WASHINGTON-Popular bipartisan legislation to simplify mobile-phone taxation by state and local authorities ran into trouble last week when a nasty turf fight erupted between the House Commerce Committee and the House Judiciary Committee.On a related front, the top ranking Democrat on the House Commerce...
Sprint Corp. announced it launched its Sprint Broadband Direct service in Phoenix, a multichannel multipoint distribution service offering that provides an always-on Internet connection and burstable downstream data rates up to 5 megabits per second.Sprint's launch follows closely on the heels of MCI WorldCom...
NEW YORK-If smart antennas are so intelligent, why are they not yet widely deployed in wireless networks?The concise answer is their comparatively high price, but that shorthand omits the more complex context of a complete answer, said Lee Hamilton, president and chief executive officer...
MILAN, Italy-Italian wireless operator Omnitel launched its 2000 Shop Center, an e-commerce site offering products from more than 100 companies.The new online site is accessible to customers through the company's portal, with future plans for Wireless Application Protocol-enabled phone access."After the success of Spazio...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission this week is expected to seek public input on the proposed transfer of 900 MHz dispatch radio licenses in 14 major markets from Geotek Communications Inc.'s creditors to Neoworld Inc., a start-up firm headed by the former president of Nextel...
CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. reported it expanded its customer relationship management offerings with a new eCRM business unit focused exclusively on bringing Web-enabled CRM solutions to its clients at all points of contact.The eCRM unit will be responsible for the evolution of Convergys' 39 call centers...
COSTA MESA, Calif.-Twice as many wireless customers subscribe to Code Division Multiple Access technology today than one year ago, according to a report by the CDMA Development Group.The Group said CDMA now reaches more than 57 million users worldwide, and it expects the continued...
LONDON-AnywhereYouGo.com, an independent community of wireless developers, launched an independent lab to test Wireless Application Protocol applications across multiple devices and gateways, providing an extensive range of testing and analysis services to help developers and information technology managers accelerate deployment of new WAP applications."The...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies Inc. agreed to acquire Safco Technologies, which supplies wireless planning, measurement, analysis and predictive software systems and data collection products and services."With the growing demand of new wireless data and Internet services, carriers are faced with the daunting task of...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has received the implied blessing to postpone the auctions of licenses in the 700 MHz band to September."While planning any auction requires a careful balancing of all of the statutory considerations before the , I understand that this was an...
The underwriters of Vyyo Inc.'s recent initial public offering exercised their options to purchase the entire over-allotment of more than 1 million shares of common stock, bringing the total offering size to approximately 7.7 million shares at $13.50 per share. The underwriters included Banc...
In spring, a young geek's fancy turns to cyberterrorism. This is, after all, the Digital Age.Ah yes, a love bug is the air. Online to be precise. You know, it's funny how something so seemingly simple as an expression of love on the Net...
WASHINGTON-The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health said injuries and fatalities from workers falling from wireless towers are occurring at a substantially greater rate than in other U.S. industries."The cost of a phone call should not be a worker's life," said NIOSH Director...
Time was when Bill Gates was the quintessential symbol of American capitalism. The undisputed icon of the Digital Age. But now, with the Justice Department, 19 states and a tough federal judge wanting to break up Microsoft Corp., Gates' star is fading. Why, according...
When most broadband-based Internet service providers encounter problems with bandwidth capacity, the most common remedy is to open the company checkbook and purchase more. But what is most common might not be the best solution.CrossKeys System Corp. thinks it has a better solution, offering...
GENEVA-Xircom Inc. said it has bundled software from AvantGo Inc. in its wireless modem product for the Handspring Visor organizer, allowing devices equipped with Xircom's modem to access AvantGo's mobile Internet service.
Web sites that offer comparison shopping for wireless phones and services appear to be a dime a dozen these days. Consumers go to these sites because they promise to be objective. But what happens when wireless companies invest in the e-tailers promising that objectivity?Recently,...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Voice-Stream Wireless Corp. reported closing its merger with Aerial Communications Inc.As a result of the merger, Aerial shareholders will receive 0.455 of a VoiceStream common share for each Aerial common share, or they may choose a cash option."The combination of Voice-Stream Wireless and...
LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc announced it is testing an international Wireless Application Protocol system that would allow users to access WAP-based information when roaming between the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.Participating in the pilot program are carriers Vodafone UK, Verizon Wireless and...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Voice-Stream Wireless Corp. launched its Global System for Mobile communications-based personal communications services network in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., market.VoiceStream bought the infrastructure from Sprint PCS, after Sprint PCS|announced it would shut down its GSM network.
One advancement in technology can change everything. Likewise, a change in policy can turn everything topsy-turvy. Witness the Clinton administration's decision last week to no longer purposely degrade GPS signals, which overnight had the end effect of making GPS devices more accurate. The adjustment...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Through an agreement with BarPoint.com, Verizon Wireless customers will be able to access comparison shopping information and product reviews based on a product's Universal Product Code on their Web-enabled digital wireless phones.According to BarPoint.com, Verizon Wireless customers will conduct their search of the...
PETACH TIKVA, Israel-TTI Telecom International Ltd., a supplier of turnkey software solutions for telecom service providers, received an initial contract totaling $5 million from AT&T Wireless Group for a comprehensive network management system solution for cellular and telephony networks. In addition to fault management,...
BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate, reported higher net losses for the first quarter, despite more revenues.Triton said it saw an increase in revenue from the first quarter last year, from $11.5 million to $62.8 million for the period...
