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Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced a massive restructuring plan last week that includes cutting 55 percent of its work force-a full 700 positions-and completely dismantling its wireless messaging infrastructure division. Glenayre …

DALLAS-WebLink Wireless Inc., one of the nation’s largest messaging carriers with more than 2 million customers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the …

As the nation’s largest messaging carriers suffer through a potentially disastrous economic decline, smaller carriers-those that only cover a few states-are also feeling the effects of the flagging industry. However, …

“Advanced messaging services.” It’s the catch phrase for the wireless messaging industry today, with most major companies betting everything that services like wireless e-mail access, Internet information and two-way paging …

NEW YORK-Third-generation technology is completely unnecessary for taking advantage of data opportunities, which are growing even though widespread consumer adoption may be years away, according to speakers at the recent …

NEW YORK-Although growing use of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry e-mail service has congested wireless networks in some areas, paging carriers are not well-positioned to seize this opportunity to serve as …

Aether Systems Inc. announced solid first-quarter earnings last week along with a slightly revised business plan, but the results were not enough to please investors who once cherished the company …

Vision. Brains. Stubbornness. Courage. Discouragement, Spunk. Talent. Persistence. The four people inducted into RCR Wireless News’ Wireless Hall of Fame this year display most, if not all of these attributes …

NEW YORK-With up to seven competitors in some large markets, price wars have begun that are not sustainable as a long-term business case for carriers, telecommunications executives said last week …

While many people make a name for themselves by inventing technology that somehow changes the world, James A. Dwyer Jr.’s contribution to the wireless communications industry during the past 40 …

Navigating the September trade-show scene is going to be a challenge for the wireless industry. The two major trade associations are sponsoring shows the same week targeting the same audience. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is accepting comments on a request from Space Data Research L.L.C. for a declaratory ruling or waiver to allow it to use balloons as base stations …

HONOLULU-RAM Paging Hawaii, a Hawaiian paging company, said it will start operating under the name of its parent company, Arch Wireless Inc. “Arch Wireless has grown to become one of …

The plan is ambitious, to say the least. Metrocall Inc. and WebLink Wireless Inc. announced last week a plan to merge by concurrently filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a business …

As troubles continue to escalate for embattled paging companies, speculation on marriages between the largest companies are getting rave reviews, even if they don’t pan out. Media reports surfaced last …

Earlier this month, bankruptcy officials worked to auction off what was left of TSR Wireless L.L.C., which was the nation’s largest privately held paging carrier before it filed for Chapter …

@Road, which provides location-enhanced wireless Internet solutions for mobile resource management (MRM), announced it will collaborate with Blue Wireless to develop voice-enabled solutions for the @Road LocationSmart Technology platform. By …

The traditional paging industry is dead, many analysts and paging veterans agree. But there is an escape route for the few companies left fighting, though many industry observers agree more …

Two-way messaging licenses held by the now-bankrupt paging company TSR Wireless L.L.C. will be auctioned off near the end of this month, according to the company’s bankruptcy trustee Charles Forman. …

MONTREAL-TIW added 878,300 net subscriber during the fourth quarter to reach a total of more than 4.4 million cellular subscribers, an increase of 97 percent from 1999. ClearWave N.V., a …

SAN FRANCISCO-Aspiro and Wysdom Inc. signed an agreement that enables Aspiro to deliver short message service traffic within North America and Wysdom to deliver SMS traffic to the European market. …

Infowave Thomas U. Koll was appointed Infowave Software Inc.’s new chief executive officer. He previously was vice president of Microsoft’s Network Solutions Group and was responsible for the company’s worldwide …

NEW YORK-The story of NTELOS Inc. and Citizens Communications Inc., as told at Legg Mason Wood Walker’s recent “Future of Rural Telecommunications” conference, demonstrates the wireless opportunity’s expansion well beyond …

Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket Comfortable Wireless service in Wichita, Kan., where consumers can take advantage of Leap’s unlimited local calling plans for $30 per month. AT&T Wireless …

BEIJING-While China’s mobile-phone subscribers nearly doubled to 85.26 million last year, the country’s paging manufacturers and operators fought a rearguard battle. With continuing price drops in handsets and mobile services, …