DUBLIN, Ireland-Newtel AB, the newly formed company resulting from the merger of Telia AB of Sweden and Telenor AS of Norway, has launched a hostile bid for Ireland’s Esat Telecom, …
Sprint PCS signed a seven-year master service agreement with Ericsson Inc. for Code Division Multiple Access equipment, though the nationwide carrier has not committed to buying any infrastructure from the …
Lucent Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc., through their StarCore Joint Design Center, announced the availability of a digital signal processor core optimized for next-generation wireless systems. Founded in 1998, the …
WASHINGTON-After two years in the job, FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth does not see his role as one of reforming the Federal Communications Commission. “I don’t view my role as inventing …
FCC Commissioner Gloria Tristani said last week that she will remain at the Federal Communications Commission rather than run for Congress. “I viewed the U.S. Congress as an opportunity to …
TeleCommunications Systems Inc. launched a free wireless portal service called Data4Me, aimed directly at end users with the goal of increasing awareness of wireless e-mail services across multiple networks. The …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. announced Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd. has agreed to license the UP.Browser Wireless Application Protocol compatible microbrowser for its Code Division Multiple Access phones. HEI said …
SAN FRANCISCO-In line with the wireless data focus that has engulfed the industry throughout 1999, the four keynote speakers on the opening day of the 1999 CDMA Americas Congress represented …
UTRECHT, The Netherlands-CMG Telecommunications and Siemens Information and Communications Networks Group said they have partnered, allowing Siemens to resell CMG’s short message service centers and support services to cellular network …
TORONTO-Clearnet Communications Inc. said it entered into an underwriting agreement with a syndicate led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc. for the sale of 2.5 million class A non-voting shares of …
PARIS-French cellular operator Cegetel will work with Nortel Networks to develop third-generation services based on the Universal Mobile Telecommunications Services standard, according to the equipment maker. The deal is subject …
Forgive Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates for feeling a bit paranoid these days, what with the feds being on his case about trying to snuff out competition so he can …
IRVING, Texas-Nokia Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jorma Ollila raised the company’s global mobile subscriber estimate to more than 450 million subscribers worldwide by the end of the year. Nokia …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and General Instrument Corp. announced the Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the registration statement for Motorola shares to be issued to General Instrument stockholders as part …
TEMPE, Ariz.-Motorola Labs said it has built the world’s thinnest functional transistor using a class of perovskite materials that will enable future transistors to be smaller and faster while consuming …
WASHINGTON-The U.S. telecommunications market, including services and equipment, grew by more than 11.4 percent in 1999, said the Telecommunications Industry Association on Friday. This increase resulted in $517.6 billion in …
LetsTalk.com launched its Web site Dec. 2, offering a variety of wireless products and services in conjunction with Let’s Talk Cellular and Wireless’ 260 nationwide retail stores. “We have seen …
WASHINGTON-In a ruling both beneficial and potentially devastating for industry, the Federal Communications Commission ruled wireless carriers are not exempt from all state contractual and consumer fraud laws. The Nov. …
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands-KPN Telecom of the Netherlands and Telia of Sweden announced they will sell their stakes in Eircom, the Irish telecom operator that owns Eircell, Ireland’s largest wireless …
Latin America Millicom International Cellular S.A. said MIC Latin America recently commenced offering dial-up Internet and e-mail services to its mobile telephony customers in Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala and …
