Mobile Phones

Brazil edged nearer to its stated goal of liberalizing its telecom industry when the Canadian-Brazilian consortium Americel S.A. became the first private mobile phone operator to compete against the state-owned …

One big-name credit-card company believes it can help accomplish every wireless carrier’s objective: to gain brand recognition, target high-end users, simplify billing, reduce churn and perhaps entice customers to spend …

What, you haven’t had enough paparazzi already? Mohamed Al Fayed, owner of Harrods and the man who might have been father-in-law to the late Princess Di, is back in the …

Players in the crowded Hong Kong market may finally get a little elbow room, as Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd. announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Hongkong Telecom CSL, plans to acquire …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Ericsson Inc. recently announced that shipments of its smallest personal communications services phone are under way this month. The CF 788 weighs 4.7 ounces and stands four …

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 …

Only 24 more shopping days left before Christmas, but personal communications services pricing promotions don’t seem to look much different from those offered during the last few months. Though enticing …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-VLSI Technology Inc. introduced the OneC Global System for Mobile communications platform, a customizable, single-chip baseband silicon solution. The OneC chip enables manufacturers to customize semiconductors for GSM …

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. said its dual-mode Nokia 2180 phone that uses Code Division Multiple Access technology is available in the San Diego market. Developed at Nokia’s research center in San …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has resumed his probe of the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of mobile phone safety, requesting the agency respond by Dec. 19 to a new series …

Reps. Tom Bliley (R-Va.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) apparently have had it with rope-a-dope delays by Franklin L. Haney. Haney, as you may recall, is the Tennessee investor-developer and pal …

A Denver-based company has caught the attention of price-sensitive mobile phone carriers as well as some big manufacturers. Cactus Integration Group, incorporated Aug. 1, provides integrated, turnkey site development solutions …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a framework agreement, estimated at $24 million, with the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) to expand its Global System for Mobile communications network. The agreement, won in …

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 …

CANCUN, Mexico-Northern Telecom Ltd.’s Proximity T-LTX, which allows operators to offer fixed wireless services from a wireline switching system, is now commercially available, announced the company at Mexico’s Wireless ’97 …

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 …

WASHINGTON-In an effort to increase safety for students, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Ericsson Mobile Phones announced their Safe Schools program yesterday, which will provide wireless phones and service to …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group said Aliant Cellular Inc. awarded it a contract to replace an analog cellular network and deploy Narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone Service and Code …

Italy’s award of a third mobile phone tender has hit another snag. The country’s Post and Telecommunications Ministry delayed once again the long-awaited process until February due to an October …

WASHINGTON-Cellular subscriber growth in the United States increased dramatically this year following a slowdown last year, according to a study issued by The Strategis Group. The telecommunications consulting firm said …

HELSINKI, Finland-Cellular penetration rates recently reached 40 percent in Finland, according to Mikael Akermarck, senior researcher with the Finnish Ministry of Transport. The increased demand is attributable to factors including …

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 …

WASHINGTON-After months of being publicly pounded on antenna siting, health concerns, unsafe cell phone drivers and blocked E-911 calls, the wireless industry is responding with an approach that relies on …

WASHINGTON-The grass-roots backlash against antenna siting continued last week as lawsuits driven by environmentalists, soccer moms and organized labor were filed in three federal circuits to overturn the 1996 federal …