LAS VEGAS-Manufacturers at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas may have been hinting at things to come with a handful of launches and plenty of promises of phones that can do more for longer periods of time.Long-awaited dual-mode, dual-band phones-those that work...
WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. is poised to begin a technical trial in Las Vegas of what it describes as the first F-block personal communications services network built to date. The company also has built test networks in San Diego, San Antonio and Washington, D.C., but...
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to perform value-added logistics services like receiving, kit preparation and packaging for Conxus Communications Inc., Greenville, S.C.Conxus is building a nationwide narrowband personal communications services network based on Motorola Inc.'s InFLEXion technology. Conxus has launched...
Many companies that provide anti-cloning products to analog cellular network operators are gearing up for the takeover of digital-based service in the coming years and are waiting to capitalize on problems digital operators will face.Authentication systems are expected to be installed in all digital...
NEW YORK-The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration made several specific recommendations for future actions regarding highway safety in its recent report.Today, only the states of Minnesota and Oklahoma "include a specific data element relating to cellular phone use in their police accident reports,"...
NEW YORK-Noting there is inadequate data available about the impact of cellular phone use on car crashes, a federal agency nevertheless said cell phone use does play a role in auto accidents, one that is likely to grow as more people use wireless phones...
Canadian mobile phone operators are hoping the holiday season will help them rebound from lagging subscriber additions and falling stock prices."The third quarter was a weak quarter in terms of subscriber additions" for the Canadian mobile phone market, said Colette Fleming, vice president of...
Pathnet Inc. signed an agreement with Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative to help upgrade the utility company's existing internal communications network. Under the agreement, Pathnet plans to begin preliminary construction and engineering of 11 paths, extending about 200 miles, during the first quarter of...
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 Public Co. Ltd., a wireless carrier headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.Moody's took the action in...
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, said Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd. in a recent report.The firm said the current fiscal...
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 over-the-air activation.PrimeCo has signed roaming agreements with its parent companies-AirTouch Communications Inc., Bell Atlantic Corp....
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 singer Michael Jackson."In many ways, it's not the customers who have caused churn; it's...
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 Regional Congress said last week.As 1997 draws to a close, the CDMA Development Group,...
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 wading through all the alphabet soup.According to a survey commissioned by Ameritech Corp. and...
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 study by Paul Kagan Associates Inc., Carmel, Calif.A closer look at the most competitive...
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, Esat Digifone launched last March with a full range of Global Systems for Mobile communications...
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 for UBS Securities L.L.C.Brightpoint Inc. projects that sales of new handsets in North America...
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 worldwide and make sure third-generation technology incorporates a GSM platform and open interface.As of...
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 wireless phones."Right now, we are the number one supplier of digital basebands, and we...
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 to customers.The Sacramento, Calif.-based company said it uses push technology to send information such...
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 will be sold to Ameritech customers in a few major Midwestern cities, according to a...
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 key catalysts fueling the phenomenal growth, said Kirk Walden, national director of the quarterly venture...
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 increased its wireless footprint as a result of the D-, E-and F-block personal communications services...
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 the quarter and, following brief evaluation periods to verify the systems meet certain specifications, the...
