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Marketwave Richard Bryan is the new senior vice president of sales and marketing at Marketwave Corp. Bryan previously worked for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as its vice president of sales …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Several leading voice messaging companies in North America have formed the TeleMessaging Industry Association, aimed at better educating the public about the benefits of voice mail and messaging services, …

Power Products Power Products Unlimited Inc. selected Ken Donofrio as its new marketing director. He will orchestrate all aspects of the company’s marketing and carrier services program. Donofrio previously was …

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada-Rogers Cantel Inc. announced plans to introduce an all-in-one messaging service Feb. 1 in Canada, using the Inter@ctive 950 pager from Research in Motion Ltd. The Cantel AT&T …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Bellcore announced its AirBoss Wireless Solutions unit will offer access to Lotus Domino databases via the Inter@ctive 950 two-way pager from Research In Motion Ltd. Users of the pager …

BellSouth Cellular Corp. announced it will invest in designing software-defined radio technology, a move that could give momentum to the rest of the wireless industry to change the way handsets …

WASHINGTON-President Clinton’s renewal last week of a potent trade weapon-known as Super 301-could become a vehicle for prying open markets closed to U.S. wireless technologies. Super 301, a multistep process …

NEW YORK-Muriel Siebert & Co. introduced the Siebert MobileBroker, a wireless financial service that allows users to trade stocks, receive reports, get stock quotes and alerts, and send and receive …

Just as paging carriers look to two-way paging as a means of differentiation into the next millennium, so do paging manufacturers. In the past, a one-way pager was pretty much …

Companies already are feeling the pinch from Brazil’s falling currency, which, at RCR press time, had lost about 20 percent of its value against the U.S. dollar since Brazil’s central …

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.-Incumbent cellular carriers are providing formidable competition to personal communications services carriers, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ Personal Communications Services Report, which is an offshoot of the …

Research In Motion Ltd. introduced a wireless e-mail solution, called BlackBerry, designed to allow Microsoft Exchange users mobile access to their desktop e-mail. BlackBerry is an end-to-end solution that combines …

Bundling continues to push forward, albeit at a slow pace. A recent Arthur Andersen survey of telecommunications companies found 66 percent of respondents offer bundled services to business customers, and …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commissioner Susan Ness last week added her voice to the growing drumbeat of U.S. opposition to European Union moves that could block the import of third-generation mobile phone …

WASHINGTON-A federal court of appeals on Friday upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum cap. The decision comes as the FCC is examining whether to remove the restriction that limits carriers …

BOSTON-Fidelity Investments announced its InstantBroker wireless stock alert and e-trading service will use BellSouth Wireless Data L.P.’s network for data transmission. As part of the agreement, Fidelity has exclusive use …

WASHINGTON-New House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) is expected to impact process more than policy in the 106th Congress, but his past support for Ameritech Corp.’s long-distance entry and strong campaign …

NEW YORK-Cellcom Israel Ltd., which has about 1 million customers, reportedly is planning to go public with a stock sale in the United States. Shares of many Israel-based companies closed …

The nation’s largest independent cellular carrier last week entertained bids from two potential acquirers in what could become a global bidding war. AirTouch Communications Inc. last week confirmed it was …

NEW YORK-When it comes to getting airtime to the end customer, no distribution issue is captivating carriers like cost reduction. As international competition increases and markets mature, carriers will be …

China News reported merger plans in Taiwan’s paging arena, with Taiwan Paging Network announcing its intention to buy Express Telecom and Ever Glory Telecom, as well as three mobile data …

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department’s denial of Nextel Communications Inc.’s request to modify a 1994 antitrust consent decree kept the nation’s top dispatch radio operator from bidding on bankrupt Geotek Communications Inc.’s …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. announced it entered into an agreement to acquire all the assets of BellSouth Mobility’s cellular operations in the Dothan, Ala., area. “The purchase will allow us …

SEATTLE-Go to any trade show where mobile phone operators congregate, and you will hear grumbling about how AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Digital One Rate pricing plan has wreaked havoc on …

The Palm VII personal digital assistant, announced this month by 3Com Corp. and Palm Computing Inc., continues to generate news and speculation, even though the product is not expected to …