest indication to date that securing third-generation mobile-phone spectrum will be difficult if not impossible, as an eclectic mix of military, educational, religious …

WASHINGTON-Telecommunications carriers, especially small rural wireless carriers, are fighting against a proposal from the Federal Communications Commission to charge for telephone numbers. “There exists no congressional mandate to charge for …

Like any healthy, enterprising entity, the wireless broadband industry is comprised of various companies and associations with products to push and agendas to satisfy. The industry’s quest for a single, …

In a move to transform itself into the chief platform enabler among software developers and carriers, Qualcomm Inc. has developed an open, CDMA-based technology that will allow third-party users to …

It has been less than 20 years since the first commercial cellular phone call was completed in the United States. The date was Oct. 13, 1983. Bob Barnett, then president …

AnywhereYouGo.com, an online community Web site dedicated to wireless application developers with physical testing labs in the United Kingdom and the United States, may not make it to its first …

WASHINGTON-While most believe the specialized mobile radio industry seems to be disappearing along with its companion regulatory issues, one SMR operator believes that if this is true, it is the …

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 …