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 as the major culprit behind …
A relatively unknown company is muscling its way to the front of the pack in the race to provide two-way satellite broadband Internet service, backed by the financial and marketing …
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. and other future telecom mergers involving …
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, lobbying between fixed broadband wireless carriers …
The Federal Communications Commission released its service rules for the allocation of spectrum in the 2 GHz band for nine mobile satellite service providers, including Globalstar L.P., Celsat America Inc. …
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 what the agency could do to …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Most wireless users are not aware of their phone’s wireless Internet capabilities, according to a study from Allied Business Intelligence called “Mobile Wireless Voice and Data Use 2000.” …
WASHINGTON-Wireless firms last week pushed to have the Baltimore mobile phone-cancer lawsuit moved from Maryland state court to a federal court. The filing was prepared by the Atlanta law firm …
WASHINGTON-A Clinton administration aide last week denied that industry or political pressure has played a part in delaying the issuance of a White House report advocating mobile phones and other …
DENVER-RCR and Global Wireless Publisher John Sudmeier announced Mary Pemberton has been promoted to director of advertising. Pemberton, an RCR employee since 1991, formerly was the newspaper’s Western sales manager. …
Companies looking to wirelessly enable their back-office systems are getting more help these days. Existing system integrators are adding wireless support to their business and new integrators are emerging to …
SEATTLE-Ama-zon.com launched a wireless auction service that delivers mobile alerts to users monitoring the Amazon Auctions process. The service allows customers to create their own custom alerts on the status …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Harris Corp. said it has completed the previously announced purchase of Wavtrace Inc. Harris purchased a 20-percent interest in Wavtrace in June 1999 and bought the remainder of Wavtrace …
LOS ANGELES-iNetNow Inc. introduced a human-assisted Web-surfing service designed for wireless Internet access device users. The service provides context-based links in WAP environments that connect users to professional Web surfers, …
WASHINGTON-More than one in four of the calls to an identity theft hotline created by the Federal Trade Commission reported that a communications service-including cellular-had been established using fraudulent identification. …
ROME-Italy’s largest wireless operator Telecom Italia Mobile SpA filed a lawsuit against Italy’s Communications Authority, arguing it should not have to bid for one of the country’s Universal Mobile Telecommunications …
NEW YORK-If Silicon Valley’s view is correct, all distribution of products and services will migrate to the Internet and companies will therefore close their call centers and stores. But this …
WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association is urging the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Qwest Corp. rules that require it to offer interconnection with paging …
BOULDER, Colo.-Siemens AG selected SignalSoft Corp.’s location technology to enhance its deployments of WAP gateways, SignalSoft said. “Location is a key component in the wireless value-added-service market. We believe that …
There is a great disconnect in the wireless industry. Whether it’s mismanagement, industry hype, flawed law, Wall Street greed-or some combination of the above-is unclear. But it doesn’t matter. The …
