LONDON-During the next five years, cellular base station deployment in Europe is expected to more than double, according to a report released by the Strategis Group. The report, “Strategis databank: …
NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Spyglass Inc. announced its membership in the Wireless Data Forum. According to Spyglass, the goal of the WDF is to work cooperatively to promote the development of standards and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS reported earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, of $996 million and $3.18 billion, respectively. This marks a significant increase from the $437 …
BOULDER, Colo.-SignalSoft Corp., a software developer focused on the wireless location industry, completed $33 million in private equity financing from existing investors as well as new financial and strategic investors …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Hong Kong’s mobile operator, Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd., selected Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group to implement its Wireless Application Protocol platform for wireless Internet-based services. The deal calls …
BOULDER, Colo.-SCC Communications Corp. announced an agreement with Triton Cellular Partners L.P. to provide its 9-1-1Connect service to 15 rural Oregon counties. SCC’s 9-1-1Connect service provides Triton with access to …
NEW YORK-Extraterrestrial wireless received good news when Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. sold a $245 million secondary stock offering Jan. 26. In preparation for Globalstar Telecommunications’ secondary offering last week, Bernard L. …
CANNES, France-At odds with some in the wireless industry, the keynote speaker at the GSM World Congress 2000 is not a proponent of convergence. In fact, Keith McCurdy, chief executive …
CANNES, France-Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Microelectronics Group announced that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has released the industry’s first multislot Class 8 General Packet Radio Service mobile handset. The new handset is …
CANNES, France-RangeStar Wireless introduced three new antennas for wireless handsets that the company said it believes will revolutionize antenna technology. RangeStar unveiled a wideband Code Division Multiple Access embedded antenna …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson said they have agreed to jointly develop and market a wireless technology solution supporting both Code Division Multiple Access and Bluetooth standards. According to …
WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc., a wireless personal communications services provider in the southeastern United States, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31. Company revenue and sales …
WASHINGTON-Rather than granting a spectrum-cap waiver requested by Arch Communications Group Inc., the Federal Communications Commission should remove the cap altogether, said Metrocall Inc. in comments filed last week. Meanwhile, …
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-Omnipoint Technologies Inc. introduced Global System for Mobile communications modules for Europe supporting the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz bands. The Redhawk II and Eagle II …
There they were-Bill Clinton in Davos and Al Gore in the Granite State-basking in the glory of a record U.S. economic expansion fueled by a raging high-tech sector of mobile …
BEIJING-Nortel Networks said it won awards totaling $132 million to build or significantly expand Global System for Mobile communications networks in six of China’s provinces during the next year. When …
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. reported its strongest annual operating results in the company’s history for the 1999 fourth quarter and year. Net sales grew 48 percent for the year from $13.4 …
SAN FRANCISCO-The auction for Internet domain name “wireless.com” officially closed Jan. 31, but lack of serious interest is keeping the auction open indefinitely until a reasonable offer is accepted. Alex …
Metrocall Inc. took the latest step in the paging industry’s evolutionary journey last week, unveiling an acquisition, a new joint venture, a recapitalization plan and a strong financial partner tapped …
CANNES, France-Motorola Inc. and Logica plc announced they launched a key component of the new general packet radio service mobile data systems solution, their jointly-developed “Smart Mediator” charging gateway for …
