WASHINGTON-In order to be effective in the next millennium, the Federal Communications Commission must reorganize itself to better deal with converging industries, according to many panelists taking part in two …
STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson has been awarded contracts valued in excess of $175 million to expand and upgrade the personal digital cellular mobile networks of the Japanese Digital Phone Group. Ericsson said …
MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced its subsidiary, Dolphin Telecom plc, closed an offering of $295 million of 14-percent senior discount notes due 2009. The net proceeds were approximately $144 million, …
WASHINGTON-A Defense Department authorization bill headed to the Senate floor today would give Pentagon spectrum superior status over all government and nongovernment frequencies and force federal agencies and private-sector telecom …
Sprint PCS believes it has a strong enough wireless footprint to begin aggressively targeting business users. Analysts didn’t expect the company to heavily pursue this segment until next year, but …
MADRID, Spain-Telefonica Moviles, part of the Telefonica Group S.A., Madrid, Spain, announced it gained 822,487 new customers during the first quarter of this year, more than triple the net additions …
STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson announced it is supplying a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access system to Hong Kong-based SmarTone Mobile Communications Ltd. The experimental third-generation system could support wireless Internet protocol and …
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court Tuesday stayed the Federal Communications Commission’s rules regarding the unauthorized switching of long-distance carriers, a practice known as slamming. The rules went into effect May 17. …
NEW YORK-Sierra Wireless, a Canadian provider of wireless data communications equipment, went public May 17 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Scotia McLeod Inc., Toronto, was lead underwriter for the initial …
SALT LAKE CITY-World Wireless Communications Inc. said it received a significant investment from the pension plan of Siemens AG. The investment amount was not disclosed. The company also introduced the …
WASHINGTON-If the chairman of Bell Atlantic Corp. had his way, all telecommunications would be regulated like wireless. “Neither of us or the new competitors have wireless regulation, and we seem …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has shipped its new high-speed packet data software solution to Japanese and Korean wireless operators that have announced plans to launch high-speed data service before …
SAO PAULO, Brazil-The Telecommunications and Electronics Consortium for Latin America and the U.S. Government both have filed comments with Anatel in Brazil regarding Anatel’s proposed rules on equipment purchases by …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should encourage the deployment of wireless technology in rural America, including Indian reservations, said 11 Senate Democrats last week. “As you know, there are some rural …
WASHINGTON-“Roaming is not yet dead, but it is traveling,” said Gary Bowman, network marketing program director for Bell Mobility Canada, on Wednesday, to a conference on international mobile roaming. In …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is in full preparation for the paging license auction set to begin before the end of the year. Meantime, the FCC must grapple with a host …
Subscribers of Paging Network Inc. service in some 16 southeastern and southwestern states experienced service disruption for several hours Tuesday evening after lightning struck a terrestrial-based satellite uplink facility. The …
SWINDON, England-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced plans to deliver PacketGSM, a technology that will allow both voice and data to travel on more cost-efficient packet networks within a Global System for …
NEW YORK-With support of the industry it oversees, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission unanimously approved May 20 a regulation to restrict the use of cellular phones by …
Little appreciated until now in the Rock Creek Park-BAM cell tower dispute is the clout of the bird people. I was enlightened to this by an article in the May …
