NEW YORK-With a stroke of Republican Gov. George Pataki's pen June 28, New York became the first state in the country to impose a statewide ban on the handheld use of wireless phones by most drivers in most instances."The misuse of cellular telephones has...
Just beating a federally mandated deadline, Verizon Wireless sold off its Chicago interests in PrimeCo Personal Communications last week to a telecommunications investment group led by Southern California-based Clarity Partners L.P. Other members of the investment group include Pacific Capital Group Inc., Trimaran Capital...
NEW YORK-Kyocera Corp., Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. showcased new wireless phones at the TechXNY PC Expo 2001 last week that are more than conversation pieces.PC-EPhoneIn early July, San Diego-based distributor PC-EPhone Inc. will begin marketing through carriers, electronics retailers and online...
In technology as in life, the last protocol on stage is the hero. While time will serve as jury in due course, for now the CDMA operators and manufacturers seem to be gloating, sometimes quietly and sometimes on rooftops, that they are a few...
TOKYO- NTT DoCoMo, in cooperation with KPN Mobile and E-Plus, is scheduled to launch i-mode-like services in the Netherlands and Germany in the fourth quarter. Access, a Japanese provider of microbrowsers for non-PC devices including NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service, is also exploring the European...
WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc., a one-time poster child for everything that went wrong with the government's C-block auction for PCS licenses, said it stands ready to continue to build its network, following an appeals court ruling last Friday that said the government could not cancel...
NEW YORK-A noteworthy dynamic has developed in which major players like AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless and Sprint PCS are actively promoting prepaid services, while smaller providers like Dobson Communications Corp. and TeleCorp PCS want to minimize its role."The irony is not lost...
WASHINGTON-While policy-makers struggle to balance commercial spectrum needs and national security, the outcome of industry efforts to secure the military's 1700 MHz band for third-generation wireless systems could be influenced greatly by Pentagon budgetary constraints, international pressure, presidential politics and last Friday's stunning court...
WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America last week accused Verizon Communications Inc. of violating last summer's labor agreement by blocking wireless and information services workers from unionizing."The company has been doing everything it can to mislead and intimidate workers and block their organizing efforts," said...
Tower companies tend to fall into a safe and cozy place in the hard driving, fast moving wireless machine, seemingly immune to the pitfalls that plague carriers and network equipment suppliers, pitfalls such as subscriber churn, microprocessor shortages and a crashing stock market that...
WASHINGTON-The cellular industry, putting the brakes for now on major legislation to avoid unnecessarily provoking the Pentagon, is floating a stop-gap plan on Capitol Hill that urges federal regulators to postpone next month's ruling on third-generation mobile-phone spectrum and that calls on the departments...
WASHINGTON-The House telecom subcommittee heard testimony last Thursday on what Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) called "the most compelling issue to come before it this year: " enhanced 911 deployment. But instead of a status report, the committee was treated to finger pointing and unanswered questions.The...
Verizon Wireless is considering either using wideband-CDMA technology as its third-generation network standard or adding the technology to its CDMA-based network. Company spokespeople assert the move is not new-or news-but it is nonetheless representative of the murky realm of 3G wireless issues and carriers'...
A few years back RCR Wireless News ran a story that said AT&T Corp. was exploring-just studying the possibility, mind you-of implementing a CDMA overlay onto its TDMA network, and we incurred the wrath of AT&T CEO John Zeglis.My, how times have changed.Today carriers...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Verizon Wireless users are the most satisfied, according to a recent survey by Gartner Inc.Verizon received the highest marks in service satisfaction, with 87 percent of those surveyed reporting they were very or somewhat satisfied with their wireless voice service. AT&T Wireless followed...
REDMOND, Wash.-Metawave Communications Corp. and Verizon Wireless are joining to supply smart antenna products.The agreement, which consolidates previous arrangements Metawave had with Bell Atlantic, AirTouch and GTE, calls for Metawave to supply Verizon with a suite of smart antenna systems that will increase the...
BlackstoneBlackstone announced Elaine Moncayo has joined its marketing department as marketing coordinator. In her new position, she will be responsible for internal marketing, including newsletter, brochures, Web site updates and presentations. She will work with both Blackstone employees and distributors in Miami and across...
Their words were cautious yet wise, and at times peppered with remorse, but as Cingular Wireless Chief Executive Officer Stephen Carter and Verizon Wireless President and CEO Dennis Strigl addressed attendees at the wireless keynote session at SuperComm last week in Atlanta, it became...
Deutsche Telekom's recent acquisition of U.S.-based GSM operator VoiceStream Wireless Corp. again showed the ever-shrinking nature of the wireless industry. Including United Kingdom-based Vodafone Group plc's partial ownership stake in Verizon Wireless and Japan's NTT DoCoMo's interest in AT&T Wireless Services Inc., international telecommunications...
WASHINGTON-It is a little hard to tell-and opinions differ-but it appears a bill to give the Federal Communications Commission additional authority to fine local exchange carriers for not opening up their markets to competition could impact wireless carriers just as the industry faces impending...
While some industry observers have been harping on how long the wireless industry will have to wait before it sees the widespread use of mobile data services, a report from Dataquest Inc. offers a more hopeful outlook, forecasting that wireless data subscribers will blossom...
When RadioShack warned last month its second-quarter sales were sluggish, the news did not surprise many. Sure, RadioShack's stock price fell 20 percent, but double-digit losses have become routine. But when the company blamed a $50 million anticipated sales shortfall on wireless handset and...
The use of affiliates to manage and operate local markets is common in the wireless industry. While the larger carriers use affiliates to help build out their national footprints, affiliates are often left behind the scenes operating the networks and providing a local connection...
WASHINGTON-A recently released report from congressional auditors shows that an FBI unit created in 1998 to warn of cyber-security threats and infrastructure protection risks has had challenges getting off the ground.The successes and challenges of the National Infrastructure Protection Center are detailed in a...
