While the United States claimed victory in securing global frequency bands for 3G mobile-phone service during the World Radiocomm-unication Conference earlier this year, the process of allocating that spectrum could …
WASHINGTON-Prospects are improving for increased wireless trade with the world’s two most populous nations as Congress prepares this week to approve landmark China trade legislation and diplomatic relations between the …
DALLAS-With initial funding from Seed One Ventures L.L.C., a new company called Sensatex has formed to develop a special type of shirt that allows doctors to monitor the vital signs …
LONDON-The U.K. government said 12 companies applied to bid in the October auction for 28 GHz broadband fixed wireless access licenses. The auction is expected to raise about $1.45 billion. …
WASHINGTON-At the end of four rounds of bidding, subsidiaries of Nextel Communications Inc. and Motorola Inc. were duking it out for the top 15 markets of the guard-band manager licenses. …
JACKSON, Miss.-AT&T Wireless Services affiliate Tritel Inc. launched personal communiations service in 12 new Southeastern markets. The markets include six in Mississippi, four in Alabama, Bowling Green, Ken., and Cookville, …
DALLAS-WebLink Wireless Inc. was awarded three patents related to the architecture and design of narrowband personal communications services networks using ReFLEX 25 technology from Mot-orola Inc. The company said that …
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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 SBC Communications Inc. and build 800 …
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 addition, a consumer group said …
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 for no additional cost. The new …
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 Cement Corp. to sell its 20-percent …
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 Private Bank customers in Dallas …
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, …
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 integrated circuit chipsets, which can be …
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 software and systems for network-based …
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 will issue to shareholders of …
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 of subscribers, said the Personal Communications …
LOS ANGELES-The average price for monthly wireless service dropped 0.8 percent from June to July in the 25 largest markets to $40.31 per month, according to a survey by Econ …
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 …
