Handsets

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service announced Dec. 22 it had lowered the speculative grade ratings to Ba2 from Ba1 on about $400 million in outstanding debt issued by Total Access Communication …

The Asian currency crisis has created hidden opportunities for providers of cellular equipment and for global carriers and vendors to invest in under-capitalized regional carriers and distributors at enticing rates, …

Holiday shoppers this year will be faced with a variety of choices when it comes to selecting a wireless service, and the average consumer probably will have a difficult time …

DALLAS-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. launched its PrimeTravel service, which allows subscribers to roam throughout the nation using dual-mode/dual-band handsets manufactured by Sony Corp. The company also announced it has implemented …

NEW YORK-When looking for the causes of customer churn, executives of cellular and personal communications services carriers should “start with the man in the mirror,” to borrow words from pop …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Code Division Multiple Access-based service was a promise a year ago, but it has begun to deliver in a big way today, speakers at the 1997 CDMA North American …

NEW YORK-Competition among wireless carriers has driven down per-minute use charges by 6 percent on average, with some carriers slashing prices by more than a third, according to a new …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc.’s new subsidiary, Brightpoint (Ireland) Ltd., will supply Esat Digifone with “Digipacks” that will include fulfillment and distribution services, and wireless handsets and accessories. Ireland’s newest mobile phone operator, …

NEW YORK-For handset manufacturers, next year likely will be a transition period as new entrants gear up to enter the rapidly expanding wireless marketplace, said Jeffrey Schlesinger, wireless technology analyst …

As the Global System for Mobile communications community celebrates the inroads the technology has made throughout the world, the GSM MoU Association said it will continue to promote the technology …

NEW YORK-With the introduction Dec. 1 of a suite of radio-frequency integrated circuit products, Texas Instruments, Dallas, made a giant leap forward toward providing all major system blocks for digital …

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-StayTuned, a new Web-based company that provides information services for pagers and personal communications services handsets with short messaging service, has announced it is ready to begin providing service …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Conductus Inc. announced it has received commitments from two cellular operators to deploy its multiple ClearSite receiver subsystems in the carriers’ base stations. Conductus will deliver the systems during …

NEW YORK-Telecom Analysis Systems, Eatontown, N.J., said Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, has implemented the TAS Code Division Multiple Access Automatic Test System for testing software in its cellular and personal …

Dr. Dan Schlager, M.D., president of Zoltar Satellite Alarm Systems, filed an ex parte brief with the Federal Communications Commission urging it to apply Phase II E911 rules on locating …

NEW YORK-Samsung Telecommunications America Inc. and Ameritech Corp. expect to announce by early next month a partnership to deliver dual-mode Code Division Multiple Access/Analog Mobile Phone Service phones. The handsets …

NEW YORK-Robust would be an understatement in describing the third-quarter venture capital market, both overall and for telecommunications in particular. The wireless and wireline telecommunications sector is one of the …

As wireless industry leaders continue to tout convergence as the next frontier for the industry, one Southeastern carrier has quietly pulled itself ahead of the game. Alltel Communications Inc. significantly …

SK Telecom Co. Ltd., South Korea’s largest cellular operator, has completed test trials of third-generation services, which it expects to offer to the public at the 2002 World Cup in …

Sitting in a meeting several years ago, Douglas (Bud) Weiser and his staff were oblivious to a tornado touching down not too far from their office. Traditional emergency warning systems-outdoor …

OSHKOSH, Wis.-C-block operator Airadigm Communications Inc. said it launched 1900 MHz personal communications services in Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, Wis. The service, branded Einstein, uses Global System for Mobile …

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced three South Korean wireless communications equipment manufacturers are including Lucent’s digital signal processor-based compression and decompression (codec) technology in their Code Division Multiple Access …

PARSIPPANY, N.J.-Philips Consumer Communications L.P. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said that Philips will provide AT&T with multifunction, digital wireless handsets under an agreement previously entered into with Lucent Technologies …

It is unclear whether the wireless communications industry will be recession proof in the Asia-Pacific region if certain currencies there continue to fall taking economic growth with them. Beginning with …

LONDON-Code Division Multiple Access technology is playing a key role in several leading technology contenders for third-generation wireless networks in Europe, but back-to-back industry shows held here last week underlined …