The Big Three handset manufacturers-Nokia Corp., L.M. Ericsson and Motorola Inc.-continue their reign over the global wireless handset arena, together controlling more than two-thirds of the market. Nokia has emerged …
VAIL, Colo.-Gearworks.com, a strategic Internet services consultant group, said it has dedicated a team to create enterprise-wide applications for wireless devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants. Gearworks.com …
PARIS-Microsoft Corp. expanded its Windows for Smart Cards platform to include support for the Global System for Mobile communications technology, said the company. GSM operators and mobile equipment manufacturers soon …
NEW YORK-Standard & Poors warned of a possible downgrade on its rating of financially struggling Paging Network Inc., while Moody’s went ahead and lowered its ratings on the company’s debt …
Wireless Application Protocol pioneer Phone.com Inc. introduced a WAP 1.1 compliant UP.Link Server, and announced a major strategic agreement with Motorola Inc. for both its server and microbrowser products. Release …
LOS GATOS, Calif.-Metricom Inc. said it signed contracts with three construction companies for the physical deployment of its Ricochet 128 kilobit-per-second mobile data network. Wireless Facilities Inc., General Dynamics Worldwide …
WASHINGTON-The merger train rolled through the Federal Communications Commission last week as the FCC reacted to a number of telecommunications industry-changing mergers. The FCC does not officially review mergers but …
WASHINGTON-Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) on Friday introduced legislation to foster ownership diversity in the telecommunications industry. The bill would offer tax deferrals to firms that sell …
Lithium Technology Corp., Plymouth Meeting, Pa., and Pacific Lithium Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand, signed a deal last week to merge and form a new corporation based in the United States. …
McLEAN, Va.-Egypt-based Misrfone Telecommunications Co. S.A.E. selected LCC International Inc. to design and deploy Misrfone’s nationwide Global System for Mobile communications network, announced LCC. Under terms of the one-year, $17 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Kmart Inc. and Sprint PCS announced an agreement under which Kmart will offer Sprint PCS phones in more than 1,200 of its stores nationwide. Customers who purchase their …
NEW YORK-“We’ve done the really easy stuff, and now the fun begins,” Ivan Seidenberg, chairman and chief executive officer of Bell Atlantic Corp., said in a keynote address Oct. 7 …
Poland L.M. Ericsson said it signed an $80 million contract with Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa to expand its Global System for Mobile communications network in Poland. Ericsson will deliver base stations, …
Dear Bernie, Congratulations on your promotion into the wireless industry. While I admired your foray into wireless with MCI WorldCom’s acquisition of SkyTel, I admit I was surprised at your …
DENVER-VeloCom Inc. announced its consortia in Brazil, Canbra Telefonica and Megatel do Brasil, will market their telecommunications systems under the name Vesper, effective Oct. 1. In January, Canbra was awarded …
WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration may have misled American telecom firms by suggesting that problems created by Beijing’s ouster of wireless and wireline investors in China Unicom could be ironed out by …
TORONTO-Diversinet Corp., a provider of security software for wireless e-commerce applications, announced it signed an agreement to acquire the operating assets of Ubiq Communications Inc. for $1 million. The deal, …
Glenayre Technologies Inc. launched Symmetry, a PC-based intelligent agent software package provided through Infowave Software Inc. that connects Glenayre pagers to information stored on Microsoft Outlook software. The two companies …
WASHINGTON-A new study concludes further deregulation and consolidation in the telecommunications industry would lead to $93 billion in consumer welfare benefits by 2005. The conclusions of the report, conducted by …
WETHERSFIELD, Conn.-Shared Technologies Cellular Inc. substantially completed a $6 million equity financing consisting of the private placement of new series D convertible preferred stock, the company said. The shares, which …
