WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected to issue rules next month on what telecommunications carriers and manufacturers must do to comply with provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 dealing …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The GSM Association appointed Robert G. Conway its new director general. Conway was the former head of global business development for Motorola Inc.’s International Network Ventures Group, and he …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. this week signed several interconnection agreements with Bell Atlantic Corp. and a three-year bundling agreement with AnswerNet Network. The interconnection agreement provides for the delivery of local …
KIRKLAND, Wash.(AP)-Craig McCaw, his family and ex-wife plan to exercise options for 17 million shares in Nextel Communications Inc., investing about $315 million in the wireless company. The McCaws originally …
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 …
Global Mobility Systems has partnered with Internet infrastructure company InfoSpace.com to provide Internet content to wireless phones using Global Mobility’s @mobile Internet portal. Under the agreement, InfoSpace.com will deliver Web …
NEW YORK-Globalstar Telecommunications Inc. has arranged for a $500 million credit facility underwritten by Bank of America NT&SA, guaranteed by two subsidiaries of Loral Space & Communications. The company said …
BOSTON-“Competitive Wireless Pricing Around the World,” a new report compiled by The Yankee Group, reveals the drop in wireless prices worldwide has increased the potential for landline displacement by wireless. …
BRAINARDSVILLE, N.Y.-Bell Atlantic Corp. said it has begun testing wireless local loop technology as an alternative to traditional landline telephone service for many of the company’s rural customers. “If it …
After nearly two years of fits and starts, the government of Argentina finally awarded six personal communications services licenses for a total consideration of about $850 million. The government awarded …
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. announced it will implement a one-for-three reverse stock split of both common shares and Class B common shares at the opening of trading Monday, June …
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. entered an agreement to acquire Dallas/Fort Worth Teleport, a full-service satellite telecommunications facility in Irving, Texas. The teleport supports 16 antennas offering video, voice and data services. …
SANTA CLARA-3Com Corp. reported a net income of $87.5 million, or 24 cents per share, for the fourth fiscal quarter, ended May 28, compared with $63.6 million, or 17 cents …
LONDON-Symbian introduced the latest version of its EPOC technology to developers and licensees with several new features and architectural advances. EPOC Release 5 features messaging, e-mail and SMS capabilities as …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS will offer both dual-mode and single-mode Web-capable handsets from Nokia Corp., according to a contract the two signed that could be worth up to $500 million. …
WASHINGTON-A technical committee for Code Division Multiple Access technology development is working on an adjunct standard of the technology that could be used for Phase II enhanced 911. The specification …
SEATTLE- Tegic Communications, a company that specializes in text entry solutions for wireless devices, signed a licensing agreement with NEC Corp., which allows NEC to integrate the company’s T9 Text …
WASHINGTON-David Aaron, undersecretary of Commerce for international trade, told wireless executives last week the Clinton administration intends to press the European Union to affirm a carrier compromise on harmonizing competing …
WASHINGTON-Swisscom, Switzerland’s primary telephone company, is marketing its international prepaid roaming solution to service providers in North America. The service is based on the company’s subscriber identity module card application …
PARSIPPANY, N.J.-Telecommunications industry wholesale revenues will more than double during the next five years, according to a preliminary survey of the industry conducted by Phillips Group InfoTech of Parsippany, N.J. …
