STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson reported it won what it says is the first-ever agreement for a commercial end-to-end third-generation system. Finnish 2G Ltd. chose Ericsson as the main supplier of a …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced that Per-Arne Sandstrom, currently head of the business unit for Global System for Mobile communications systems, has been appointed executive vice president, head of the North …
WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, growing increasingly concerned about the use of mobile phones and other high-tech gadgets in vehicles, plans to expand its review of driver distractions to …
WASHINGTON-Last Thursday was a bad day for bankrupt personal communications services operator NextWave Telecom Inc. Not only did a federal appeals court deny its petition for rehearing but a United …
NEW YORK-Qualcomm’s meteoric stock price appreciation in 1999 may well be a unique phenomenon that other companies are unlikely to replicate. Nonetheless, other established and new telecommunications players seem poised …
Speculation continues about Metrocall’s stated intention to participate further in the paging industry’s consolidation. The quintupling of Metrocall stock to more than $10 a share-along with the $75 million in …
WASHINGTON-A major controversy with national implications has erupted in Massachusetts over draft legislation that would promote antenna siting collocation and streamline siting approval for carriers throughout the state, despite protests …
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. reached a definitive agreement to acquire personal communications services operating licenses in Macon, Columbus and Albany, Ga., from Zuma PCS L.L.C. covering 1.3 million potential …
WASHINGTON-A group of lawmakers, responding to the growing shortage of skilled workers in the digital economy, last week introduced legislation to increase the number of visas for college-educated foreigners. “We …
OSAKA, Japan-KansaiTele-Message became the latest victim in Japan’s declining paging industry by filing for liquidation with $183 million in debts, according to a Kyodo News Service report. The filing came …
Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s Craig McCaw, swooping in to rescue yet another struggling satellite wireless phone company-leading a group of investors to provide $74.6 million in …
WASHINGTON-As wireless e-commerce struggles to establish itself as an industry mainstay, it faces major legal, technical and security challenges like the cyber attacks of last week that temporarily shut down …
General Packet Radio Service technology is a powerful proposition for Global System for Mobile communications operators anxious to comb in the huge revenues packetized wireless Internet access promises. That’s why …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed two deals providing increased capacity to wireless telecommunications providers. A $300 million contract with Mannesmann Mobilfunk will provide Global System for Mobile communications system equipment to …
While Vodafone AirTouch plc last week advanced its merger with Germany’s Mannesmann AG, the company indicated it may look to fill in its footprint with smaller acquisitions. In particular, the …
WASHINGTON-Slowly, but surely, the picture is getting brighter for wireless carriers that wish to obtain federal universal service support subsidies as two states recently joined the list of those that …
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago-Cable & Wireless is said to be in negotiations with Trinidad and Tobago regarding the future of the carrier’s monopoly on the islands. The discussions …
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association is joining other business sectors in backing President Clinton’s call for congressional passage this year of permanent Normal Trade Relations for China. With China’s application for …
BellSouth Corp. said last week it could issue a tracking stock for its highly successful Latin American operations by late April or early May, a move that will allow investors …
I wonder what it was like to be around when the automobile first really hit it big. Suddenly, there was a whole new world opened up for people, all based …
