WASHINGTON-The GOP-led Congress, squeezed by tight spending limits and determined not to lose another embarrassing budget battle to Democrats, is once again banking on spectrum to bail it out. And …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless Foundation hosted its annual Industry Achievement Awards Dinner at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C. The dinner brought together key …
WASHINGTON-Noting competition abounds in the wireless industry, FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth said the Federal Communications Commission should put itself out of business. “It’s competitive. There’s no better words that a …
ATLANTA-Two companies last week introduced mapping products designed to give carriers the ability to view the physical layout of their networks on maps and as a result improve service quality …
As the arms of wireless communications continue to stretch across the country, wireless local loop services are becoming increasingly popular, especially in rural areas where landline phones don’t reach many …
BURLINGTON, Mass.-Telia Telecom A/S, a new Danish telecommunications operator and subsidiary of Telia Sweden, has selected the FraudBuster solution from Lightbridge Inc. for its network, which offers converged mobile and …
ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc. said it has established a new branch office in New Delhi, India. The office is a branch of LHS Asia Pacific based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “The …
ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc. announced it completed the acquisition of Priority Call Management Inc. Under terms of the merger agreement, all shares and options of Priority Call will be exchanged for …
GERMANTOWN, Md.-Hughes Network Systems announced it formed a strategic marketing agreement with Rogers Cantel Inc. to provide the next generation of the Cantel AT&T Wireless Office Service nationwide. Under terms …
HONG KONG-Hongkong Telecom announced it would increase its equity investment in Taiwan Telecommunications Network Services from 21.4 percent to 56 percent. “Competition will become still tougher on a global scale …
WASHINGTON-Canada announced last month it will award 354 licenses for spectrum in the 24 GHz and 38 GHz bands by both auction and first-come-first-served, beginning in August. The spectrum allocations …
WASHINGTON-A Senate Appropriations subcommittee has included language in the Federal Communications Commission’s funding bill that would allow it to take back licenses tied up in bankruptcy, including licenses held by …
ATLANTA-Southern LINC, the digital wireless communications services arm of energy company Southern Co., announced plans to offer a suite of wireless data and Internet services beginning this fall. Southern LINC, …
WASHINGTON-The Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition has asked the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules that will help terrestrial microwave fixed services more easily share spectrum with fixed satellite service operators. …
NASHUA, N.H.-Lockheed Martin Corp. announced it has agreed to sell operating company Sanders Telecommunications Systems to a newly formed affiliate of Spencer Trask & Co. called Transcept Inc. Following the …
In a routine filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, BellSouth Corp. suggested it might be interested in increasing its ownership stake in broadband company Qwest Communications International Inc. The …
NCR NCR Corp. introduced a software product that allows carriers to perform event-driven marketing by analyzing customer behavior and predicting a customer’s readiness to respond to particular marketing efforts. Called …
WASHINGTON-To the delight of the wireless industry, the Federal Communications Commission last week declared that if and when calling-party-pays service is authorized, it will be a nationwide optional service. It …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc., formerly Unwired Planet, announced it has commenced with its initial public offering of 4 million shares of common stock, priced at $16 a share. Shares began …
Phone.com Inc., formerly Unwired Planet, has been tied to several announcements in the weeks preceding its impending initial public offering that have served to elevate the company to new levels …
