Handsets

NEW YORK-Exxon Corp., Irvine, Texas, has posted signs at its domestic filling stations requiring customers to turn off their wireless phones before filling their cars’ gas tanks due to the …

L.M. Ericsson wants the industry to know it plans to become a formidable contender in the cdmaOne infrastructure business. It’s been more than a month since the company completed its …

NEW YORK-Ericsson Mobile Phones, Research Triangle Park, N.C., introduced a suite of new handsets June 21 at MobileFocus ’99 that the company plans to offer for sale later this year …

HONG KONG-The future of cdmaOne technology was the theme of this year’s CDMA World Congress in Hong Kong, and while data services are the future, wireless executives are struggling with …

WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. is offering its handsets and wireless services via an e-commerce section on its redesigned Web site-www.powertel.com. Mike Bashaw, vice president of marketing and product development for …

HONG KONG-China United Telecommunications Corp.’s plan to deploy Code Division Multiple Access technology ensures its survival into the next generation and creates momentum for cdmaOne technology throughout the Asia-Pacific region, …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS will offer both dual-mode and single-mode Web-capable handsets from Nokia Corp., according to a contract the two signed that could be worth up to $500 million. …

ATLANTA-Southern LINC, the digital wireless communications services arm of energy company Southern Co., announced plans to offer a suite of wireless data and Internet services beginning this fall. Southern LINC, …

NCR NCR 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 …

LUTON, England-A study published by Strategy Analytics reports almost half of all cellular users in Europe can name Nokia Oy as a manufacturer of cellular phones. L.M. Ericsson (45 percent) …

MONTE CARLO, France-Nine global wireless communications companies formed a focus group to promote an Internet protocol-based wireless system for third-generation mobile communications technology. The group, called 3G.IP, consists of AT&T …

WASHINGTON-State regulators are concerned the Federal Communications Commission this week will adopt an item suggesting calling party pays is a commercial mobile radio service exempt from state regulation. There is …

HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced cdmaOne technology has gained significant momentum in Japan as a result of the recent cdmaOne nationwide service launch by DDI Corp. and IDO Corp. …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Ericsson Inc. won a $750 million contract to supply equipment to 14 BellSouth Cellular Corp. markets, including Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Ericsson will provide base stations, …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. announced it plans to work with Korea Telecom Freetel to develop a standards-based Internet and corporate service platform based on Microsoft products, such as Windows NT, Commercial …

NEW YORK-AirGate PCS Inc., a Sprint PCS affiliate headquartered in Atlanta, has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public through an initial public offering of $100 million …

WASHINGTON-Geotek Communications Inc. is moving forward to win creditor and bankruptcy court approval of a final plan of liquidation and is planning for contingencies in the event Nextel Communications Inc. …

Sprint PCS announced it will stop operating its Global System for Mobile communications network in Washington, D.C., by the end of the year, ending months of speculation and denials from …

Sprint PCS believes it has a strong enough wireless footprint to begin aggressively targeting business users. Analysts didn’t expect the company to heavily pursue this segment until next year, but …

One invention can boost customer satisfaction, make mobile phones more powerful and create higher revenue for carriers, a Norcross, Ga., company believes. Enrev Corp., formerly called Advanced Charger Technology Inc., …

WASHINGTON-The fallout of last week’s Federal Communications Commission decision on solving the dead-zone problem saw the chairman’s office denouncing the industry’s response and consumers advocates split. As expected, the FCC …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has developed the first in a family of new chipsets and system software solutions to support future cdma2000 products. The new solution will provide wireless …

NEW YORK-For status-conscious Americans, Nokia Corp. plans to debut by late summer its Nokia 8800 series phone, carrying a suggested retail price of “under $1,000,” the company said May 10. …

WETHERSFIELD, Conn.-Shared Technologies Cellular Inc. and the Home Shopping Network announced the intent to offer HSN members a branded prepaid cellular phone program, set to launch on or about May …

WASHINGTON-MCI WorldCom Inc. last week halted talks to buy Nextel Communications Inc. after succumbing to differences over price, putting shares of the No. 2 long-distance telephone company and the last …