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Wireless voice panel discusses spectrum issues

CHICAGO-"Spectrum is like money, everyone always wants more of it and you can never get enough of it," said Mark Kelley, chief technology officer of Leap Wireless International Inc.It is a widely held theory in the wireless industry. But is it accurate?This was a...

Brightpod to help companies sort out wireless Internet connection

With all the wireless enabling solutions, wireless application service providers, devices, software and networks available today, it's not too difficult to see how dot-coms and corporate entities mulling wireless extension of their content may feel a little overwhelmed.Even reporters and analysts attempting to keep...

Verizon chief discusses challenges of being largest wireless carrier: Improved customer service is focus

NEW YORK-Telecommunications is like chess, because the grand masters emerge as victors by controlling the center of the board, Ivan Seidenberg, president and co-chief executive officer of Verizon Communications Inc., said."In our case, the move to center means four platforms: robust local access, local broadband,...

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WASHINGTON-In addition to new litigation alleging that mobile phones cause brain cancer, the wireless industry also faces possible Supreme Court litigation over government exposure standards and a class-action lawsuit in New Orleans that claims manufacturers failed to take steps to minimize consumer exposure to...

Equitel thinks `simple’ for prepaid

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...

Report examines IBM’s wireless strategy

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...

InPhonic uses Internet to make wireless distribution mark

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...

FCC signs up 29 co-sponsors for Indian meeting

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it has signed up 29 co-sponsors for the Indian Telecom Training Initiative (ITTI 2000) to be held Sept. 25-28 in St. Paul, Minn.Co-sponsors include Alltel Corp., AT&T Corp., Ericsson Inc., Globalstar L.P., Lucent Technologies Inc., Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez &...

Fourth-generation services take shape at AT&T Labs

NEW YORK-AT&T Labs, Florham Park, N.J., is peering into the future of wireless communications and working on ways to enhance the next generation of services, researchers said at a recent media and analyst briefing.Closest to fruition is the Location-Aware Information Services research project. The...

AT&T kicks off Safe School Program

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...

House telecom subcommittee approves bill-and-keep billing

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...

TeleCorp, Comverse launch voice-mail service

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...

Texas E911 group blames carriers for missed deadline, funding loss

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...

Wireless firms pick off NJ’s telco talent: Alley pays price to pluck key execs in dash to bring Net to cell phones

There are 27 miles separating Silicon Alley from the sprawling corporate campus of Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J.But the distance between the region's Internet hotbed and the heart of telecommunications research is shrinking. Small wireless start-ups in Silicon Alley, hungry for talent,...

Business Briefs

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...

Telecom industry generous with political donations

WASHINGTON-Telecom firms-including those with major wireless properties-have contributed nearly $18 million so far in soft money in the 2000 election cycle, according to a new report.Overall, Common Cause said the telecom industry ranked second only to Wall Street in this season of record, unregulated...

Correction

In the Sept. 11 issue, the headline on an item about Tritel should have said the company launched personal communications services in 12 Southeastern markets. In addition, Tritel is merging with AT&T affiliate TeleCorp PCS.

AT&T prepares for U.S. EDGE launch

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...

AT&T action needed to raise stock price

NEW YORK-Speculation continued last week as to what actions AT&T Corp. and its wireless business, AT&T Wireless Group, would take to boost their lagging stock prices.AT&T reportedly will discuss how to boost share prices at a board meeting this month. Reports indicate AT&T Wireless...

BellSouth sees CDMA for Latin America

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...

Broadband firms point to `smoking gun’

WASHINGTON-Fixed broadband wireless carriers, seeking to underscore the need for nondiscriminatory building access, say they have identified a `smoking gun' in the form of a legal memo on a license agreement between BroadBand Office and a national real estate company that imposes a 12-month...

OmniSky offers AOL content

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...

DOJ requires SBC-BellSouth divestiture

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...

Business Briefs

FieldCentrix Inc., a provider of wireless Internet-based software solutions for the field service industry, raised $23 million in venture capital to support its expansion into new markets, including electrical, utilities, property management and heavy equipment and materials handling. FieldCentrix said Grainger Technology Partners and...