SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. has selected Qualcomm CDMA Technologies’ sixth-generation MSM3100 chipset and system software for its Code Division Multiple Access handsets. The MSM3100 chipset and …
MOSCOW-Russian Global System for Mobile communications operator Mobile TeleSystems CJSC and Motorola Inc. launched the first trials to deliver the Internet to mobile phone users in Russia, announced the companies. …
BUCHAREST, Romania-Romanian national wireline operator Romtelecom said it plans to launch a mobile telephony service in February on an investment of about $500 million. The service, initially planned to begin …
Research In Motion Ltd. ended the year with several potentially significant announcements, including a long-awaited reorder contract with BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. and the opening of a new research and …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission expects to continue to set the regulatory agenda for 2000, believing a philosophy of anticipating problems and setting regulation is better than letting the market monitor …
BURNABY, British Columbia-Infowave Software Inc. announced it entered into a reseller agreement with RAM Mobile Data Ltd., a U.K. provider of wireless communications applications. Under terms of the agreement, Infowave …
SAN DIEGO-Shares of Qualcomm Inc. increased more than 30 percent on Wednesday after an analyst at PaineWebber initiated coverage of the cdmaOne innovator with a “buy” rating at a price …
WARSAW, Poland-The Polish government said it will begin a new tender for a stake in the country’s Telekomunikacja Polska SA in early January after rejecting last week an offer by …
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Plantronics Inc. announced an agreement to acquire privately held ClearVox Communications Inc. of Los Gatos, Calif. The purchase of ClearVox is expected to strengthen Plantronics’ headset line. “The …
In its second major acquisition since going public last spring, Phone.com Inc. signed an agreement to acquire voice portal technology provider @Motion Inc. for $285 million. Phone.com said it hopes …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-While the use of mobile communications in Europe continues to grow beyond everyone’s wildest expectations, the latest bid of $140 billion by Vodafone AirTouch plc for the Mannesmann …
WASHINGTON-Agreeing with a Federal Communications Commission decision, a federal appeals court has ruled one-way paging carriers are entitled to compensation from local exchange carriers. “We will not second-guess the agency,” …
NEW YORK-As 1999 drew to a close, two mutual fund managers, one overseeing a diverse investment portfolio, the other specializing in telecommunications, offered contrasting views of the year-2000 stock market …
After months of speculation over what would happen to Sprint PCS’ GSM network in Washington, D.C., Omnipoint Corp. and VoiceStream Wireless Corp. have agreed to purchase the network for an …
Aether Systems Inc. said it will license Diversinet Corp.’s Passport software to enhance the security of wireless e-commerce applications. The agreement integrates Aether’s wireless data enterprise solutions with Diversinet’s ability …
NEW YORK-The discriminatory patchwork of state and local taxes on telecommunications carriers imposes a roadblock to providers of the highways over which all Internet traffic travels, according to recent testimony …
First MessageLink Inc. founder Don Buzzelli decided to take advantage of the paging industry’s consolidation frenzy by acquiring enough small paging carriers to reach 500,000 subscribers and $50 million in …
Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Microelectronics Group plans to introduce a digital signal processor-based chipset optimized for the hands-free cellular environment in automobiles this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las …
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. announced it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed underwritten public offering of 3 million shares of its …
In many ways, the wireless tower industry is experiencing the best of times and the worst of times. Tower companies are reporting the wireless industry is building more sites than …
