In the competitive wireless industry, carriers are faced with an almost impossible task: bringing more customers in the door through attractive marketing programs while at the same time addressing the attendant capacity and quality issues as inexpensively as possible.To help carriers accomplish this task, Schema...
BOULDER, Colo.-SCC Communications Corp. announced an aggressive deployment schedule for its Phase I wireless 911 service with more than 1,000 public safety answering points scheduled for deployment in 18 states throughout the year.Denver and Colorado Springs, Colo.; Atlanta; Indianapolis; Minneapolis; Chicago; Houston; and Portland,...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Rural and underserved markets quickly are becoming integral, strategic components of international telecommunications expansion, because reaching the 4 billion people worldwide still without access to telephone services poses a challenge for service providers.According to Frost & Sullivan's latest research report, "World Rural...
Rural cellular carriers have been reaping generous roaming revenues from nationwide operators since the advent of one-rate plans, but investors in recent weeks have been concerned that this trend is slowing.Rural cellular stocks, which recorded spectacular gains in 1999, have taken a hit since...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research in Motion Ltd. and Bid.Com International Inc. reported plans to form a strategic alliance.Bid.Com International, an online e-commerce company, and Research in Motion confirmed plans to develop and market products and services that allow secure wireless interaction and e-commerce transactions using Bid.Com's...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Inc. signed an agreement to provide its BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution to OCI Communications Inc, distributing an initial order of 1,000 devices through its Optel Communications subsidiary.A long-term shipment schedule is expected within the next two months.
Online retailer Reason Wireless Ware in Denver is hoping to appeal to consumers' logical instincts when it comes to shopping for wireless products and services.At Reasonware.com, consumers use what Jeffrey A. Kohler, Reasonware's chief executive officer and co-founder, coins as the "voice of reason."...
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands-Qualcomm Inc.'s Wireless Business Solutions operation announced plans to provide wireless communications-based fleet management solutions to the European freight transport industry and other transportation-based industries through the newly created eQ-COM.In November 1999, Qualcomm acquired the assets of Simac Mobile Solutions, including the company's...
GERMANTOWN, Md.-TTC, a unit of Dynatech Corp., and Wavetek Wandel Goltermann announced plans to merge. According to TTC, the new company, which will announce its name later, will offer broader capabilities in test and monitoring solutions for the communications industry worldwide.The new company will...
NEW YORK-Ever been whipsawed?A whipsaw is a double-handled saw designed for use by two people. The dictionary also says the word "whipsaw" means "to defeat or get the best of a person two ways at once."For telecommunications carriers, getting whipsawed means paying taxes in...
SAN FRANCISCO-Two companies turned to Wireless Application Protocol technology to wirelessly extend their e-business applications to a mobile work force.SAP AG released version 2.0 of its Business Information Warehouse technology, featuring support for mobile Internet devices via WAP technology, called mySAP.com.In addition, Open Market...
Most conversations regarding the wireless Internet in the industry today revolve around Wireless Application Protocol technology, but several companies are bucking this trend-aiming to extend Internet content to wireless phones using alternative means to WAP.Providing them the opportunity to do so is WAP itself....
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced that Dr. Andrew Viterbi, co-founder and vice chairman of the company, will retire next month.Dr. Viterbi, who will remain as a member of Qualcomm's board of directors, intends to broaden his scope of interests, devoting more time as an adviser...
MACCLESFIELD, England-Geoworks Corp. signed an agreement to provide its Premion Server+ technology to Virgin Mobile.The server is the backbone of Geoworks' Mobile Attitude reminder service, which sends calendar updates to customers. Virgin plans to implement the service as Diary Buddy.
WASHINGTON-Prospects for the widespread development of ultra-wideband technologies were dealt a blow last week when the aviation community-associations representing both airlines and air travelers-expressed concern that UWB technologies will interfere with the global positioning system."We are extremely concerned about ultra-wideband as a potential safety...
DENVER-U S West will introduce its Total Package, a communications plan that combines the most popular home telephone features, U S West Wireless telephone service and Internet access in one package with one monthly bill at a discounted price.The package will include, for $79.95...
PACOIMA, Calif.-USA Wireless Technologies, a value-added distributor of wireless accessories, announced its East Coast division will operate out of Florida with the primary responsibility of servicing and growing market penetration with regional and national airtime carriers and major retailers serving the eastern United States.The...
ROME-NEC Corp. announced an agreement with Telecom Italia Group to work together in technical trials for Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems.NEC, which supplies handsets to Telecom Italia Group, will provide both infrastructure systems and handsets to help understand UMTS capability, with the aim to offer...
LONDON-The U.K. government said it qualified all 13 applicants for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses to bid in a March auction."I am delighted that we have been able to qualify all the applicants and that we are on track for the auction beginning in...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week expanded its rules regarding telecommunications relay services to include speech-to-speech services, Spanish language service and quality of service rules.TRS is a telephone transmission service where a person with hearing difficulties calls a center using a text telephone device....
MEXICO CITY-Telefonos de Mexico, Mexico's largest telecom provider, signed a letter of intent to buy 60 percent of Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones, the leading wireless service provider in Ecuador, Reuters reported. Financial details were not released.The move follows Telmex's announcement last year that it...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week began gathering evidence for its second report on whether advanced telecommunications capabilities-defined as upstream and downstream bit rates of at least 200 kilobits per second-are being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion.The notice of...
WASHINGTON-The `consensus' reached by a government-industry panel on a third-generation mobile phone position that the Clinton administration can take to the World Radiocommunication Conference this spring underscores the complexities faced by the United States in trying to craft a strategy that advances international business...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson reported it won what it says is the first-ever agreement for a commercial end-to-end third-generation system. Finnish 2G Ltd. chose Ericsson as the main supplier of a nationwide mobile network integrating Global System for Mobile communications and 3G technology.Ericsson plans to...
