WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration, which recently patched up relations with China and resumed trade talks, last week lashed out at GOP congressional leaders for saying Congress likely will not vote on …
NEW ORLEANS-Loc8.net and Glenayre Technologies Inc. said they entered into an agreement under which Glenayre will develop a new two-way paging device that can alert police and other emergency officials …
DALLAS-Texas Instruments plans to introduce today a chipset that combines radio-frequency data transmission and reception with a microcontroller unit. The chipset consists of the TRF6900 single-chip RF transceiver, which provides …
NEW ORLEANS-Telephia Inc. announced VoiceStream Wireless Corp. selected Telephia’s Market-trac and Program-trac marketing and network quality information solutions to enhance its acquisition and retention efforts in VoiceStream’s Portland, Ore., market. …
PETALUMA, Calif.-Tegal Corp. said RF Micro Devices Inc. placed a follow-on order for Tegal’s 901G diode plasma etcher. The tool will be used for etching devices on gallium arsenide substrates-widely …
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunications Systems Inc. introduced an enhancement to its Mobile Originated Short Message Service solution that allows mobile phone users to send short text messages to Internet Protocol-based applications and …
DULLES, Va.-Stellar Satellite Communications’ ST2500 subscriber communicator product line has received European Telecommunications Standards Institute approval and is available for use in Europe, according to Orbcomm Global L.P., a global …
NEW ORLEANS-Qualcomm Inc. said its tri-mode Code Division Multiple Access satellite handsets for use with the Globalstar system are available. The tri-mode portable phone operates with the Globalstar system as …
NEW YORK-StarMedia Network Inc. announced plans to expand its Spanish- and Portuguese-language Internet media business to wireless devices, including cellular phones and personal digital assistants. The company acquired PageCell International …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS introduced the Sprint PCS Wireless Web, which allows Sprint PCS customers to browse the Internet from their wireless phones. Sprint PCS Wireless Web also offers the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS and Sanyo Fisher Co., a division of Sanyo North America Corp., announced an exclusive agreement that calls for Sanyo Fisher to supply Sprint PCS with its …
NEW ORLEANS-Diversinet Corp., a developer of security products based on public-key technology for wireless and wireline electronic-commerce applications, and Saraide signed an agreement to provide security software solutions for Global …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Samsung Telecommunications America and Sprint PCS introduced the Samsung SCH-3500 dual-band Code Division Multiple Access phone and announced an agreement, valued at up to $500 million, in which …
WASHINGTON-Reps. Thomas Davis (R-Va.) and James Moran (D-Va.) last week introduced legislation to foster nondiscriminatory telecommunications access to federal government buildings, bolstering competitive prospects for fixed wireless carriers. The bill …
WASHINGTON-A new Senate report concludes most wireless carriers and other telecom service providers are not endangered by year-2000 computer glitches, but lawmakers warned that inadequate preparation by rural telcos, local …
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-ReadyCom Inc. said it introduced its two-way, advanced voice messaging technology with cellular carriers in Puerto Rico and Chile, and confirmed the technology is meeting unserved needs in …
WASHINGTON-Reps. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and John Dingell (D-Mich.), celebrity spokeswoman Gabrielle Reece, Denise Brown of the Nicole Brown Charitable Foundation, and Rita Smith, executive director of the National Coalition Against …
SAN DIEGO – OmniVoice Technologies Inc. announced that Wide Telecom in Korea will produce a voice pager using OmniVoice’s VoiceOver technology. Wide Telecom is the second manufacturer to license OmniVoice’s …
NEW ORLEANS-Boston Communications Group Inc., Woburn, Mass., announced Sept. 23 the availability of its new BCGI Prepaid Connection for wireless carriers serving small and medium-sized markets. For an upfront investment …
SAN DIEGO-Widcomm Inc. announced it has secured more than $5 million in first-round financing led by Enterprise Partners. The company said the funding will allow it to expand its wireless …
