DENVER, United States—Spurred by recent announcements across the globe and a bold move by AT&T Wireless Services, network operators in the United States are scampering to open up their short message service (SMS) systems in hopes recreating the tremendous success of SMS in Europe."I...
TORONTO—In a major joint announcement, four of Canada's wireless carriers said they are joining forces in an effort to stimulate short messaging service (SMS) use by creating an interoperable messaging service.Under the deal, subscribers of Bell Mobility, Microcell Connexions, Rogers AT&T and Telus Mobility...
TORONTO-Canada has vast acreage and is sparsely populated in many areas, yet it has the most affordable wireless rates in the world, according to new research.A recent study by the Yankee Group, a Boston-based technology research firm, concluded that Canada, when measured against 27...
WASHINGTON-The Canadian wireless industry, which slowed considerably last year because of marketplace confusion about PCS (Personal Communications Services)/cellular technology and pricing, appears to have sorted things out and returned to a fast-growth track in 1998.The two new players, which offer PCS, and the two...
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OTTAWA-The Canadian wireless telecommunications industry is doing some important looking ahead, even though it still is preoccupied with rolling out the four competing national PCS services.Appearing on the horizon for wireless-industry leaders in Canada are advanced wireless communications technologies-third-generation (3G) systems. Canada has left...
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