WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation to bolster U.S. high technology by lifting the cap of visas and awarding grants to students and older Americans to improve …
ICO Global Communications Ltd. received final commitments for the $1.2 billion in financing needed to finish building its satellite voice network from none other than cellular industry pioneer Craig McCaw. …
WASHINGTON-Sen. John McCain late Friday called on the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Inspector General to “promptly, fairly, and thoroughly investigate” an allegation from a high-ranking civilian FCC employee that …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced a uniform gateway to its Autoplex and Flexent Wireless Networks products, enabling network operators to introduce personalized or user-customized wireless data services that depend …
WASHINGTON-When it comes to spending money to open doors and change hearts and minds in official Washington, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association is King of the Hill. As a wireless …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Broadband carrier Nextlink Communications Inc. said its revenues for the third quarter reached $75.1 million, nearly double revenues of $37.8 million the company reported during the third quarter of …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile telephony in Latin America rapidly is evolving into a viable substitute for inefficient and expensive landline services, according to Dataquest Inc. During the first half of this …
NEW YORK-L-3 Communications formed a new Telemetry-East division through the consolidation of the company’s Microcom division and the Aydin Telemetry division of L-3 Communications’ Aydin Corp. The division, a business …
DUBLIN, Ireland-Northern Ireland is a complex country with an intriguing cellular industry. As part of the United Kingdom, it is covered by the same mobile networks (BT Cellnet, Vodafone AirTouch …
SAN ANTONIO, Texas-SBC Communications Inc. said it agreed to acquire Radiofone Inc., which serves more than 200,000 wireless customers in Louisiana and Michigan. Once the transaction is completed, SBC said …
With a portfolio of nearly 1,000 towers, SBA Communications Corp. is among the top five public tower companies in the United States, and yet it is a small player among …
TEMPE, Ariz.-Iridium North America announced the availability of a broad array of maritime-specific communication devices suitable for virtually any vessel. The single- and multi-channel equipment offers boaters various configurations from …
Some confusion exists in the wireless industry over whether mobile-phone-component shortages are affecting the handset supply in the United States. Major handset suppliers say they aren’t struggling with component shortages, …
To the Editor: I found the opinion by Tracy Ford (RCR, Oct. 25, 1999) to be oddly uninformed, especially in view of the long-term coverage your publication has given to …
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless Communications Division elected Jim Caile of Motorola Inc. and Peter MacLaren of Nortel Networks as its new chairman and vice chairman, respectively. Jesse Russell …
NEW YORK-Because of the burgeoning demand for data communications in the United States, wireless local access is emerging from the shadows of its mobile brethren and coming into its own …
Canada Microcell Telecommunications Inc. in a preview to its third-quarter results, to be released in mid-November, said it acquired 54,815 new subscribers during the third quarter. This represents a 77-percent …
LONDON-AvantGo Inc. announced Protege will manage its European business expansion, establishing headquarters in the United Kingdom. Philip Hibberd, a Protege board member, will serve as AvantGo’s vice president of Europe.
American Tower Corp. reported strong third-quarter results, including improvements in net income and increases in revenues. The company said its revenues increased 121 percent to $67.5 million for the third …
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced a new service plan for its Digital One Rate program. The carrier said it offered a calling plan last week for up to 300 …
