WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has denied a waiver application submitted by Illinois Valley Cellular RSA 2 Inc. to increase the bandwidth of two stations and for IVC to be allowed …
ROME-Eight groups stepped forward to vie for one of five Italian Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) licenses. The government will announce which bids are accepted by Sept. 2, and business …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. introduced a wireless Internet service called Web-Unwired, which can be customized by the user at the point of purchase. Four custom options are available in the …
In preparation for the Personal Communications Industry Association’s GlobalXChange 2000 conference Sept. 26-29 in Chicago, RCR is accepting advance vendor product announcements that will be made at the show. News …
Wireless application service provider Air2Web took a step forward in company growth this week by rolling out its Always Interactive Suite, a wireless enablement platform used to extend enterprise and …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Tessco Technologies Inc. will market and deliver Adaptive Broadband Corp.’s AB-Access fixed wireless broadband product to independent telephone companies, wireless Internet service providers, interexchange local exchange carriers and competitive …
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. is sweeping the 800 MHz auction, winning licenses for the top 15 markets ranked by population. At the end of round 30, bids totaled more than $262.7 …
LONDON-British carrier One 2 One has chosen Phone.com Inc.’s UP.Link Server Suite to launch WAP-based wireless Internet services in the United Kingdom. This is the second U.K.-based carrier to launch …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Pinnacle Towers Inc. signed an agreement with Advanced Radio Telecom Corp., giving ART access to approximately 480 buildings in Dallas, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. …
Pinnacle Holdings reversed itself last week on an announcement it made earlier this month that it planned to pursue opportunities in the colocation facility business. Long a renter of space …
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless has been dragged into litigation that has percolated up to the Supreme Court, which has been asked by a group of Vermont citizens to rule whether local zoning …
BOSTON-Telecommunications consultant Charles River Associates Inc. was selected to advise Switzerland’s Federal Office of Communications on the implementation of the country’s auction of IMT-2000/UMTS spectrum licenses for third-generation personal communications …
HONG KONG-Hutchison Whampoa said it joined Italian consortium Andala SpA by buying a 51-percent stake. The consortium, owned 25.5 percent by Tiscali and 15 percent by CIR, plans to bid …
WELLINGTON, New Zealand-Telecom Corporation of New Zealand said it intends to make a takeover offer for the approximately 20 percent of shares in Australian operator AAPT that it does not …
New Zealand Nokia Corp. will integrate its General Packet Radio Service core network solution into Vodafone New Zealand’s network, providing mobile Internet access to Vodafone’s subscribers. Vodafone plans to launch …
LONDON-Yahoo! Europe announced two new wireless partnerships this week, including one with a handset manufacturer and one with a mobile operator. Yahoo! Europe and Trium, a Mitsubishi subsidiary, said Yahoo! …
SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Clearnet Communications Inc. introduced Pay & Talk, a Web-ready digital prepaid wireless service for new customers and those who already own Clearnet PCS phones. Clearnet said all Pay & …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Three companies formed a consortium to apply for a Swedish Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service third-generation license. The companies are Swedish private equity firm Ratos; Nomura International plc, a wholly-owned …
OSLO, Norway-Seven groups plan to participate in Norway’s selective tender or “beauty contest” process to award four Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses. The licenses will be awarded by the end …
JAKARTA, Indonesia-Indonesia granted a principal license for national Digital Cellular System 1800 MHz to PT Indosat, the primary provider of international telecommunications services in Indonesia. The license will be valid …
