Dear Editor: As pointed out by Jeff Silva in his “D.C. Notes” column Nov. 9, many industry players, including the Personal Communications Industry Association, are supportive of additional spectrum for …
LONDON-London Underground Ltd. awarded a contract to CityLink Telecommunications Ltd. to replace and manage the radio and transmission services for the London Underground transportation system. Under a private finance initiative …
Nextel Communications Inc. finally found another vendor willing to manufacture handsets incorporating Motorola Inc.’s proprietary iDEN technology. Nextel and Kyocera Corp. signed a letter of intent last week calling for …
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Iridium World Communications said its stock was de-listed from the Nasdaq Stock Market Nov. 19, following the suspension of trading Aug. 13 when the company entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy …
Wireless carriers are gearing up for the upcoming holiday shopping season with several promotions, most of them aimed at consumer and family gift giving. “We’re obviously in a situation now …
NEW YORK-Frequency Electronics Inc., Mitchell Field, N.Y., a developer of precision time and frequency-control products for communications networks, said earlier this month it has offered to purchase Datum Inc. of …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. struck deals with two different content providers to add Internet services to its MyPhone portal service-Traffic Station Inc. and Data Broadcasting Corp. Traffic Station is a …
L.M. Ericsson wants to renegotiate the price it paid for Qualcomm Inc.’s infrastructure division, Qualcomm revealed in a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Qualcomm and Ericsson declined to comment …
WASHINGTON-Before Congress left town, two members lent their support to allocate spectrum for private wireless use. The private wireless industry has been urging the Federal Communications Commission to allocate six …
DENVER-Newly formed UltraRF, the former semiconductor division of Spectrian Corp., announced a new amplifier integration technology, in addition to details of its focus as an autonomous business unit. UltraRF produces …
FORT LEE, N.J.-TSR Wireless announced several changes to its senior management staff. The company promoted Mitchell Sacks, former president and chief financial officer, to president and chief executive officer. Frank …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s largest affiliate, TeleCorp PCS Inc., raised $184 million last Tuesday from its initial public offering. TeleCorp priced its IPO offering of 9.2 million shares of class …
MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Tekelec announced Alcatel has selected its General Packet Radio Services testing solution, which is based on a new next-generation diagnostics platform, MGTS i3000. GPRS technology will give Global System …
Speculation continues that AT&T Corp. will unveil plans to issue a separate tracking stock to trace its wireless business, which has grown significantly since the carrier introduced its successful Digital …
NEW YORK-Telecommunications companies pay insufficient attention to revenue leaks, possibly due to the misconception that these hidden losses have a minor impact on their bottom line, according to a report …
DALLAS-Rent Express Communications launched its frequent traveler program for North Americans who travel overseas regularly and need a mobile phone while abroad. The program costs $50 for one year of …
LONDON-Standard & Poor’s said it lowered its long-term ratings on Mannesmann AG from A to BBB, and its short-term ratings from A-1 to A-2, following Mannesmann’s announcement that it has …
NEW YORK-Nextel is a “rag dog” company that has fought against the odds of regulators, antitrust lawyers and Wall Street to win, said Morgan E. O’Brien, vice chairman of Nextel …
WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. is introducing Mobile e-mail, a technology allowing short e-mail messages to be transmitted directly to wireless handsets. “With Mobile e-mail, the customer can receive e-mails directly …
WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard’s decision to neither shut down nor fine an unlicensed Texas broadcaster in April-following a friendly phone call from Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas)-contrasts sharply with …
