LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc acknowledged speculation circulating last week that it was interested in making a bid for Germany’s Mannesmann AG and hinted that a future tie-up of the two could …
Is paging dead? The wireless industry has been debating that unflattering statement for a few years now. When you look at recent statistics and stories in RCR and from around …
After scoring an agreement with Vodafone AirTouch plc to deploy its location-based technology in the carrier’s U.K. network, Cambridge Positioning Systems is ready to push its product in the United …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Spectrian Corp. said its semiconductor division will operate as an autonomous business unit named UltraRF. “With its formation as an independent business unit, UltraRF is now free to design …
LAS VEGAS-The agreement between Crown Castle International Corp. and GTE Corp. by many accounts eliminated the last major carrier tower portfolio on the market and capped off a year of …
SEATTLE-Tegic Communications Inc. announced it released an upgrade to the Chinese language version of its T9 Text Input software, including features such as component-based entry, intelligent phrase completion and alternate …
WASHINGTON-National Association of Counties Executive Director Larry Naake said Virginia Gov. James Gilmore’s plan to permanently ban sales taxes on Internet transactions would be a short-sighted assault on local governments …
Enhanced specialized mobile radio operators are poised to lead the country in rolling out Wireless Application Protocol services next year. Today, no U.S. wireless provider offers full WAP services. But …
As the wireless industry continues its journey toward the convergence of wireless and Internet, many have kept a wary eye on Microsoft Corp. to determine where wireless concerns can fit …
WASHINGTON-The No. 1 issue for the wireless telecommunications industry is access to additional spectrum, whether it is the incumbent cellular operators wanting the spectrum cap lifted (and start-up operator attempts …
TOKYO-Singapore Telecom and KDD Corp. of Japan formed a partnership under which the two companies agreed to swap shares, forming a joint venture to provide managed end-to-end telecom services for …
WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration, bowing to industry pressure here and across the Atlantic, last week signaled for the first time a willingness to consider supporting global harmonization of third-generation mobile spectrum …
BERLIN-Siemens AG and NEC Corp. announced a joint venture to develop infrastructure equipment for third-generation systems. The joint venture, in which Siemens will hold 51 percent and NEC will hold …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. reported revenues for the third quarter grew to $24.6 million, an increase of 85.1 percent from revenues of $13.3 million during the same quarter last …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-SanDisk Corp., a Sunnyvale, Calif., developer of flash memory storage products, sold a 4.5 million-share secondary common stock offering Nov. 3. It raised net proceeds of about $291.3 million …
ST. LOUIS-Roberts Wireless Communications and Lucent Technologies Inc. announced a three-year, $32 million contract to construct a personal communications services network throughout Missouri (except the St. Louis and Kansas City …
SAN FRANCISCO-North American Global System for Mobile communications operators had an upbeat story to tell international GSM carriers this year at the GSM in North America conference last week. Last …
Rural Cellular Corp. announced its subsidiary, RCC Holdings Inc., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the cellular telephone licenses, operations and related assets of Triton Cellular Partners L.P. for …
In a deal loud with industry-shaking repercussions, the nation’s top two paging carriers announced their intention to merge last week, raising the consolidation bar to a level as yet unseen …
BETHESDA, Md.-Omnipoint Corp. said it added 104,000 subscribers in the third quarter, ending the three-month period with 698,000 subscribers. The carrier said revenues hit $110 million for the quarter, exceeding …
