Wireless Services

Metrocall Inc. and PageMart Wireless Inc. have entered a five-year strategic alliance that is part resale agreement, part shared network buildout relationship. In the first phase of the alliance, to …

NEW YORK-Propelled by its Digital One Rate plan, AT&T Corp. said total revenue from wireless services increased 19.4 percent for the third quarter compared with last year. AT&T Corp.’s third-quarter …

MELBOURNE, Australia-The Australian communications industry has applauded Telstra Corp.’s decision to build its second national mobile phone network using CDMA technology. Industry groups, including the Australian Telecommunications Users Group and …

WASHINGTON-The old adage maintains it’s all about location, that the success of an investment depends on locale. And Latin America has been the locale of choice for investors looking for …

At a rate of nearly 400,000 new subscriber additions each quarter, U.S.-based Nextel Communications Inc. has been attracting a lot of attention, including from traditional wireless carriers that may try …

WASHINGTON-This year’s midterm election has monumental implications for the political landscape in terms of telecom policy and the balance of power in America-however, not in the conventional sense. The Republicans, …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and BellSouth Cellular Corp. have agreed to consolidate ownership of their jointly owned cellular properties in Los Angeles, Houston and Galveston, Texas, and have created a …

NEW YORK-Earlier this month, Charles E. Hoffman, president and chief executive officer of Rogers Cantel Inc., temporarily assumed a new identity as a retail sales clerk to gain first-hand understanding …

While the debate around third-generation wireless technology to date has focused on which air interface to incorporate into the standard, leading wireless vendors brought up a few other crucial points …

In recent months, the Wireless Telecom Bureau and its chief, Dan Phythyon, have endured harsh criticism from Senate Commerce Committee John McCain (R-Ariz.), and others in this newspaper. The torrent …

WASHINGTON-Cellular operators last week overwhelmingly opposed a revised consumer-group proposal to route 911 analog calls to the cellular carrier most likely to complete the call, but it remains unclear whether …

ORLANDO, Fla.-“We here are circumscribed by a group that accepts and celebrates technology, but we are a very rare breed, a tribe that thinks it is uniquely important because our …

In comments that may reflect competitive positions in today’s mobile phone market, mobile phone and mobile satellite service industries told the Federal Communications Commission more spectrum will be needed for …

AT&T Corp. last week announced plans to buy Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc., ending months of speculation about who might acquire the independent cellular operator. Vanguard has been rumored widely to …

Citing in part its superior response to the Galaxy IV satellite outage, the U.S. Department of Defense said it will replace Paging Network Inc. with SkyTel Communications Inc. as its …

NEW YORK-CellStar Corp., Carrollton, Texas, announced a significant slide in net income for the third quarter ended Aug. 31, to $2.4 million from $16.2 million posted during the same period …

Let the battle for the high-end mobile phone users begin. Sprint Spectrum L.P. late last week introduced three new all-inclusive national pricing plans that eliminate roaming and long-distance fees on …

The Personal Communications Industry Association hasn’t released the official number of those who attended PCS ’98 two weeks ago in Orlando, Fla. It wants to take its time to ensure …

AT&T Corp. plans merge AT&T Wireless Services Inc. into the corporation by 1999, and appoint Dan Hesse, current AT&T Wireless president and CEO, head of the company’s customer-care units. “AT&T …

SONY Sony 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 …

ORLANDO, Fla.-L.M. Ericsson launched an open wireless intelligent network platform, called Jambala, initially available to Time Division Multiple Access Interim Standard 136 providers. Jambala is the first telecom platform to …

Competition is changing the customer satisfaction landscape in wireless markets, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ 1998 U.S. Wireless Customer Satisfaction Study. Carriers who previously led in customer satisfaction changed …

ORLANDO, Fla.-The North American GSM Alliance L.L.C. and the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium last week said they will join forces to collaborate on next-generation technology and to provide a unified …

MALVERN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc. announced it reached a definitive agreement to purchase AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Norfolk, Va., personal communications services operations for an undisclosed amount. The Norfolk market will …

Wireless intelligent network deployments remain slow in the United States as mobile phone carriers have focused on building out digital networks and spending money on switching and radio-frequency infrastructure. That …