Wireless Services

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has agreed to become the first carrier for Digital Angel, which expects to offer the first on-body gauge of vital signs transmitted wirelessly in real …

EDGE is dead. Long live EDGE. Depending on where they stand on the EDGE debate, some operators want EDGE born alive. Others think it should be left as merely an …

WASHINGTON-The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission says he is bullish on third-generation wireless services but believes not only is new spectrum needed, but carriers must also make efficient use …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee last week approved legislation to curb unsolicited commercial e-mail, possibly clearing the way for lawmakers to consider a related bill championed by Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) …

LAS VEGAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced partnerships that it said will lead to new applications and services for a variety of devices for the GSM/GPRS network it plans to deploy …

WASHINGTON-The General Accounting Office this week is expected to send drafts of a mobile-phone health report to key government agencies, suggesting congressional investigators are on track to complete by early …

LAS VEGAS-Computer and Internet royalty gathered in Las Vegas for the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Wireless 2001 show, offering up opinions and advice about the comparatively new wireless industry …

LAS VEGAS-Spectrum issues were at the forefront of discussions during the opening keynote speech at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s Wireless 2001 show in Las Vegas Tuesday. Highlighting the …

LAS VEGAS-Qualcomm Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said a study they commissioned showed consumers want mobile multimedia services now. International Data Corp., which conducted the research study, surveyed …

LAS VEGAS-TSI Telecommunication Services Inc., a global supplier of interoperability solutions, made announcements regarding several newly formed strategic alliances at CTIA Global Wireless 2001. The company signed a technology agreement …

NEW YORK-A private placement of $450 million of eight-year senior subordinated notes, which American Cellular Corp., plans to issue, received a speculative-grade rating of B from Standard & Poor’s Corp., …

The path to third-generation services for many wireless operators appears to be anything but smooth. While Asian carriers seem to be taking the high-speed approach, European carriers recently have seen …

WASHINGTON-With the Federal Communications Commission having reaffirmed last month that state courts are not prohibited under the telecom act from awarding monetary damages in lawsuits against wireless carriers, the mobile-phone …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-BT Cellnet and its wireless services arm Genie are to launch a data service to allow mobile users and field workers wireless access to corporate networks. The two …

Audiovox Audiovox Communications Corp. announced it would start shipping the newest version of its flagship handset, the CDMA-9100 tri-mode Web-browsing cellular phone. The company said the phone operates on the …

AUSTIN, Texas-Schlumberger Ltd.’s smart-card business announced it scored an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to supply the company with subscriber identify module smart cards for AT&T’s new GSM network …

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 …

In a marriage of convenience, carriers are signing temporary dotted lines to outsource their network management to vendors as they migrate to the next generation of wireless technology. The trend, …

WASHINGTON-Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) told state regulators last week that the answer to how to get broadband services to rural American might be wireless. “We can’t wire rural America. … …

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 …

ARLINGTON, Va.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate TeleCorp PCS Inc. launched its SunCom digital wireless service in Milwaukee, with plans to expand service to Madison, Racine and Appleton, Wis., in the …

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. “is learning our way back because we have made a lot of mistakes,” Janiece Webb, senior vice president and general manager of the company’s Internet Software and …

LONDON-As speculated earlier this week, Vodafone Group plc said it agreed to acquire AT&T’s Corp.’s 10-percent economic interest in Japan Telecom Co. for $1.35 billion in cash. Following the completion …

SAN DIEGO-PacketVideo Corp.’s wireless media software server, PVServer, is now available on Sun Microsystems Netra family of carrier-grade servers running Sun Solaris UNIX. Sun Microsystems also placed an equity investment …

Sierra Wireless has announced the addition of Microsoft Corp. to the WirelessReady Alliance. Alliance members, including wireless device manufacturers, software application vendors, and wireless and value-added enterprise service providers, work …