BONN, Germany-Deutsche Telekom AG reportedly will combine its Internet service provider and cellular phone units to offer mobile data services on cellular phones via the Internet.Deutsche Telekom's ISP, T-Online, is said to be Europe's biggest with 4.2 million customers. T-Mobil, the company's mobile phone...
WASHINGTON-The leading provider of prepaid wireless services believes one main reason the United States is falling behind Europe in wireless customer take rates is the lack of calling party pays service."We are substantially behind Europe . That's not forward effort but backwards efforts even...
The first thing you need to know about me is that I am a lot like my pet bulldog: When I get ahold of something, I do not let go. Change is hard for me, so my decision to change mobile-phone providers was not made...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission rejected L.M. Ericsson's wireless 911 call-completion plan as deficient, but gave the Swedish phone manufacturer a three-month extension to comply with new rules that kicked in Feb. 13.The FCC said that while new 911 wireless rules encourage innovation and flexibility,...
The Department of Justice last week said SBC Communications Inc. has not sufficiently opened its local exchange market in Texas to be allowed into the long-distance market in that state. The Federal Communications Commission will make the final determination, but must give weight to...
Driven by the collision of wireless and the Internet, wireless e-commerce represents the single most powerful market disrupter of this decade. It will entice new "virtual" operators that will help redefine both the nature of wireless competition and the business and operational models required...
HONG KONG-Pacific Century CyberWorks, the Asian Internet company vying for a tie-up with Cable & Wireless HKT, raised more than $1 billion through a share placement. The funds could help PCCW's possible bid for Cable & Wireless HKT and thwart a partnership between HKT...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-The Symbian initiative unveiled several new product enhancements through deals announced at the Symbian Developers Conference.An agreement with Communication Intelligence Corp. added the company's Jot handwriting recognition system, QuickNotes electronic note-taking application, WordComplete predictive text-entry utility and Sign-On biometric security application to...
WASHINGTON-The `consensus' reached by a government-industry panel on a third-generation mobile phone position that the Clinton administration can take to the World Radiocommunication Conference this spring underscores the complexities faced by the United States in trying to craft a strategy that advances international business...
Agilent TechnologiesAgilent Technologies Inc. introduced a number of new test-solution products and made improvements to others. The Agilent 84000 RFIC series model A20E is a low-cost test solution developed specifically for high-volume semiconductor manufacturers that make radio-frequency power-amplifier integrated circuits used in cell phones...
WASHINGTON-Tower-siting bills in the Virginia and Massachusetts legislatures have triggered angry backlashes from local residents and officials who do not want to lose their voice in zoning matters and who suspect political influence peddling may be at the core of legislation in both states.Despite...
SYDNEY, Australia-Lucent Technologies Inc. unveiled two contracts-one with AAPT in Australia and the other with Telecom New Zealand-to build wireless mobile phone networks using Code Division Multiple Access technology.The contracts are valued at a total of $400 million.The $300 million contract with AAPT calls...
WASHINGTON-At the same time the wireless industry was telling Congress and the Federal Communications Commission that it could not deploy enhanced 911 without liability protection, it was developing and implementing wireless arbitration rules designed to keep wireless carriers out of court.Congress bought the industry's...
In a move designed to put the takeover of Iridium L.L.C.'s assets on the fast track, as well as appease disgruntled Iridium creditors, Craig McCaw and his team of investors have withdrawn the $74.6 million financing package submitted last week for the financially struggling...
ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone New Zealand agreed to trial Nokia's General Packet Radio Service core network solution and Wireless Application Protocol platform.Nokia said it will deliver its Internet Protocol core network infrastructure, including the company's Serving GPRS Support Node, Gateway GPRS Support Node, Charging Gateway, and...
While most conversations about the wireless Internet have focused on transmitting data, a few companies are looking at creating a voice-based Internet-browsing model aimed specifically at mobile phone users.Nuance Telecommunications Inc., a company based in Menlo Park, Calif., took the latest step in this...
SAN FRANCISCO-Nokia and Visa International signed a global agreement to cooperate on the development of payment solutions for mobile electronic commerce.The deal calls for the companies to develop ways in which financial institutions and mobile phone operators can offer secure payment services to their...
Globalstar L.P.'s worldwide service rollout took another step last week, bolstering its presence in Mexico where Globalstar de Mexico and Mexican cellular operator Iusacell formed a marketing agreement.According to the deal, Iusacell, Mexico's second-largest carrier, will sell Globalstar satellite phone services to its customers-on...
WASHINGTON-An FCC staff proposal for the implementation of calling party pays service is being heavily debated by the commissioners' offices-a debate that could lead to its removal from this week's Federal Communications Commission's Open Meeting agenda.CPP is similar to long-distance toll calling where the...
WASHINGTON-President Clinton last week proposed levying $200 million in analog broadcast spectrum lease fees this year to fund upgrades of federal public safety wireless systems as part of a technology-weighted, $1.84 trillion budget for 2001.The broadcast lease fee initiative drew a swift rebuke from...
JERUSALEM-Bezeq Israel Telecom Ltd., the state-owned telecommunications company, announced a plan to allow cellular telephone users to route incoming calls through either their mobile phones or the nearest fixed-line phone.The proposed One Phone service requires government approval.The company said it hopes to reach an...
In an unprecedented move to bring the Internet to mobile phone users, AOL Europe announced last week it entered into agreements with Nokia Corp. and L.M. Ericsson to develop and trial its "AOL Anywhere" mobile service based on the Wireless Application Protocol.The deal marks...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Corp. launched a new program and Web site-developer. sprintpcs.com-designed to help Web developers create their own Sprint PCS Wireless Web applications or simply make their own Web site accessible to the service."Sprint developed this Web site to harness the power of...
HONG KONG-An Asian Internet company is looking to block the proposed merger between Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd. and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., Reuters reported. Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd. hinted that it could launch a competing bid for Cable & Wireless HKT, one of six...
