WASHINGTON-While Verizon Communications workers strike in part to make it easier for its wireless workers to join unions, union issues have been largely settled at other companies. Before its workers …
The end is near. That is the prophecy heralded by the principals of Phone.com Inc. and Software.com Inc., which last week said they will merge in what is the largest …
WASHINGTON-A congressional audit of federal agencies’ responsibilities and actions toward testing for mobile-phone health effects is likely to go forward even if the person who requested the audit is elected …
PHOENIX-Motorola Inc.’s Semiconductor Products Sector and Atmel Corp. have agreed to provide a reliable supply of radio-frequency Bipolar Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor technology for wireless applications. The licensing agreement calls …
NEW YORK-Telecommunications Systems Inc., an Annapolis, Md., network developer, priced its initial public offering of 4.7 million shares last week at $17 each. The issue began trading the next day …
NEW YORK-Repeater Technologies Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif., network infrastructure supplier, debuted on the Nasdaq Aug. 9 with a 4.75 million share initial public offering. The company’s technology expands the coverage …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS and Sanyo Fisher Co. unveiled the Sprint PCS Phone SCP-4500 by Sanyo, featuring a built-in speaker phone with one-touch access for hands-free communication. Sprint said the …
NEW YORK-If 7,000 responses from last month’s survey by Solomon-Wolff Associates are an accurate barometer of wider trends, then electronic mail is the primary use consumers want for wireless Internet …
LOS ANGELES-As the official communications and wireless company of the 2000 Democratic National Convention, SBC Communications Inc. provided voice, data, video and wireless services for the four-day convention, and the …
VoiceStream Wireless Corp. last week reiterated its confidence in its merger with German operator Deutsche Telekom as both companies’ stock values dropped since the merger announcement. By press time, the …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. has taken a stake in Minnesota operator HickoryTech Corp., according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The rural carrier bought 936,110 shares, or 6.78 percent, of …
WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications and Information Administration said it is preparing a draft testing plan to examine the interference potential between ultra-wideband technologies and the global positioning system. “My goal is …
KARLSKRONA, Sweden-Flextronics International Ltd. signed an agreement with Siemens Information and Mobile Communications Group to manufacture approximately 33 million mobile telephones for Siemens by the end of 2003. In its …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has accepted the applications of 16 bidders to participate in the Sept. 6 auction of guard-band manager licenses. The FCC said six applications were incomplete. All …
CHICAGO-United Airlines introduced enhancements to United Update, a suite of applications designed to inform travelers with WAP-enabled wireless devices of flight and travel information via United’s wireless Web sites. The …
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Market research firm Evans Data Corp. said its new Database Developer’s Survey found a third of today’s developers are targeting wireless or mobile devices with their applications, and …
SEATTLE-Cellular Technical Services Co. Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the assets of New England Telecom Inc., a reseller of prepaid long-distance phone card products, through its …
WASHINGTON-Moving from a wired to a wireless world in the future could save the Federal Emergency Management Agency as much as $10 million, said Tim Ritter, chief of disaster response …
NEW YORK-Technology stocks have had an extended run of public preference, but they are poised to step back in 2001 as investors seek better returns elsewhere, according to some Wall …
