A Baltimore-based company called reachNET introduced a wireless messaging solution that provides a direct connection between a wireless device and the telephone teletype machines commonly used by the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.Called Wireless TTY, the service uses the Inter@ctive Pager 950 from Research In...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. began offering residential and small business customers a suite of communications products and services on one bill, including Internet access, wireless, paging and local phone service with calling features.Called BellSouth Solutions, the offering marks the first time BellSouth has incorporated its major...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced it filed a preliminary prospectus supplement covering up to 5 million shares, worth approximately $115 million, of its common stock owned by Robert and Barbara Crown.Additionally, Crown Castle said it closed on two notes offerings and has received combined...
NEW YORK-w-Trade Technologies Inc., which developed the w-Trade wireless trading system, introduced a new product called w-Bank.Much like the way w-Trade allows brokerages to offer wireless access to their online trading systems, w-Bank allows financial institutions to offer wireless access to their online banking...
AirCell Inc. received favorable decisions from the Federal Communications Commission that will enable it to move forward with its air-to-ground communications system, targeted for use by general aviation aircraft and regional airlines.Louisville, Colo.-based AirCell has been developing and testing its technology, which uses existing...
CoherentThe Coherent original equipment manufacturer division of Tellabs launched a complete design verification kit for its CEC-128 Integrated Echo Canceller multichip module. The kit consists of a CEC-128 plug-in module and a CD with full operating software, application notes and data book. The module...
The worldwide wireless industry is expected to pass a significant milestone sometime during 2000.With total mobile subscribers at the end of last year of about 315 million and a growth rate of nearly 8 percent this year, mobile subscribers are expected to surpass the...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Cellular Corp. said it will begin offering information services through an agreement with CNN Interactive, becoming the first wireless phone provider to offer the CNN service in the United States.CNN Mobile is a 24-hour news service launched in February in Europe and Asia...
JERUSALEM-Hutchison Whampoa is considering listing its Israeli mobile phone unit, Partner Communications Co. Ltd., in London or on the Nasdaq National Market to secure financing to expand its network, according to a report in the Financial Times.GSM 900 operator Partner operates under the Orange...
LOS ANGELES-Wynd Communications Inc. revealed plans to develop a service enhancement of its two-way paging service for the deaf so customers may receive movie listings for open captioned films, usually difficult to find under normal circumstances.The service is being developed in conjunction with Tripod...
The supply contract between Research In Motion Ltd. and BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. ends next month and the two companies are already in negotiations to renew the deal.The outcome of these talks is something anxiously awaited by wireless data industry watchers, who see it...
ATLANTA-Crown Castle International Corp. and BellSouth Corp. reached a preliminary agreement that calls for BellSouth to sublease the unused space on its 773 personal communications services towers to Crown Castle for $317 million in cash.In addition, Crown Castle's and BellSouth's affiliates agreed to an...
The echoes of MCI WorldCom Inc.'s proposed acquisition of SkyTel Communications Inc. continue to ring loudly throughout the industry, as two other paging companies found themselves linked to telecom carriers last week.In one case, rumors have surfaced that BellSouth Corp. is mulling an acquisition...
Today's satellite-based data and messaging carriers have found the secret to their success is partnering with those they once considered their primary competitors-terrestrial-based wireless data carriers.At first, satellite data carriers figured their greater coverage range would outdo that of terrestrial carriers. While this proved...
MIAMI-The market opportunity for international roaming is clear, present and growing, but domestic U.S. carriers so far have been focused on tapping the large and more immediate potential posed by the burgeoning data traffic at home."Many of the U.S. carriers I follow have not...
AlcatelAustria. With Tele.ring for its new GSM 1800 network.Value: US$298 millionEricssonBrazil. With Telecom Italia Mobile to expand its TDMA network.Value: US$100 millionChina. With China Telecom (Hong Kong) Ltd. for GSM equipment to expand its network in Guangdong province.Value: US$290 millionFinland. With Sonera for a GPRS system.Value: UndisclosedJapan. With...
MEXICO CITY-Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. They're some of the smallest countries in the world, but at the same time, they're actively participating in the Latin American region's momentum for telecommunications development and growth. Indeed, the countries that make up...
ATLANTA-Nortel Networks and BellSouth Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a long-term global supply agreement that makes Nortel Networks' communications equipment, software and services available to BellSouth at competitive prices, said the companies."By being able to bring to the market wireless Internet, Internet...
DALLAS-To increase its prominence in the wireless industry, BearCom Group Inc. said it acquired Net Wireless, a San Ramon, Calif.-based dealer of Nextel Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., MCI WorldCom Inc. and Sprint PCS Group products. Price and terms were not disclosed.
After nearly two years of fits and starts, the government of Argentina finally awarded six personal communications services licenses for a total consideration of about $850 million.The government awarded two PCS licenses each in the northern and southern regions of Argentina, as well as...
WASHINGTON-The Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition has asked the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules that will help terrestrial microwave fixed services more easily share spectrum with fixed satellite service operators.FCC rules provide that microwave and FSS share certain spectrum on an equal basis, but...
In a routine filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, BellSouth Corp. suggested it might be interested in increasing its ownership stake in broadband company Qwest Communications International Inc.The filing was required following the close of BellSouth's purchase of a 10-percent interest in Qwest,...
NCRNCR Corp. introduced a software product that allows carriers to perform event-driven marketing by analyzing customer behavior and predicting a customer's readiness to respond to particular marketing efforts. Called MarketingAgent, the software is part of NCR's Customer Relationship Management Solutions 4.0 portfolio. "Businesses that...
WASHINGTON-To the delight of the wireless industry, the Federal Communications Commission last week declared that if and when calling-party-pays service is authorized, it will be a nationwide optional service. It is seeking comment on exactly what role states will play-particularly in protecting consumers.The notice...
