Joining several other third-party developers creating applications for the Wireless Application Protocol, CMG Telecommunications introduced its WAP Service Broker, a platform designed to connect wireless phone users to WAP-based content. …
TOKYO-Softbank, Microsoft Corp. and Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced in August they will establish a joint company to provide wireless access line services. According to the announcement, the new …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. has appointed Fred Kuznik president of Motorola’s operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Kuznik returns to the region after six years in the United States, …
ATLANTA-Infowave Software Inc. said it unveiled the final version of Infowave for the Net, a client/server solution designed to provide secure wireless access to the Internet or intranets. The company …
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-In response to the devastation caused last year by Hurricane Georges, Motorola Inc. made available its Hurricane Tracker software application. Developed for Motorola’s PageWriter 2000 two-way pager and …
DULLES, Va.-Navigation Solutions L.L.C., a joint venture formed earlier this year by Orbital Sciences Corp. and The Hertz Corp., said it will begin installing 50,000 satellite-based navigation systems in Hertz …
Three quarters of the way into 1999, we are inundated with good news from many of the wireless carriers showing record numbers of new customers added to their networks. These …
NEW YORK-The Financial Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, Conn., recently issued a proposal for public comment that would eliminate accounting for mergers as pooling of interests, which are the sum of …
WASHINGTON-The federal government moved closer to life in the 21st century with two actions that will help law enforcement, while allowing companies to develop new technologies. The White House announced …
NEW YORK-The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce is engaged in a monumental juggling act with significant implications for levies on telecommunications in general, judging by comments at its two-day hearing …
Cupertino, Calif.-based chip manufacturer DSP Communications Inc. today plans to introduce two new products for current and future Code Division Multiple Access handsets. Immediately available is DSPC’s new CDMA Manufacturers …
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association published a new interim standard, “Cellular Radiotelecommunications Intersystem Operations-Over-the-Air-Service Provisioning and Parameter Administration.” The document presents Stage-1 recommendations for OTASP subscriber and OTAPA network feature …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it signed two contracts, valued at more than $55 million, with Advanced Info Service Public Co. Ltd. in Thailand for the expansion of its Global System …
TIVERTON, R.I.-S.V. Designs Inc., which provides wireless phone companies aesthetic concealment solutions for their antennas and cables, announced it expanded its service area from New England to now include the …
WASHINGTON-Key lawsuits are set to go forward next month involving claims of fraudulent auditing and privacy violations against Wireless Technology Research L.L.C. and an allegation that a prototype mobile phone …
WETHERSFIELD, Conn.-Shared Technologies Cellular Inc. announced its CellEase program has evolved into a universal payment method for prepaid wireless services. As a central payment and card redemption system, CellEase enables …
WASHINGTON-With just two weeks left in the fiscal year and many appropriations bills still pending, Congress and the White House once again are on a collision course for a budget …
We recently heard a captivating story that has ramifications for the wireless industry, and for that matter, any industry that deals with the nasty problem of customer turnover. Last month, …
NEW YORK-In fulfilling a commitment made earlier this year, AT&T Corp. announced it had priced a three-year $450 million all-minority lead and underwritten bond offering. The company said the bond …
The need to add a wireless play in global telecommunications alliances became clearer last week as AT&T Corp. and British Telecommunications plc announced a strategic alliance designed to create seamless …
