DENVER-VeloCom Inc. said its consortium in Brazil, Canbra Telefonica, awarded a $200 million, five-year contract to Ericsson Inc. to supply 1.6 GHz Code Division Multiple Access wireless infrastructure equipment. Ericsson …
WASHINGTON-A recent agreement by giant wireline telcos about how to reduce the charges long-distance companies pay to local exchange carriers to connect their customers’ calls may end up costing the …
The U.K. government has decided to appeal a recent court decision that determined the Department of Trade and Industry could not force existing wireless operators to grant roaming rights to …
MILAN-Telecom Italia released a statement Sept. 2 announcing, among other news, plans to expand its international mobile phone business. The company said it will focus its international activities essentially in …
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association published “Project 25 Frequency Division Multiple Access Common Air Interface Conformance Test Addendum 1,” TSB102.BAAB-A-1. The bulletin provides FDMA revisions on modulation fidelity and data …
DALLAS-Samsung Telecommunications America and Sprint PCS announced plans to begin trials using Samsung’s third-generation Code Division Multiple Access technology. The trial, the first of several Sprint PCS plans to conduct …
When Wireless Knowledge L.L.C. announced its intention to create a service linking wireless devices to information based behind corporate firewalls, regardless of airlink standards, analysts had only one comment-“show me.” …
Intense pricing competition in the Code Division Multiple Access handset market may put the squeeze on Qualcomm Inc.’s fiscal fourth-quarter results, some analysts said last week. Qualcomm’s stock fell $23.50 …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced the U.S. District Court in San Diego has granted the company’s motions for summary judgment in its long-standing litigation with Motorola Inc. over patent-infringement claims associated …
WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. said it is introducing services that allow customers to use two telephone numbers on one wireless handset. The first, called Appear Local, allows customers to have …
NEW YORK-As the Internet accelerates the globalization of telecommunications, mergers and acquisitions among traditional and nontraditional players have eclipsed initial public offerings as the preferred strategy for retaining competitive advantage. …
BEIJING-China Unicom said Chinese regulators ordered it to kill more than 40 “irregular” joint ventures with foreign investors by the end of the month, according to Reuters. Companies, including France …
HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced it expanded automatic roaming services throughout Asia. Code Division Multiple Access operators Hutchison Telecom in Hong Kong, Japan’s DDI Corp. and IDO and Shinsegi …
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said cdmaOne subscriber growth increased 171 percent from June 1998 to June 1999, reaching nearly 35 million global subscribers. “cdmaOne experienced significant worldwide growth …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected this week to announce it will consider lifting the spectrum cap-the restriction that a telecom carrier can control no more than 45 megahertz in …
DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. announced Internet commerce firm BuyItNow.com L.L.C. has agreed to sell PageMart advanced messaging products and services under an exclusive agreement.
ATLANTA-BellSouth Mobility Inc. signed a three-year $180 million contract with Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand BellSouth’s network in Georgia and southern Florida. Terms of the agreement call for Lucent to …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced new pricing plans last week that could build on the success of the carrier’s Digital One Rate plan by adding more phones into the home. …
PARSIPPANY, N.J.-Aquis Communications Group Inc. reported second-quarter financial results with a net loss of $1.7 million, or 12 cents per share, compared with a net income of $87,000 the previous …
DALLAS-Alltel Corp. said it selected National Telemanagement Corp.’s SmartPay billing system for its prepaid wireless product in all 174 Alltel markets. “SmartPay is a simple to use billing solution that …
