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 news. He's in court challenging a 70-foot mobile phone tower near his estate at Oxted,...
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 full ownership of Pacific Link Communications Ltd.Hongkong Telecom signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding...
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 inches tall. It provides three hours and 20 minutes of talk time and 60 hours...
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...
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 price packages remain, like 400 minutes for $40, the deeply discounted PCS pricing plans, like...
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 mobile phones or related applications such as mobile computing, personal digital assistants and global positioning...
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 Diego, the 800 MHz phone, which provides up to 210 minutes of talk time and...
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 of questions on the status of government and non-government research on radio-frequency radiation from...
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 of Al Gore who is suspected of paying $1 million to Peter Knight, another...
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 to wireless carriers. Services range from site identification and acquisition to engineering and installation services."We...
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 competition with other major suppliers, will cover radio base stations and AXE switching, and it...
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 communications services phones.A turnkey hardware and software solution, the TAS CDMA ATS automatically tests...
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 show.The Proximity T-LTX uses Time Division Multiple Access technology to deploy additional capacity, particularly...
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...
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 1,000 schools in America.The phones can be assigned to school security guards, parking lot...
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 Division Multiple Access cellular infrastructure equipment in Aliant's Omaha and Lincoln, Neb., markets.Motorola values...
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 dispute in the government over budget issues.Italy's telecom ministry plans to tender an 1800...
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 the increase was due to increased competition, including lower prices, increased marketing and distribution and...
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 a shift in perceptions of mobile phones from a "businessman's gadget" to an essential tool...
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...
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 good corporate citizenship and uses the power of advertising to stress the public-safety benefits...
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 radio-frequency radiation exposure standard, while House legislation was uncorked to return full oversight of...
ATLANTA-Sema Group, a systems integration, consulting and outsourcing company, launched a customer care and billing service bureau for wireless network operators in the United States.The system provides pay-as-you-go service based on subscriber growth, said Sema. The service bureau will be operated entirely by Sema...
