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DUBLIN, Ireland-The myth that prepaid cellular users are by definition low-value customers has been firmly discredited, and prepaid services did much to increase GSM penetration among the young and cost …

NEW YORK-At the suggestion of a franchise owner-operator, McDonald’s Corp., Oak Brook, Ill., has decided to add wireless electronic payment to its menu at several restaurant drive-up windows in Southern …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Prepaid wireless services provider Pre-Cell Solutions Inc. said it will provide Web-enabled CDMA digital handsets for the U.S. prepaid market by the end of October. The handsets will incorporate …

Analog Devices Analog Devices Inc. introduced the AD9226, a 12-bit, 65 MSPS analog-to-digital converter designed to increase data rates and enable direct intermediate frequency-sampling architectures for communications applications, including next-generation …

WASHINGTON-Nearly a week after the Federal Communications Commission ruled that wireless carriers can be subject to damages awarded in civil lawsuits, consumers and the industry are reading the ruling differently. …

As NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode service continues to grow in popularity, several industry players are offering solutions to make i-mode content compatible with WAP phones. One such company, iJapan, recently introduced …

BERWYN, Pa.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network affiliate Triton PCS Holdings Inc. posted second-quarter financial results, adding 58,000 subscribers during the quarter, bringing the company’s total subscriber base to 300,000. Total …

For a company focused on the billing market, Geneva Technology Ltd.’s convergent billing software seems strangely unfocused on any one industry, and that’s how Geneva designed it. As the United …

Astata Corp. is a new wireless application service provider with a focus on the enterprise application market. As a means of promoting its wireless gateway platform, the company recently introduced …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson won a $200 million contract from Pegaso for Code Division Multiple Access equipment and services to expand Pegaso’s personal communications services network in Mexico. The contract includes …

Deutsche Telekom AG executives found themselves justifying the price the German company paid for Voice-Stream Wireless Corp. as it detailed the new deal to analysts last week. “The price is …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. reported that Wyoming-based Union Telephone signed up its first customer for Corsair’s PrePay Open, an infrastructure-independent wireless prepaid billing system. Union Telephone previously used a …

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. signed a five-year contract for billing and customer-care systems with Verizon Wireless. Convergys, which has pre-existing relationships with Bell Atlantic Corp., Vodafone AirTouch plc and GTE Corp., said …

LOS ANGELES-Handset-based billing and accounting technologies provider Telemac Corp. and Topp Telecom Inc., a supplier of prepaid wireless services, settled their patent litigation. As part of the settlement, Telemac granted …

WASHINGTON-The high-flying mobile-phone industry-poised to pick up its 100 millionth subscriber this week-could soon find itself in the throes of a major consumer backlash. Complaints about mobile-phone service-including dropped calls, …

TORONTO-724 Solutions Inc. announced agreements with Certicom and CheckFree for security and electronic billing services, respectively. The agreement with Certicom aims to provide a wireless public key infrastructure solution for …

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 …

WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives last week passed legislation by voice vote to mandate that wireless subscribers be taxed based on a single address. The Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act will ensure …

NEW YORK-If Richard Levine has his way, everyone could revert to seven-digit local calling simplicity, even amid the expanding complexity of wired and wireless telecommunications. Levine, a research alumnus of …

NEW YORK-The interplay between intelligent networks and Internet Protocol is a battle of the Titans, according to David Berndt, director of wireless mobile technologies for The Yankee Group. Carriers must …

Arch Communications Group Inc. launched its two-way messaging service this week, positioning the new service as far away from the old paging paradigm as possible by using the brand Webster …

WASHINGTON-Customer care, billing and order management solutions provider Amdocs and Hewlett-Packard Co. reported plans to provide a real-time, prepaid billing solution capable of running on public switched telephone and Internet …

NEW YORK-Where wireless data is concerned, Dennis F. Strigl, president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless, has assumed the enthusiasm of a recent convert. “I was not bullish on …

NEW YORK-Narus Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., introduced several new capabilities to its Internet business infrastructure solutions. These include content metering and Web commerce service modules for the Narus Billing Mediation …

NEW YORK-The conventional wisdom that communications software and enhanced services were “a one-night stand as an investment opportunity,” has faded away amid a proliferation of new carrier requirements, said Susan …