Yankee Group

BANGKOK, Thailand-Cellular and PCS operators in the Asia-Pacific region have doubled from 56 in 1993 to the current 113, according to the Yankee Group’s recently released “Asia-Pacific Wireless Series.” The …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Corp., an international debt rating agency based in New York, estimates there will be US$1 trillion in wireline and wireless telecommunications capital needs before the new …

Just as analysts had predicted, dual-mode/dual-band handsets are an important strategy for most U.S. personal communications services operators as they build out their networks. Yet some carriers are not actively …

While the world continues to debate the mechanics of third-generation technology, many industry watchers wonder what business case, if any, this new technology will have for carriers. The International Telecommunications …

BOSTON-In terms of dollars and labor, wireless number portability will cost wireless carriers more than any other single issue, according to the Yankee Group in its recently released report, Wireless …

CHICAGO-The status of Motorola Inc. has been the hot topic of the week. Again. First, reports surfaced that the vendor was preparing a corporate restructuring that would separate its various …

BOSTON-The future of wireless reselling is based on the resellers’ ability to realize economies of scale, provide a wide scope of services and achieve brand awareness, according to a recently …

PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. awarded Lucent Technologies Inc. a $500 million three-year exclusive contract to supply personal communications services equipment and services for the next phase of its network development. …

Vendors and carriers have renewed hope that the world could have one standard in place for third-generation systems, but Europe holds one of the keys in making it a reality. …

Worldwide mobile telephony subscriber numbers will climb at triple the compound annual growth rate expected from the landline side between 1996 and 2002, according to a recently published report from …

NEW YORK-Look no further than North American borders for the biggest near-term opportunities to provide billing and customer care systems. In recent years, the focus of procurement contract competition has …

Worldwide mobile telephony subscriber numbers will climb at triple the compound annual growth rate expected from the wireline side between 1996 and 2002, according to the Yankee Group’s “Global Trends …

DENVER, United States-Competition in the world’s cdmaOne handset markets is expected to heat up this year as more countries deploy commercial systems and manufacturers battle it out for market share. …

In the early 1990s, many industry observers enthusiastically predicted that wireless local loop (WLL) deployments would spread fast and furiously throughout the international telecommunications arena. Given emerging economies’ pent-up demand …

Canada’s mobile phone market rebounded somewhat at the end of 1997 from lagging subscriber additions that plagued carriers throughout the year, but the results showed a slow expansion of the …

While the personal communications services industry is characterized as up and running, a host of PCS carriers have yet to launch service, raising questions about whether they will survive in …

Samsung is not a household name in the United States, but the consumer electronics giant is hoping its $10 million brand promotion campaign introduced in the fourth quarter and its …

PageMart Wireless Inc. has announced it will be the next carrier to offer acknowledgement paging using its own network, joining SkyTel Corp.’s 2-Way Network. “We’re going to have the second …

NEW YORK-Promotional activity revved into high gear during the critical December holiday season, which accounts for about 40 percent of carriers’ yearly gross customer additions, according to an informal but …

Canadian mobile phone operators are hoping the holiday season will help them rebound from lagging subscriber additions and falling stock prices. “The third quarter was a weak quarter in terms …

21st Century Telesis Inc. said it is making a significant step toward becoming the first U.S. wireless carrier to commercially deploy Personal Access Communications System technology. Costa-Mesa, Calif.-based 21st Century, …

NEW YORK-Bundling of multiple prepaid wireless and wireline services is about to get easier and cheaper for small and large carriers, according to InterVoice Inc., Dallas. InterVoice, which produces the …

Geoworks announced a significant evolution to its GEOS operating system that will allow handset manufacturers to quickly produce a range of low-end to high-end smart phones. Consumer electronics giant Mitsubishi …

Holiday shoppers this year will be faced with a variety of choices when it comes to selecting a wireless service, and the average consumer probably will have a difficult time …

While PCS carriers aren’t slashing airtime rates for the holidays, handset prices are dropping to ranges that may persuade the reluctant customer to make a purchase. Omnipoint Communications Services in …