Devices

ORLANDO, Fla.-Despite the reluctance of some carriers to report fraud figures and the inability of many to distinguish fraud from bad debt, a popular consensus is that fraud against wireless …

Chesapeake Microwave Chesapeake Microwave Technologies Inc. introduced a 50-watt personal communications services Global System for Mobile communications amplifier and a 30-watt DCS GSM amplifier. The 50-watt PCS GSM amplifier is …

Motorola Inc. announced a partnership with BMW North America Inc. to create a new telematics cellular phone system expected to be available on all BMW models by late this year. …

The main goal for the American Mobile Telecommunications Association is regulatory flexibility or more accurately-one-size-does-not-fit-all. AMTA President Alan Shark has been fighting the good fight with the Federal Communications Commission …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Synacom Technology Inc. said it successfully tested its CloneSafe wireless cloning fraud system as part of Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Cooperative Innovations program. The CloneSafe system facilitates authentication by …

DUBLIN, Ireland-The trunked-radio industry in Europe is making confident noises about future growth, with much of this optimism based on development of new applications arising from the TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked …

BANGKOK, Thailand-Like many high-tech firms in the United States, Motorola Inc. caught a cold from its exposure to the Asian flu and is working to recover. While no one can …

BANGALORE, India-By the end of December 1997, there were close to 800,000 cellular subscribers in the four metros and 15 telecom circles (roughly equivalent to states) where services so far …

The various pieces necessary for the unified messaging market to reach its explosive potential have fallen into place, according to a report recently released by the Pelorus Group, “Unified & …

Which signs should a person pay attention to in today’s crazy stock market? Wireless companies haven’t fared too well from the looks of RCR’s StockWatch the last few weeks, although …

NEW YORK-NTT Mobile Communications Networks Inc. sold the second-largest initial public offering in history Oct. 22, raising $18.4 billion as its stock began trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Nippon …

SAO PAULO-BellSouth Corp. announced late last week that its BCP S.A. cellular operation in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has wiped out its 1.8 million-person waiting list for cellular service, signing on …

LAS VEGAS-Microsoft Corp. announced last week at Wireless I.T. in Las Vegas plans to create a microbrowser designed specifically for handheld wireless devices to access Web content. According to Cameron …

ORLANDO, Fla.-To paraphrase a Bell Atlantic commercial, “wild things are happening” in dispatch radio, according to speakers at the recent PCS ’98 show. Just outside the spotlight, which is focused …

While the debate around third-generation wireless technology to date has focused on which air interface to incorporate into the standard, leading wireless vendors brought up a few other crucial points …

WASHINGTON-She didn’t ask for the job. She didn’t even really know about the job before she got it. But here she is and she is going to do her best …

NEW YORK-Analog Devices Inc., Norwood, Mass., plans Oct. 12 to make available to all wireless handset and aftermarket device manufacturers its full-duplex, voice-activated system for hands-free wireless phone kits. “The …

WASHINGTON-A confluence of factors are converging that may force the Federal Communications Commission to relax the commercial wireless 45 megahertz spectrum cap, an antitrust check that some feel has outlived …

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-Hearing-aid manufacturer Starkey Laboratories Inc. said testing of a new antenna design from RangeStar International Corp. and a new model Starkey hearing aid showed reduced audio interference by …

SONY Sony Electronics’ Personal Mobile Communications-America announced the availability of a dual-mode 800 MHz analog/Code Division Multiple Access version of its D-Wave Zuma wireless handset. The lithium ion battery provides …

As an industry, we are all too aware of the fundamental changes in our business. The days of high average revenue per minute of use, phenomenal subscriber growth numbers, low …

SAN DIEGO-OmniVoice Technologies Inc. announced plans to commence beta trials of its digital voice paging technology with Mexican paging provider Digitel. OmniVoice’s technology allows paging subscribers to send text and …

WASHINGTON-Lawmakers for months have been deluged with letters from constituents who fear the Federal Communications Commission will not make the wireless industry comply with the 1996 telecom act’s mandate to …

ORLANDO, Fla.-BellSouth Wireless Data disclosed in greater detail its distribution strategy for its Interactive Paging service at PCS ’98 last week, where the company also announced a strategic alliance and …

AvantGo Inc. released a new solution designed to extend enterprise and Web-based applications to handheld computers, allowing companies to deploy corporate applications to mobile devices that are compatible with their …