CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular and the Wisconsin Center District announced a six-year, $2 million “title sponsorship” agreement renaming the former Milwaukee Arena the U.S. Cellular Arena. The company’s name will appear on …
BALTIMORE-ReachNET Inc. introduced an instant messaging application for Research In Motion Ltd. Inter@ctive pagers called Pulsar, which it said is compatible with existing instant messaging products like AOL Instant Messenger …
FREEREALTIME.com FreeRealTime.com Inc. launched a beta version of FRT2go, a service for use on 3Com Corp.’s Palm Computing unit Palm VII and Palm.net service, giving its members wireless access to …
IRVINE, Calif.-Primal, a provider of Internet-enabled customer management software to the communications industry, signed an order to provide Metrocall Inc. with its customer care and billing system, Connect CCB. According …
ATIS The members of Standards Committee T1, a telecommunications network standards development organization sponsored by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, chose leaders for its full committee and six technical …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association is soliciting speaker submissions for its GlobalXChange conference program providing information and research covering a range of strategic business, marketing and technology issues to …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. extended its infrastructure supply relationship with Orange in the United Kingdom by $316.2 million. The additional equipment to be delivered includes Global System for Mobile communications base …
Big business spends billions of dollars on infrastructure. No matter whether the business is an airline or a telecommunications company, the economic theory is the same. To be able to …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding with New World Mobility to further develop third-generation mobile services in Hong Kong. A field trial is scheduled to begin this month. …
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.-NTCH Inc., the holding company of communications investor, Glenn Ishihara, launched its Code Division Multiple Access-based personal communications services network in Grand Junction, Colo., under the brand name …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Globe Telecom, a Philippine telecommunications company, singed an agreement to expand Globe Telecom’s Handyphone service, the company’s Global System for Mobile communications-based Cellular Mobile Telephone System. …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and VoiceStream Wireless Corp. signed a multi-year supply agreement that will enable VoiceStream to expand its Global System for Mobile communications 1900 network and services, and bring …
WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. appears to have gotten the attention of the House Judiciary Committee with a letter sent to its chairman last week complaining that the Federal Communications Commission is …
Nextel Communications Inc. will soon announce commercial availability of wireless Internet service, people close to the company say. According to the company’s Web site, its Nextel Online service already is …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced Nextel Worldwide, the company’s first service and dual-mode handset providing customers with worldwide technological compatibility on one phone, using one phone number. Subscribers of Nextel …
WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration last week accused nine countries of violating global telecom trade agreements, with Japan and Mexico cited as the worst offenders. The U.S. trade representative’s report follows by …
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-Telecom Wireless Corp., a digital wireless platform builder, singed a letter of intent to acquire Fanz.net Inc., a Seattle-based free Internet service provider. “We are very excited about Fanz.net …
LISLE, Ill.-Tellabs reported it expects first quarter net earnings to be lower than analysts’ estimates with revenue of approximately $630 million for the quarter ended March 31, an increase of …
WASHINGTON-What to do with the often confusing tax structures of both mobile phones and the Internet collided in back-to-back hearings by the House telecom subcommittee on Thursday. The collision occurred …
NEW YORK-“The $1 trillion that came out of Nasdaq in the last five days will be looking for places to invest when things get better,” Thomas M. Galvin, chief investment …
