OXFORD, United Kingdom-A seasonal increase in demand caused by an influx of visitors is a familiar phenomenon to many cellular network operators. But the increased demand is rarely overwhelming and usually is spread out in both time and space. Not so in Saudi Arabia....
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Cellular penetration rates now exceed 50 percent in Finland. But real penetration rates are much higher if you ignore the very old and the very young. Pretty well every Finn who can walk and talk now has a mobile phone.Amongst Finnish youth,...
SONYSony Electronics' Personal Mobile Communications-America announced the availability of a dual-mode 800 MHz analog/Code Division Multiple Access version of its D-Wave Zuma wireless handset. The lithium ion battery provides up to 2.3 hours of talk time or up to 45 hours standby time in...
If the promise of enhanced wireless services was a hot-fudge sundae with lots of toppings, about the only thing wireless customers have been served so far is vanilla ice cream sprinkled with nuts.That according to Larry Swasey, senior wireless analyst at Allied Business Intelligence,...
Strategy Analytics debated the future of data transmission over cellular networks in a conference call last week, and found that while current usage levels are low in both Europe and the United States, there is great potential for such advanced services.In Europe, where Global...
DUBLIN, Ireland-One application driving the increasing amount of data traffic on mobile networks is short message service (SMS), which allows phone users to send a message from one handset to another. But while SMS is undoubtedly a useful service-and can reach subscribers in areas...
DENVER, United States-Analysts from consulting firm Strategy Analytics debated the future of data transmission over cellular networks in a June conference call, concluding that while current usage levels are low in both Europe and the United States, there is great potential for such services.In...
DUBLIN, Ireland-Esat Digifone has built a substantial market share since it launched Ireland's second Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) phone service last March. Global Wireless spoke to Marketing Director Derek Handley to find out about the company's market strategy for growth.Ireland has a...
Like a tsunami we don't see until it's too late, number portability is heading toward the wireless industry, and few companies seem prepared for the impending storm.While phones, technology and communication vehicles have changed dramatically through the years, one constant in the telecommunications industry...
The Strategis Group predicts despite the industry's hardships to date, the commercial mobile data business can expect a rash of subscribers and revenues in the immediate years to come.In a report titled, "U.S. Mobile Data Marketplace: 1997," the Washington-based consulting company predicts there will be...
DALLAS-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced its new wireless system, Short Message Service, has been installed in PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P.'s nationwide PCS network to give customers access to messaging and information services.Lucent's wireless intelligent network platform will allow PrimeCo's customers to receive text messages, e-mail,...
With all the focus on enhanced messaging services allowed by both broadband and narrowband personal communications services lately, the last several months have seen a number of technologies introduced that make it possible to access the Internet, receive e-mail and receive personalized text-based information...
WILMINGTON, Mass.-Priority Call Management Inc. said it optimized its ORYX platform with a short message service application, resulting in an application that provides one number, prepaid calling and enhanced messaging short messages to digital handsets.The addition of SMS reflects growing demands in the wireless...
WILMINGTON, Mass.-Priority Call Management has introduced a short messaging service application to its Oryx platform.Priority said its SMS application provides one number, prepaid calling and enhanced messaging short messages to digital handsets. It allows subscribers to access caller ID and name, prepaid balance, available...
For a cellular carrier competing in a growing marketplace, value-added services translate into more revenue. A small Silicon Valley development firm plans to deliver on that concept.San Jose, Calif.-based Aeris Communications Inc., formerly known as Axion Logistics Corp., plans to position itself as a...
There is enough room in today's marketplace of specialized products for both traditional paging and the handset messaging offered by new 1800 MHz wireless operators and digital cellular operators, analysts say."Consider the microwave oven," said David Abraham of David Abraham & Co., Westport, Conn.,...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced its cast of wireless applications that enable cellular phone users to access information directly from the Internet.Motorola Wireless Internet Services will provide cellular and personal communications services subscribers with the ability to retrieve information including e-mail...
Datum Inc.'s Timing Division announced the release of a small high-performance Global Positioning Satellite system receiver. Datum said the StarTime GPS Clock is designed for applications that require not only high performance but small physical size and low price. The clock consists of an...
WASHINGTON, D.C.-A committee under the Industry Carriers Compatibility Forum submitted to federal authorities a plan for providing personal communications services users with number portability.The Industry Numbering Committee's proposal would allow PCS subscribers to keep one non-geographically assigned phone number, even if they change service...
