WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week designated 911 as the official emergency number but asked for comment on how soon this could occur and...
The Federal Communications Commission released its service rules for the allocation of spectrum in the 2 GHz band for nine mobile satellite service providers,...
WASHINGTON-With the Federal Communications Commission set to rule shortly on whether building owners should be forced to open their doors to upstart telecom carriers,...
WASHINGTON-The multi-agency government panel that will be responsible for assessing national security implications of Deutsche Telekom AG's $56 billion purchase of VoiceStream Wireless Corp....
It's the content stupid!With WAP backlash increasing worldwide, those in the know have pointed to what they call the poor implementation of WAP technology...
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...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The amount of capacity that paging carriers should reserve for digital wiretapping activities should be based both on historical data and a percentage...
DALLAS-Intellicall Inc. said it signed an agreement to merge one of its wholly owned subsidiaries with Wireless WebConnect! Inc., a nationwide Internet service provider.Intellicall...
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. announced it completed its acquisition of Exalink Ltd., a global supplier of router-based WAP gateways and applications.Comverse, a supplier of...
DENVER-WildBlue and U S Monolithics reached an equity and equipment agreement under which U S Monolithics will develop and supply WildBlue with monolithic microwave...
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...
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...
MONTREAL-Continuing its efforts to divest its Asian telecommunication properties, Canadian communications company Bell Canada International Inc. signed a definitive share purchase agreement with Taiwan...
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...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has told states that universal-service subsidies must be available to all eligible telecommunications carriers not just incumbent local exchange carriers.In...
SpectraSite Communications Inc. snagged a major contract with one of the nation's top wireless carriers, entering an agreement to lease 3,900 communication towers from...
MEXICO CITY-Since paging services started in Mexico in 1993, carriers have made large investments in advertising and marketing strategies. Biper, the country's largest messaging...
TOKYO-Advertising on mobile terminals, including the popular i-mode-enabled terminals, has established itself as a lucrative business in Japan.The number of Japanese users who access...
DENVER, United States-As wireless Internet services gain subscribers around the globe, wireless application service providers (WASPs) will become even more important. A traditional ASP...
Wireless Internet technologyIntegra Micro SystemsIndian software company Integra Micro Systems introduced a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser for the PalmOS platform, allowing Palm devices...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Although cellular telephony client bases doubled last year in Uruguay and Paraguay, at this point it seems only Paraguay will be able...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Two issues characterized the Brazilian cellular market during the first half of the year-an increase in subscriber numbers and the rollout of...
BOGOTA, Colombia-Celumovil BellSouth acquired 100 percent of the shares of Colombian mobile carrier Cocelco through a purchase on the Bogot stock exchange. BellSouth said...
