NEW YORK-It is true billions of people have never made a phone call, but that fact is worthless in determining actual demand for mobile satellite telephony services, according to Larry …
CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. said it signed an outsourcing agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to extend the current contract for inbound customer care and related services to 2006. Convergys handles many …
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. is restructuring plan to better position the company for long-term success by eliminating or restructuring non-performing business activities and improving the company’s cost structure. Brightpoint said it believes …
Iridium L.L.C. announced the deadline for meeting certain customer and revenue thresholds, under the financial covenants of its $800 million senior secured credit facility, has been extended to Aug. 11. …
Primal Systems Inc., a provider of customer management products, introduced a new product to its suite of e-business solutions, called WebCare, last week at Billing ’99 in Dallas. Designed to …
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-AT&T Corp. introduced a consumer-oriented version of its Digital One Rate plan, a plan that eliminates roaming and long-distance fees and is targeted at the business user. AT&T …
Asia-Pacific countries are beginning to emerge from the severe economic problems that have gripped them for two years, and mobile phone carriers are finding they desperately need cash to expand …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-“Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?” asked Alan Shark, president of the American Mobile Telecommunications Association, at the group’s annual leadership conference last week. In Shark’s reference, …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-American Wireless announced it purchased Cellular Networks Inc. of Seattle, expanding its activation, fulfillment and distribution services for Nextel Communications Inc. and AirTouch Communications Inc. in the Washington, …
ST. LOUIS-Amdocs Ltd. expanded its Fraud Management product offering by adding two new products-Sleuth and Integrity+, said the company. Sleuth is a software system that provides control and detection of …
AirFlash.com Inc., a privately held Silicon Valley start-up firm, has created a service bureau called AirFlash, taking a somewhat different approach to the wireless portal market. The company is offering …
WASHINGTON-The 220 MHz auction ended with the Federal Communications Commission collecting nearly $2 million for 222 licenses expected to be used for dispatch and paging services. Among the top winners …
WASHINGTON-Even as the National Capital Planning Commission was voting to further delay the siting of two Bell Atlantic Mobile towers in Rock Creek Park, the Senate was voting to override …
DENVER-Wireless carriers may be sitting on a revenue stream that would be relatively easy and cost-effective to deploy, according to Len Gee, vice president of North American Sales for Wireless …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nigeria has the potential of more than 5 million wireless subscribers and shows all the signs of becoming another wireless phenomenon in Africa. Looking at hard facts, this …
LONDON-The main trends in the Middle East wireless industry for the current year were highlighted back in March with calls from senior industry professionals for greater private-sector participation and the …
NEW YORK-“In Motorola’s view, the technology for 2.5 generation is really here,” said Moe Grzelakowski, senior vice president and general manager of 3G for Motorola Inc. In Japan later this …
BANGALORE, India-The Department of Telecommunications'(DoT’s) decision to launch cellular services has created a shock wave among private cellular service providers (PCSPs). Taking advantage of its all-India fixed-line network, DoT plans …
MELBOURNE, Australia-In a bid to revive Australia’s flagging paging market, Hutchison Telecom has launched a new data broadcasting network using the VHF band and Motorola’s FLEX protocol. The new system …
WASHINGTON-The close of the six-year, US$27 million Wireless Technology Research program in the United States has re-energized a public debate about whether mobile telephones cause cancer or pose other health …
