News that Nextel Communications Inc. received government approval to pursue 95 personal communications services licenses held by bankrupt designated entity NextWave Telecom Inc. dumbfounded and angered several large carriers last …
WASHINGTON-One of the core goals of the Federal Communications Commission in the 21st century is to effectively manage radio-frequency spectrum, the FCC said last week in a draft strategic report …
CAMBRIDGE, England-Element 14, a U.K. developer of digital signal processor chips, said it has raised $13 million in first-round financing led by Atlas Venture. “Element 14’s management has brought together …
NEW YORK-Citigroup and Sonera Ltd. announced last week they are taking an undisclosed ownership stake in 724 Solutions, a Canadian software company that is hardly a household name but could …
NEW YORK-In a war of words following delivery of a judicial verdict, both sides claimed victory last week after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled …
NEW YORK-Sun Microsystems Inc. and Frontier Communications, a unit of Frontier Corp., announced they have joined forces to provide “sophisticated, outsourced [Internet Protocol] messaging software for carrier class, hosted e-mail …
Sprint PCS’s awaited introduction of nationwide commercial Internet-access services will begin in late September, announced the company. Targeting business users and a wide range of consumer customers that are heavy …
WASHINGTON-Whether the spectrum cap should stay or go-one issue that distinguishes incumbent cellular operators and upstart personal communications services operators-“will hopefully” be decided by the Federal Communications Commission at its …
The economy is rolling along, wireless subscriber additions are climbing and merger and acquisition activity is heating up. This is good news for the personal communications services industry, which last …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Corp. last week announced it created a new organization that will be responsible for building a broadband fixed wireless network in markets where Sprint has acquired licenses. …
JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc. introduced a unified messaging service, called SkyTel Message Center, which notifies users on their two-way pagers when they receive voice mail, e-mail or faxes at their …
PITTSBURGH-Schlumberger Resource Management Services Inc. won a contract to supply an advanced meter reading solution to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. The product will provide fixed-network automated meter reading …
ARLINGTON, Va.-U.S. factory sales of telecommunications products in the first half of the year rose to nearly $41.6 billion, an 18-percent increase from last year’s first-half sales of $35.2 billion, …
While most of the recent attention surrounding specialized mobile radio services has circulated around enhanced SMR provider Nextel Communications Inc., some smaller dispatch providers have been quietly finding creative ways …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Internet portal company Yahoo! Inc. added to its Yahoo! Everywhere strategy with the introduction of Yahoo! Mobile, which allows users to personalize the Yahoo!-based content and services they …
I love August. Things slow down. Congress is in “recess”-one of my favorite activities. And PrimeCo comes out with its “Flash From the Wireless Front: Fun Facts About Wireless Users.” …
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-U.S. Wireless Data Inc. and Paymentech announced they entered a two-year transaction processing agreement under which Paymentech will offer wireless credit-card authorization services using USWD’s Wireless Express Payment Service.
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it signed an agreement to merge with International Network Services, a Sunnyvale, Calif.- based independent network consulting provider. Under terms of the agreement, each …
RICHARDSON, Texas-Aeris Communications Inc. and HighwayMaster Communications Inc. said they have settled three patent-infringement lawsuits that had been pending between them. The settlement involves both companies cross-licensing certain patents and …
