WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has proposed rules to implement mobile satellite service in the 2 GHz band. The notice of proposed rule making reviews service rules and seeks comments on …
Cellular towers ruining America To the Editor: I have two comments regarding your antenna-siting article. (Antenna siting is hot topic for NACo Crowd, March 8.) First, it is my understanding …
The cry “paging is dead” began once digital cellular and personal communications services providers obtained the ability to offer paging services on their networks and handsets. However, while paging carriers …
Tensions ran high at the International Telecommunication Union two-week meeting on third-generation technology in Fortaleza, Brazil, as the industry waits for an agreement between Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson on …
DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. announced its South American licensee, Damos SudAmerica, officially has launched commercial data and messaging services there. Damos SudAmerica is a partnership between Telespazio of Italy, Grupo …
WASHINGTON-A high-tech industry bill to relax export restrictions on encryption products is plodding its way through the legislative process despite opposition from the Clinton administration. On March 11, the House …
In the last two weeks alone, Crown Castle International Corp. has more than doubled its tower portfolio in the United States and United Kingdom, securing a top position for itself …
HANNOVER, Germany-Comsat Corp. introduced a mobile communications service designed to provide Integrated Services Digital Network capabilities at 64 kilobits per second from remote locations using a lightweight, portable satellite terminal. …
What exactly is Nextel Communications Inc.? The simple definition of an enhanced specialized mobile radio operator using integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network technology catering to business users who need private-dispatch functions …
WASHINGTON-Nortel Networks last week confirmed it signed a letter of intent with the Department of Justice to develop a Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act-compliant solution. Attorney General Janet Reno …
WASHINGTON-Rep. Charles Bass (R-N.H.), in the latest effort to strengthen state and local oversight of antenna siting, has introduced legislation to shift the burden to wireless carriers to ensure transmission …
PHILADELPHIA-Angels flocked to the City of Brotherly Love last week for what was billed as a first-of-its-kind meeting. The event was organized to foster increased networking among high net-worth individuals …
CAMARILLO, Calif.-Following a recently announced strategic shift in senior management with the appointment of Kirk A. Waldron to president and chief executive officer, AML Communications Inc. downsized its 92-person staff …
While it would be woefully premature to call 1999 “the year of wireless data,” few would disagree the industry has come a long way in the last year. In 1998, …
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court has rejected an assertion by the wireless industry it should not have to pay into individual state universal service funds. “Today’s [March 16] decision is a …
NEW YORK-Montreal-based Telesystem International Wireless Inc. has wandered far from its home base and original paging strategy as it pursues emerging opportunities in developed and developing markets in Europe, Latin …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-The TR45.3 technical committee of the Telecommunications Industry Association completed an updated version of the ANSI-136 Time Division Multiple Access standard. This represents the culmination of the second phase …
WASHINGTON-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Cellular One Group are two of several companies offering telecommunications products and services on telezoo.com, the newly opened e-commerce Web site. According to telezoo, the digital …
Sun Microsystems Inc. last week signed two separate memorandums of understanding designed to further its presence in the wireless industry. The first MoU calls for Japan’s NTT DoCoMo to deploy …
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens Semiconductors will spin off from Siemens AG on April 1, forming a separate legal entity-Infineon Technologies AG, said the company. According to Siemens, the move is an important …
