GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala-Telefonica Centroamerica, a member of Telefonica Group, said it acquired the 15-megahertz band B license for personal communications services in Guatemala for $33 million. The company recently acquired …
MADRID, Spain-Telefonica announced it will invest $250 million in a global telecommunications fund being set up to take advantage of the telecom, media, Internet and other investment opportunities being created …
It was an unprecedented event. Qualcomm Inc., the biggest defender of CDMA technology, and L.M. Ericsson, the largest naysayer of the technology, embraced last week, ending more than 10 years …
This week marks the first anniversary of the Federal Communications Commission’s Phase I enhanced 911 deadline, and by most accounts, not much progress has been made. SCC Communications Corp., which …
Qualcomm decides to sell its infrastructure division to archrival Ericsson. VLSI rejects Philips’ takeover bid, but says it will explore others. Four Canadian carriers join forces. Cable & Wireless and …
CdmaOne vendors in China anxiously are awaiting official government word on whether China Unicom is allowed to deploy Interim Standard-95 technology. “It appears China Unicom has been told that they …
WASHINGTON-Rural America may be left out of the re-auction of personal communications services licenses. At the end of round six on Thursday, 37 percent of the C-block licenses had not …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is expected to award Lucent Technologies Inc. a Time Division Multiple Access contract valued at more than $1 billion during the next three years, sources close …
Although Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson announced resolutions to Code Division Multiple Access disputes and the standoff over third-generation intellectual property rights, the companies didn’t resolve key technical differences 3G …
POWAY, Calif.-According to an economic model developed by Technology Trends, Technology Focus Inc., 1999 wireless revenue in the United States is likely to fall by approximately $1.50 per user. “The …
PEORIA, Ill.-Rohn Industries Inc. said its previously announced merger with PiRod Holdings Inc., which was expected to close in the first quarter, has been postponed because of current adverse industry …
WASHINGTON-As the private wireless industry prepares to enter the battle against auctioning spectrum, competing private wireless groups are fighting over how spectrum should be coordinated. At the middle of two …
FCC Chairman Bill Kennard now says the agency has an open mind on the question of private wireless auctions. It wasn’t always that way. The FCC, going back to the …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. introduced the HP TS-5530 mobile phone test platform, a tester that meets the demands of Code Division Multiple Access and Global System for Mobile communications cellular …
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a hamburger and French fries? Probably McDonalds. Think of a pair of tennis shoes, and you probably …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. signed an $85 million contract to supply Code Division Multiple Access digital cellular phone equipment to Baja Celular Mexicana S.A. de C.V., Movitel del Noroeste S.A. …
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Electronic Messaging Association announced the formation of the Wireless Messaging Group, designed to help bring wireless messaging mainstream. According to EMA, the WMG’s specific charter is “to promote …
BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. announced Sprint PCS will deploy Lightbridge’s Retail Management System and consulting services. According to Lightbridge, RMS will help Sprint PCS to incorporate a more efficient selling process …
HANNOVER, Germany-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced a wireless platform that will enable TIme Division Multiple Access network operators to offer third-generation services such as seamless global roaming and converged voice, video …
Reuters reported that Italy’s Ministry of Communications approved the auction process for a fourth cellular license there, scheduled to get underway in June or July. Next, the details of the …
