NEW YORK-Intek Global Corp. announced it signed a multi-year product development and manufacturing agreement with Taiwan-based ADI Communications Corp. Intek Global said it will develop a complete line of linear …
WASHINGTON-In potentially a major breakthrough in the gridlocked third generation mobile phone controversy, U.S. and European wireless executives here last week agreed to pursue a framework for an umbrella Code …
EAGAN, Minn. (AP)-Northwest Airlines has loosened its rules on the use of cellular phones aboard aircraft and in jetways. Effective immediately, Northwest passengers may use their portable cell phones aboard …
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Apex Site Management Inc. announced Triton PCS Inc. hired Apex to manage the collocation marketing and management portion of its tower portfolio, which consists of approximately 200 towers throughout …
ST. LOUIS-Amdocs announced the successful rollout of its Unix-based Ensemble customer care and billing solution at Telus Mobility, the largest cellular provider in Alberta, Canada. Telus Corp., Canada’s third-largest telecommunications …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. announced it is launching a new advertising campaign produced by The Martin Agency that will appear in Alltel markets across 22 states beginning Feb. 21. “The …
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. announced it signed a three-year vendor agreement with Qualcomm Inc. for its NewNet wireless messaging products, SMserver short messaging service and the OTAserver over-the-air activation product. ADC …
DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. announced ABB Electric Metering will resell Orbcomm system services to enable automated meter reading for general commercial and remote utility meters. ABB will use Scientific-Atlanta’s fixed …
NEW YORK-World Access Inc., Atlanta, which has been targeted recently by shareholder lawsuits related to its recent acquisitions and share price volatility, said it expects most of its 1999 revenues …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. reported revenues for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, of $171.6 million, up 51 percent from the same quarter the previous year. For 1998, the company …
The evolution of the wireless handset has gone from the mobile in the car, to the transportable in the car, to the portable in the purse or suit jacket and …
JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc. announced it is developing a program designed to expand distribution and coverage in small-and medium-sized markets by signing “local partner” agreements with regional wireless providers. The …
SAN FRANCISCO-Telstra Corp. Ltd. of Australia and Singapore Telecom said they successfully completed Year 2000 service continuity tests, demonstrating that Telstra will be able to continue to provide international network …
PHOENIX-TekNow announced it signed an agreement to provide Irius Technologies with voice messaging terminals for an FM-Sub Carrier Digital Voice Messaging System. Under the terms of the multimillion dollar agreement, …
SEATTLE-Tegic Communications announced a licensing agreement with Sony Corp. that will allow Sony to incorporate Tegic Communications’ T9 Text Input technology into products such as wireless phones. T9 Text Input …
While the fourth quarter typically is the most competitive quarter of the year for mobile phone operators, a recent pricing study from Robinson-Humphrey Co. L.L.C. concludes that increased industry competition …
NEW YORK-Compaq Computer Corp., Houston, announced a new services initiative designed to help large enterprises “rapidly transform their existing networks into adaptive, next-generation networks necessary for … a global, Internet-driven …
WASHINGTON-The FBI should set digital wiretap capacity standards for messaging services based on percentages rather than geography, said the Personal Communications Industry Association in comments filed with the FBI last …
CLEVELAND-Wireless reseller Cellnet of Ohio last week filed a petition with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to delay approval of the proposed merger of AirTouch Communications Inc. and Vodafone …
Called one of the largest deployments of mobile computing technology to date, BellSouth Corp. introduced a new, $163 million mobile computing platform created to give its 15,000 service technicians access …
