BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. introduced two new initiatives at its WAVE developers conference this week-a new branding effort for its two-way messaging service and a plan to become the premier …
WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.), backed by several key Democrats, last week unveiled draft legislation to rein in merger review practices of the Federal Communications Commission. The draft …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile named Wireless Internet Solutions Provider Inc. as an authorized value-added customer in a deal designed to expand BAM’s distribution strategy. Under the deal, WISP will use …
LAUREL, Md.-ASC Billing Solutions Inc. reported that its Sentori billing and customer care system was successfully deployed by ClearTalk in Grand Junction, Colo., and Moab, Utah. ClearTalk is the operating …
NEW YORK-The March 16 announcement that Qwest International Inc. will sell some of its properties to The Montana Power Co. complies with a major condition for final Federal Communications Commission …
WASHINGTON-Bipartisan legislation was introduced last week to increase the number of visas for educated foreigners who can fill some of the many vacancies in the high-tech sector in the United …
DENVER-VeloCom Inc., an international broadband communications company, began providing high-speed Internet and data transmission services in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and said it soon will expand its services to other cities …
DALLAS-WebLink Wireless Inc. signed a five-year reselling contract with Teletouch Communications Inc., allowing Teletouch to provide two-way data services on WebLink’s network. Teletouch has about 415,000 paging subscribers and already …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced that JB Hunt has signed a contract renewing its commitment to Qualcomm’s OmniTRACS mobile communications system and allowing JB Hunt to equip its entire fleet with …
CELJE, Slovenia-Inetis Ltd., a mobile Internet and e-commerce solution developer, unveiled a new Web-based service for Wireless Application Protocol site construction called TagTag. The service allows anyone with Internet access …
WASHINGTON-There are a lot of pros to the new economy, there are also a lot of cons. One of the cons-the growth of identity theft-is now being targeted by the …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-International Sales Information Systems Inc. announced it will acquire wireless software firm Versatile Systems Inc. for $11.2 million of combined cash and stock. Versatile strategic partners include AT&T …
Having finally gotten back on track financially, ICO Global Communications hit another stumbling block last weekend when the launch of its first satellite placed the payload in the Pacific Ocean, …
Leveraging its dominance in the enterprise computing market, IBM Corp. formed a string of partnerships with leading wireless industry players designed to speed the growth of wireless Internet and e-business …
FAIRFIELD, N.J.-Wireless middleware firm Paradigm4 Inc. said it plans to move its corporate headquarters to Farmington, Conn. The company said it wanted to be closer to major business centers.
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will auction 104 licenses in the 700 MHz band to guard-band managers on June 14. The licenses will be for 52 major economic areas. One license …
SAN FRANCISCO-Some of the biggest names in the telecommunications industry announced the formation of the OFDM Forum at the Broadband Wireless Forum in San Francisco. Principal members of the forum, …
DENVER-Ford Motor Co. has allied with Sprint PCS to offer voice-activated wireless communications and Internet telemetry services to certain 2001 model Ford vehicles. According to the agreement, Sprint’s network will …
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Corp. introduced flat-rate data pricing for corporate wireless Internet phone and data service in more than 3,000 cities. AT&T PocketNet, which is AT&T’s Cellular Digital Packet Data service, …
BOSTON-Fidelity Investments Institutional Brokerage Group announced it has added customized news, information services and group messaging capabilities to its Mobile Investor Network two-way pager program. The service uses the BellSouth …
