WASHINGTON-The probe into whether Labor Secretary Alexis Herman influenced the mobile satellite system licensing process for Mobile Communications Holdings Inc. may be entering a critical phase. Herman, who is under …
LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc said it awarded Ericsson a contract to supply General Packet Radio Service in Britain, the Netherlands and Greece. Vodafone UK, Libertel in the Netherlands and Panafon in …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. became the first U.S. operator to enter the European wireless industry’s recent merger and acquisition frenzy by exercising its right of first refusal to acquire 100 percent of …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. said it signed an exclusive agreement with Georgia PCS Management L.L.C. to provide site acquisition, development, collocation, build-to-suit and equipment installation services. Georgia PCS is …
CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-Sales of smart phones and wireless personal digital assistants are set to skyrocket, with smart phones grabbing nearly 90 percent of mobile-phone sales within five years, according to a …
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Revenues for unified telecommunications services in North America and Europe will reach more than $50 million by 2005, according to a new study, “Opportunities for Unified Telecommunications Services,” …
The Jan. 10 issue of RCR will feature the “Top 20 Wireless Resellers,” which will include personal communications services and cellular resellers ranked by number of subscribers. If you would …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Puma Technology Inc. said it plans to acquire NetMind Technologies Inc. for 5 million shares of Puma common stock in a pooling-of-interests transaction. Puma’s stock jumped almost $12 …
Several important wireless markets will be up for grabs during the next year-a result of overlapping wireless markets created by the merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. with GTE Corp. as …
DALLAS-Preferred Voice Inc. announced an agreement to install its Voice Integrated Platform System in the network control center of Midwest Wireless L.L.C., a privately held wireless services provider in Mankato, …
WASHINGTON-The Justice Department’s Portals probe remains in limbo one year after a congressional panel referred a staff report alleging possible criminal violations by close associates of Vice President Gore in …
WARSAW, Poland-KGHM Polska Miedz, Poland’s copper and silver concern, and Polski Koncern Naftowy, the country’s oil group, raised their stakes in the country’s mobile phone firm Polkomtel, according to a …
TORONTO-Pixo Inc. and Wysdom Inc. have joined the Wireless Application Protocol Forum. Pixo develops integrated software applications for wireless handsets, and said it joined the forum to accommodate WAP microbrowser …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Philips Semiconductors announced it signed a cooperation and development agreement with Ericsson Mobile Communications to develop and manufacture future Bluetooth applications and products. The agreement calls for Philips Semiconductors …
BOSTON-Accessibility and improvements in efficiency will drive adoption of mobile data services, according to a new report by independent research and consulting company Ovum titled, “Data over Cellular: The Road …
After telling a friend in California about buying a computer for my kids and signing up for Internet access, I got this e-mail from him: “What a wonderful world your …
MANAGUA, Nicaragua-Privatization of state-owned telephone companies is moving ahead in the two Central American countries hit hardest by last year’s Hurricane Mitch. Reuters reported three applications have been submitted for …
MCLEAN, Va.-Nextlink Communications Inc. said it agreed to acquire Eagle River Investment’s 50-percent ownership interest in Internext L.L.C. for 4.1 million shares of Nextlink common stock, valued at approximately $220 …
WASHINGTON-The collapse of World Trade Organization talks in Seattle has put the U.S.-China telecom agreement in potential jeopardy and has introduced a powerful political dynamic into the 2000 presidential and …
NEW YORK-World Access Inc., Atlanta, plans to “divest, spin off or otherwise monetize” its telecommunications network equipment business units, in accordance with a board of directors’ vote made public Dec. …
