“Certainly 1996 is not that long ago chronologically, but for technology, it was a lifetime ago. When Congress put that final stamp with that digital pen and signed the act …

Telematics services are becoming increasingly popular in the United States, with at least five automotive original equipment manufacturers and several after-market vendors offering telematics hardware and services to customers. The …

WASHINGTON-Compliments and lavish words gushed from the moment word leaked out late last year that Thomas Sugrue would become the newest in a succession of brave souls to head the …

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-A study conducted by Solomon-Wolff Associates showed AT&T Corp. has the highest level of satisfaction among the three largest long-distance companies. The study reported that among Internet users, …

NEW YORK-Beware would-be smart card hackers, Schlumberger Test and Transactions, San Jose, Calif., has developed ‘SiShell’, a process that renders the chip likely to self-destruct if someone tampers with it. …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Pathnet Inc. announced it is expanding its business strategy to include construction and deployment of digital networks using both wireless and fiber-optic technologies. “Our decision to expand the scope …

MCLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced it has completed agreements and consummated its previously announced transaction with Nextel Partners Inc. to provide enhanced specialized mobile radio services under the Nextel brand …

If only the wireless industry could have the Internet’s deal. Oh, what a wonderful world it would be! The Internet, this brave new interior world of pixeled 1’s and 0’s …

DENVER-WirelessKnowledge L.L.C., the joint venture between Microsoft Corp. and Qualcomm Inc., said it will announce at Wireless ’99 this week significant additions to its recently introduced Revolv service. “The main …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced it has eliminated another 100 staff positions, equal to about 5 percent of its employee base. Previous job cuts in October trimmed its work force …

When BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. introduced its Interactive Paging service at PCS ’98 last year, Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing Janet Boudris said she expected financial applications to be …

WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers used to having their businesses governed by the Federal Communications Commission have a new agency to contend with-the Environmental Protection Agency. Last month, three companies joined GTE Corp.-which …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. introduced its UD3000 chip, which will provide greater transmit functionality and enhanced performance of its 3000-generation chipset for an Interim Standard-95A or IS-95B Code Division Multiple Access …

WASHINGTON-The Competitive Telecommunications Association, also known as CompTel, planned to celebrate the third anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 Feb. 8 with a celebration including blasts of confetti, balloons, …

WASHINGTON-President Clinton, setting up a confrontation with top telecom lawmakers, proposed in his fiscal 2000 budget last week to let the Federal Communications Commission confiscate licenses of bankrupt wireless firms. …

Britain’s Department of Trade and Industry cleared British Telecommunications plc to raise its stake in Cellnet above 60 percent and said the company can bid in auctions for third-generation mobile …

WASHINGTON-A seemingly well-scripted House hearing to launch a watered-down E911 bill and a beefed-up privacy bill disintegrated into a fracas last week over the National Park Service’s handling of antenna-siting …

The Wireless Application Forum held its latest members meeting last week in Dallas, convening this time to determine its road map for the coming year and into the next century. …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-VLSI Technology Inc. said it expects to ship its CDMA+ dual-core baseband solution in March. The solution is comprised of a Code Division Multiple Access Processor 100 chip, …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Legacy Software Inc., which recently began a merger process with Videocall International Corp., announced it has chosen PageMart Wireless Inc. as its exclusive paging provider and will resell its …