The Federal Communications Commission is trying diligently to come up with its own plan for solving the interference problem at 800 MHz in a way to satisfy public-safety users, private-wireless …
How about a movie about a powerful House committee chairman with a $155,000 salary who buys a million-dollar piece of prime hunting property in Texas with guidance from a seasoned …
Becky Welke had a problem. As general manager of the Plaza Hotel & Suites in Eau Claire, Wis., Welke wanted to offer her guests high-speed access to the Internet, but …
WASHINGTON-Some wireless carriers are hoping the fat lady has yet to sing. Lobbyists staged a last-ditch effort to delay the Nov. 24 wireless local number portability mandate until after the …
Following mixed third-quarter results from most of its nationwide competitors, Verizon Wireless put a stronger lock on its title as the country’s largest wireless carrier with customer growth nearly double …
LOS ANGELES-Cell phones are the most widely used mobile communications devices among U.S. fleet operators, according to a new survey from C.J. Driscoll & Associates. According to the survey of …
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless last month said that if the Federal Communications Commission agrees to the Consensus Plan to solve the public-safety interference problem in the 800 MHz band, Nextel Communications Inc. …
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. reported a slight year-over-year increase in total revenues during the third quarter from $227.4 million last year to $235.6 million in total revenues during the third …
Rutberg & Co. said its outlook is positive on rich media and believes 2003 will be “Year 0” for 2.5G wireless data. During the second quarter, eight rich-media companies received …
With less than a month to go before the scheduled Nov. 24 implementation of wireless local number portability, few carriers have engaged in the cut-throat rate plan battles many expected …
WASHINGTON-A program created in last year’s Farm Bill to allow loans for technology-neutral broadband deployment is at risk of not being funded during this year’s appropriations cycle, proponents of the …
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens Mobile Acceleration said it invested in Singapore-based software company PurpleACE. The proceeds of the financing will be used to commercialize PurpleACE’s flagship product MobileBAG. The product allows subscribers …
Triton PCS Holdings Inc. posted a disappointing 3,567 net customer additions during the third quarter of this year, which was well below the 33,000 the carrier added during the third …
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry and other business sectors face stiffer penalties for antitrust violations under a new bill sponsored by Sens. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) and Herb Kohl (D-Wis.). “Recently, we’ve been …
TORONTO-Enterprise telematics company AirIQ Inc. announced it plans to expand its business into the consumer market with both white-label offerings and its own MobileIQ brand. “Our vision was to create …
RALEIGH, N.C.-Sony Ericsson Corp. said it has launched a combined GPRS and Wi-Fi PC card known as GC79, which enables notebooks users to access both 802.11b and GPRS networks in …
HELSINKI, Finland-Tecnomen said it will deliver a voicemail and unified messaging system to MTC-Vodafone’s new GSM network in Bahrain through a contract with Siemens AG. The value of the deal …
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Motorola Inc. said it has won a contract to supply base stations and transmission equipment for Brazilian carrier Vivo’s CDMA2000 1x network in the northern and western parts …
LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. said it reached an agreement with its senior credit lenders modifying certain provisions of its $170 million senior credit facility that the …
LONDON-Vodafone Italy has begun a new voice conference service that allow participants to join, leave, re-join, and involve friends and colleagues through technology from Telsis. The technology allows spontaneous conferencing …
SAN FRANCISCO-Record companies Def Jam Recordings and Elektra Records announced they will team with two wireless companies to develop wireless marketing campaigns to promote various musicians. The first campaigns will …
Western Wireless Corp. said it has asked the Federal Communications Commission to discontinue using the Rate-of-Return regulatory system for setting rural telephone companies’ universal service support and access charges, arguing …
Interest in mobile marketing continues to grow, with new entrant Mynamics announcing its official launch. The new company is based in London and counts offices in Connecticut and Sydney, Australia. …
WASHINGTON-A powerful lawmaker called for wireless carriers to get universal-service subsidies for deploying towers in rural America. “We should let cell-phone companies get additional price support to expand cell-phone towers …
LONDON-Radio Frequency Investigation Ltd. said it has accredited Panasonic’s first Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone, the X70. RFI approved the phone through testing and regulatory compliance services. The phone includes a full-color …
