WASHINGTON-One word describes wireless telecom policy in the last 20 years: competition."Wireless was competitive before competition was cool," said Brian Fontes, vice president of federal relations for Cingular Wireless Inc. and former senior vice president of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association and...
WALLDORF, Germany—Siemens AG says it will build its wireless phones with mySAP Lifecycle Management, which reduces the time from design to production and, therefore time to market."Siemens Mobile also benefits from the collaborative capabilities in mySAP LM, and this improves our relationships with internal...
NEW YORK—Fanlink Networks plans to debut its "fan-friendly" wireless technology at the Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints NFL game this Sunday at the Louisiana Superdome.The new technology will allow ticket holders to order food, drinks and merchandise and have the purchases delivered to...
RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communication Inc. released a statement shortly after the incidents of September 11 extending condolences to anyone affected by the tragic events and thanks to anyone participating in the ongoing rescue efforts. The company said it is relieved all of its employees are...
WASHINGTON—A traffic systems advocate on Sept. 10 said the current debate over whether using wireless phones is a distraction is a continuation of a debate that has gone on for many years regarding keeping drivers focused on the road."I think the cell-phone debate today...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. introduced its First Fan Buzz service, allowing customers to have news from top college sports programs sent to their wireless phones or two-way pagers. The information, which will come from the athletic departments of participating schools, will be sent via...
favor driving and dialing legislationCHICAGO-Consumers may have a slightly different view than expected on many of the issues that are currently tying up the wireless industry in courtrooms around the country, according to a study by Research International USA.Concern surrounding "driving and dialing" has...
STURGIS, S.D.-Verizon Wireless is providing the Sturgis Police Department with a dedicated system of wireless phones insuring police communications during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, expected to attract 300,000 visitors this week."Verizon Wireless provides an invaluable service to our department," said Jim Bush, chief...
The secret is out. "The brain appears to have a finite amount of space for tasks requiring attention," according to The New York Times' story on a recent Carnegie Mellon University report that used magnetic resonance images to study the brain activity of people...
Popularity is not without problems. Approximately 3.5 million of the cellular phones manufactured every year end up in landfills across the country, according to industry estimates.The Environmental Protection Agency believes that only a federal law will stop cell-phone users and industry from dumping handsets...
The headline on the wireless emergency alert story in the July 16 issue of RCR Wireless News on page 3 was incorrect. Cingular Wireless phones were used in the July 11 test in Austin, Texas, but the carrier has not decided whether to endorse...
Wireless and politicsDear Editor: Correct me if I am wrong, but is your publication a trade tabloid directed to the needs of those involved in the wireless communications business? If so, why is it being used as a political forum to allow Bush bashing by...
Two major equipment vendors, one in the United States and the other in Europe, continued to walk on clay feet last week.Motorola Inc. announced a second-quarter loss while Marconi plc's stock fell, triggering speculations of a takeover, lawsuits from investors and anger among unions.However,...
Network coverage is the unexciting side of the wireless industry. Sure, most carriers proclaim to have excellent coverage in their markets, but real-world results are often lacking. Someone in the wireless industry recently discussed a conversation she tried to have with an executive of...
WASHINGTON-The impact on the federal budget of last month's decision by a federal appeals court to overturn the reclamation and re-auction of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.'s 90 PCS C- and F-block licenses was an undercurrent of Thursday's Senate Appropriations commerce, justice, state and the...
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...
I hesitate a bit to write a column about driver distraction since the last time I did so a few readers found it necessary to disparage me on our letters page. Around Christmastime I had advocated carriers including a hands-free kit (an ear-bud at...
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...
WASHINGTON-A noted privacy advocate said he is optimistic that legislation can be passed that would limit the government's access to wireless location information, but other experts agreed that general privacy legislation isn't likely to pass this year.General privacy legislation "is not ready for prime...
ATLANTA-Men have become the phone-talkers of the 21st century, according to a recent survey by Cingular Wireless. Men were found talking on wireless phones 35 percent more than women, averaging 372 minutes a month compared with women's 275 minutes a month."For decades, women have...
RICHMOND, Va.-SunCom, an AT&T affiliate, has been approved to provide digital wireless phones and service to federal government agencies in its southeast territory.The approval comes under a modification to the contract the General Services Administration (GSA) holds for wireless services from AT&T Wireless Services...
ROANOKE, Va.-Nextel Partners announced the launch of a "four-in-one" digital wireless service, available in Roanoke, Lynchburg, Charlottesville and several other cities throughout the New River Valley and Shenandoah Valley areas of Virginia.The service includes digital cellular, Nextel Direct Connect digital two-way radio, Nextel Wireless...
Dr. George Carlo has missed his true calling. Carlo, who led the six-year, $28 million effort to study any potential links between wireless phone use and cancer, should write self-help books, become a motivational speaker and tour the talk show circuit. He is worth...
WASHINGTON-The Industrial Telecommunications Association is urging that business communications that use two-way handheld radios be exempted from legislation meant to curb distracted driving."We do not believe the intent of was to restrict entities using two-way radios strictly for business purposes, but rather as...
