NEW YORK-More than any other part of telecommunications, the handset business "will go through the most severe changes in the next several years," said Jeffrey Schlesinger, wireless technology analyst for UBS Warburg, New York.Slowing rates of growth in voice communications, coupled with the lag...
NEW YORK-InPhonic, still in its corporate infancy, has skipped over baby steps and is making major strides as an outsourced, behind-the-scenes distributor of private-labeled wireless and mobile-commerce services.In mid-September, the Washington, D.C.-based company announced a one-year agreement, valued at an estimated $20 million, to...
BOSTON-IBM Corp. says it is partnering with two-thirds of the world's leading wireless operators and that its wireless operations are growing 300 percent per year, though the company has not signed a single exclusive deal, according to research examining the wireless partnering strategy of...
At the GSM Association we believe third-generation Global System for Mobile Communications (3GSM) will truly mean an exciting worldwide revolution in human communications. It will be a revolution that enables people around the globe to have high-speed, personal access to electronic information when and...
While the "in-a-box" concept seems a natural fit for a fast-food chain, the more complex task of setting up wireless service may seem to be asking a bit much from such a simple idea.Equitel Inc., based in Research Triangle, N.C., thinks simple ideas are...
WASHINGTON-The House telecom subcommittee last week voted to include wireless carriers in a new scheme for carriers to compensate each other for carrying each other's traffic.The bill, which now goes to the full committee for consideration, would end the process known as reciprocal compensation...
MINNEAPOLIS-Verizon Wireless services will be offered at more than 350 Best Buy stores nationwide beginning in October, complementing the retailer's current national wireless two-way messaging and paging relationship with Verizon Wireless.The agreement includes Verizon's wireless products and services, including the company's recently introduced mobile...
LOS ANGELES-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. kicked off its Safe School Program in Orange County, Calif., by donating wireless phones, airtime and school supplies to Edison Elementary School in Santa Ana, Calif., as part of a partnership with the Orange County Rescue Mission's Backpack Program.The...
NEW YORK-As part of its evolutionary path, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to offer EDGE services in the United States by mid- to late 2001, said Michael Bamburak, vice president of its technology development group.The company has not yet decided whether to launch individual...
MOSCOW-Russian cellular provider Mobile TeleSystems OJSC launched a Motorola Inc. supplied GPRS mobile data network trial on its dual band GSM 900 network."We are very pleased to see MTS moving toward an all-IP core network using our end-to-end GPRS solution, along with some of...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and LG Information and Communication Ltd. announced a collaboration to accelerate next-generation wireless services based on CDMA wireless technology supported by Lucent's network infrastructure and LG's digital terminals.The agreement will include joint marketing, pre-sales support, aligned development and interoperability...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and BT Wireless deployed Ericsson's Mobility Gateway as a foundation for their WorldConnect service, the first offering through the two companies' Advance strategic global alliance.Ericsson said the gateway, which operates in the Jambala open platform, will help WorldConnect deliver...
New broadband wireless processor company nBand Communications Inc. said it raised $14 million in a second round of venture financing led by VantagePoint Venture Partners. Other investors included Axis Communications, Sunrise Capital Fund and various private investors.Wireless application service provider 2Roam Inc. formed a...
WASHINGTON-In danger of losing its funding, the Texas state commission with authority over 911 implementation is blaming the wireless industry because the commission did not meet a state-mandated target.As of Aug. 31 (the state-mandated deadline) wireless enhanced 911 Phase I service had been deployed...
ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate, and Comverse Network Systems introduced a voice-activated voice-mail service, providing TeleCorp's SunCom subscribers the ability to retrieve messages and interact with their voice-mail system verbally.TeleCorp said the service will allow users to review, respond...
One of the largest wireless companies in Latin America is considering a technology flip for the next generation.Sources close to BellSouth International Inc. say the carrier wants to convert TDMA systems in its Latin American markets to CDMA-based 1XRTT technology, a third-generation standard offering...
DULLES, Va.-America Online Inc. has added its vast array of content and services to OmniSky Corp.'s wireless Internet access solution, allowing OmniSky users to access AOL wireless content and services on mobile devices.This includes such features as AOL e-mail, instant messaging, news, weather and...
While the United States claimed victory in securing global frequency bands for 3G mobile-phone service during the World Radiocomm-unication Conference earlier this year, the process of allocating that spectrum could become a nightmare for the U.S. wireless industry.The U.S. delegation during May's WRC-2000 accomplished...
JACKSON, Miss.-AT&T Wireless Services affiliate Tritel Inc. launched personal communiations service in 12 new Southeastern markets.The markets include six in Mississippi, four in Alabama, Bowling Green, Ken., and Cookville, Tenn. In the coming months, Tritel said it plans to offer service in 18 more...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. rolled out new pricing plans for its Digital One Rate service, replacing existing rate plans and adding additional minutes for no additional cost.The new rates begin at $60 for 450 minutes of talk time, replacing the previous 300 minutes...
Bank of America launched a wireless banking and brokerage offering last week in limited markets through a partnership with 724 Solutions Inc.Bank of America Private Bank customers in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., will be able to conduct banking transactions...
WASHINGTON-The Justice Department will require SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. to divest wireless licenses in 16 markets throughout three states as an antitrust condition for a joint venture that will create the second-largest mobile phone company in the nation.The divestitures include wireless properties...
Brazil's national telecom agency Anatel said it received 35 proposed from companies, entities and individuals on the proposal of guidelines for implementation of the personal communications services (PCS), submitted to the public for consultation. All the comments are available on the agency's Internet Web...
BOSTON, United States-Europe's wireless service market saw consumer prices fall an average of 20 percent this year compared with last year, led by Germany's 45-percent drop and Denmark's 38-percent reduction in wireless service prices, according to The Yankee Group's annual Global Wireless Pricing Summary.Africa...
