DENVER, United States-If all goes as planned, the world could have as many as 10 mobile satellite communications (MSS) systems operating in the next five years. By 2002, the MSS industry could be an US$8.5 billion market.The various service providers will comprise four different...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. experienced higher revenues and net income in all its business units during the first quarter ended March 31, reporting a slight overall revenue increase, from $2.7 billion in 1997 to $2.72 billion in the recent quarter.First-quarter revenues at Nokia Telecommunications were...
WASHINGTON-A group that claims mobile phone transmitters pose a public health risk last week asked a federal appeals court in New York to stay the Federal Communications Commission's implementation of a telecom act provision that pre-empts local regulation of antenna siting on the basis...
ROME-Three consortia have submitted bids for Italy's third mobile phone license, due to be awarded mid-year.Two of the bids were expected for some time. Picienne-a consortium led by the Italian TV broadcasting company Mediaset and British Telecommunications plc-and Wind-comprised of Italian electric utility company...
DENVER-The Colorado Public Utilities Commission scrapped a plan that would have provided a new area code for wireless phones and pagers only.Citing legal and financial implications, the commission has instead opted to retain an original plan calling for an all-services overlay for area-code relief.The...
NEW YORK-Ericsson Inc. Mobile Phones and Terminals announced it will be the exclusive presenting sponsor of Grammy Award winning singer Celine Dion for her 1998-1999 North American concert tour, "Lets Talk About Love."Dion sings "My Heart Will Go On," this year's Academy Award-winning song...
The Land Mobile Communications Council this week is expected to ask the Federal Communications Commission to allocate 15 megahertz now and more spectrum later for private wireless communications. The request will include opportunities for sharing with the federal government, a feature supported by the...
MALVERN, Pa.-Triton Cellular Partners reached a definitive agreement to acquire 12 wireless operating territories in Kansas, Alabama and Mississippi from U.S. Unwired for about $158 million.Triton's strategy is to acquire rural wireless properties to develop regional rural service area clusters. It currently operates cellular...
CALABASAS, Calif.-Silverlake Communications Inc. announced it has completed software enhancements for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. with MessageFlash Text Messaging Software version 2.0 in AT&T Wireless' digital mobile phone and paging services.MessageFlash 2.0 is a custom application combining the look and feel of the popular...
Mobile phone accessory manufacturers and distributors say the accessory market has redefined itself since the onslaught of increased wireless carrier competition.Retailers no longer try to convince newly activated mobile phone subscribers that they need a leather case or a cigarette lighter adapter to go...
WASHINGTON-In a move that could reignite the debate over the wireless industry's responsibility to physically challenged Americans, a Colorado-based maker of a device enabling hearing-impaired people to use mobile phones said it will file a complaint against Qualcomm Inc. this week for violating disability...
Embracing a nickname that employees have given its logo for years, Motorola Inc. launched a $100 million global branding campaign that unites all its business sectors' consumer products under the moniker "Wings."The effort marks the first time the company has employed an ad campaign...
LONDON-The United Kingdom's Office of Telecommunications announced it has ended its restrictions on how mobile phone operators may market and distribute airtime and products.The new regulation, which will go into effect after a year-long transition period, will give Orange, One2One and two other smaller...
WASHINGTON-Despite all the hoopla surrounding antenna siting legislation, wireless anti-fraud, privacy and tax-repeal bills stand a far better chance of being passed by Congress and enacted into law this year.President Clinton is expected shortly to sign legislation that will outlaw unauthorized mobile phone cloning...
Robinson-Humphrey Co. L.L.C's latest quarterly survey of U.S. mobile phone prices indicates the pricing wars may be over.
The Atlanta-based company said pricing decreased since December just .8 percent to 1.6 percent on average, the smallest price decrease the company has seen since beginning the...
LONFON-Orange plc, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Orange Communications Ltd., said it submitted a bid for the third mobile phone license in the Republic of Ireland.The United Kingdom-based operator is not in partnership with any other companies at this stage in its pursuit of...
NEW YORK-Cellnet, a U.K. mobile phone network operator, has placed a contract with Nokia Telecommunications to expand its Global System for Mobile communications network. Nokia will supply equipment to cover both GSM 900 and GSM 1800 systems. Nokia will begin deliveries immediately and will...
After years of delays and controversy, the Italian Ministry of Communications began accepting bids for the country's third mobile phone license last week.The ministry set an April 15 deadline for interested parties to apply to participate in the auction for the DCS 1800 MHz...
ComTel Ltd., a United Kingdom-based cable TV company, said it plans to offer its customers mobile telephone service through an agreement with U.K. cellular carrier Cellnet.ComTel business customers will be able to purchase mobile phones at competitive prices, said the company, which also will...
AUTHENTIX NETWORK INC.William W. Erdman was named president and chief executive officer of Authentix Network Inc., a company offering enhanced roaming solutions to wireless service providers. Erdman was one of the founding members and the first chairman of the Cellular Radio Communications Association, which...
IRVING, Texas-NEC America Inc. said its Wireless Voice Terminals Division developed a new merchandising program to support GTE Corp.'s FamilyNet, a wireless service that allows up to four family members to stay in touch using cellular phones and pagers."NEC is in a unique position...
WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) voiced strong support last week for emergency wireless services, but concerns over funding and privacy could hurt legislation expected to be introduced shortly that would convert federal property antenna siting fees into state and local grants for...
WASHINGTON-In a major victory for the wireless industry, the Justice Department last week approved an antenna siting collocation plan crafted by the Personal Communications Industry Association.The PCIA approach includes an information exchange, known as the Site Search Clearinghouse, which will allow wireless carriers to...
Nine companies are set to bid in the Australian personal communications services spectrum auction April 14, amid uncertainties surrounding the auction process and an economic crisis gripping many nations in the Asia-Pacific region.The Australian Communications Authority will auction 10 PCS licenses in the 1800...
