TOKYO-Japan’s smart handheld device market finished 1998 with 1.42 million shipments, an annual increase of 24.3 percent, and the market is expected to reach just under 10 million units in …
CHATSWORTH, Calif.-Intellicell Corp. said it is requesting its shareholders approve a corporate name change, to Focus Affiliates Inc., at the company’s annual meeting in September. Intellicell also said it has …
WASHINGTON-The Securities and Exchange Commission is continuing its investigation of alleged insider trading of Omnipoint Corp. stock prior to the announcement that VoiceStream Wireless Corp. is buying Omnipoint. On July …
INDIANAPOLIS-The Indiana state Supreme Court said on Friday the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission does not have authority to review the proposed merger of Ameritech Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. because …
ICO Global Communications Ltd. was forced to cancel its rights offering because subscriptions did not meet the minimum total of $500 million for it to be completed by the July …
WASHINGTON-The House agreed to renew favorable trade status for Communist China, setting the stage possibly for a big fight over China’s quest for membership in the World Trade Organization this …
NEW YORK-A corporate culture of hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil spells problems ahead, even for companies that think they have gotten the millennium bug out of …
WASHINGTON-As industry, congressional and administration officials struggled to craft a compromise on Pentagon spectrum priority legislation late last week, a new controversy erupted as the House telecommunications subcommittee voted to …
ATLANTA-GTE Wireless demonstrated at its Technology Solutions Center in Tampa, Fla., services that will connect people to e-mail, Web browsing, calendar and contact information using digital phones linked to laptops, …
HELSINKI-Nokia Corp. and New World Mobility signed a $140 million agreement to expand New World Mobility’s Global System for Mobile communications 1800 network in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, …
The worldwide wireless industry is expected to pass a significant milestone sometime during 2000. With total mobile subscribers at the end of last year of about 315 million and a …
In an effort to honor people who have made significant and exceptional contributions to the advancement of the wireless telecommunications industry, RCR will sponsor the Wireless Hall of Fame, with …
WASHINGTON-The European Commission said it supports industry efforts to harmonize third-generation mobile phone standards, but refused to retreat from plans to deploy home-grown technology for a pan-European 3G network and …
HOUSTON-Eagle Wireless International Inc. signed an agreement with Lucent Technologies Inc. to become a reseller of Lucent’s data network products, including Internet service provider infrastructure, wireless local area networks and …
Rumors that Deutsche Telekom AG is in talks to buy British mobile phone company One2One for about $12 billion continued last week amid renewed speculation the German phone company might …
WASHINGTON-Dispatch radio operators last week urged U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan to reject a proposed antitrust settlement between the Justice Department and Nextel Communications Inc., arguing it would exacerbate …
The United States and Vietnam struck a trade pact that could significantly open up new wireless telecom opportunities in Southeast Asia. The accord, reached between Richard Fisher, deputy U.S. trade …
WASHINGTON-Legislation to relax export restrictions on encryption products moved through the House last month, setting the stage for possible floor consideration in September when Congress returns from its August recess. …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Cellular Corp. said it will begin offering information services through an agreement with CNN Interactive, becoming the first wireless phone provider to offer the CNN service in the United …
LAS VEGAS-Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc. announced it has agreed to acquire 16 10-channel 900 MHz wide-area licenses from American Wireless Network Inc. Chadmoore will assume the note payments for the …
