BOSTON-The Yankee Group has concluded that wireless prices are both stabilizing and homogenizing. The company’s Wireless Price Index, which has tracked wireless prices in 25 cities since 1994, shows that …
SEATTLE-Xypoint Corp. awarded its first certification for location determination technology to KSI Inc., which has developed TeleSentinel, a network-based wireless location system. The certification ensures the product provides seamless interoperability …
WASHINGTON-The telecommunications industry forum studying whether the telephone network will work when the new century arrives needs better participation from the wireless industry, said Peter Spring of the Network Reliability …
We already knew Vice President Al Gore was good at working White House phones and Buddhist temples for noble causes, like the presidency. Now we’ve learned the veep is conspiring …
TORONTO-Nortel Networks said about 10 percent of its work force, or 8,000 employees, will be affected in a restructuring that calls for plant divestitures, manufacturing rationalization, a greater reliance on …
Ameritech Corp. said it plans to invest $3 billion in capital in its communications networks in 1999. Approximately $2 billion will be targeted at enhancing the company’s core communications networks, …
WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commissioner Susan Ness last week added her voice to the growing drumbeat of U.S. opposition to European Union moves that could block the import of third-generation mobile phone …
CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. announced its revenues for the 12-month period ended Dec. 31, were $131.1 million, an increase of 61 percent compared with the same period last year. The …
NEW YORK-Cue Corp., Irvine, Calif., said it began earlier this month in Las Vegas the commercial rollout of a new voice paging service it plans to offer in 100 North …
In the Top 20 Wireless Resellers list (Jan. 11), Discount Cellular Inc. and The Mobile Phone Co. were listed wrong. The companies are agents for Omnipoint. Discount Cellular also is …
SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Clearnet Communications Inc. introduced a Flat Rate Optional Add-On airtime package that allows Clearnet personal communication services clients to add flat-rate local evening and weekend calling to their consumer …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced it licensed Citrix Systems Inc.’s Independent Computing Architecture for use in Motorola digital wireless devices. The first Motorola devices to receive this technology will be its …
WASHINGTON-James Schlicting and Diane Cornell, two highly regarded Federal Communications Commission regulators with strong management and common carrier policy backgrounds, are expected to join new Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Chief Thomas …
WASHINGTON, D.C.,-The Wireless Data Forum announced it is developing an electronic-commerce program in conjunction with Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing, to be called the Wireless E-Commerce Initiative. The initiative will …
Today’s telecommunications behemoths soon will rank right up there with journalists and used-car salesman on the “Who don’t you trust” list. As competition tries to come to the telecom industry, …
Unwired Planet Inc. took another step toward making its vision of Wireless Application Protocol devices and services a commercial reality by providing interoperability testing between its WAP-enabled UP.Link Server and …
WASHINGTON-In 1998, the wireless industry started paying into the Universal Service Fund. In 1999, the industry could find out how much money can be withdrawn from the fund. The government …
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry, already facing stiff resistance to antenna siting from local zoning boards and federal land managers, has come under fire from the Federal Communications Commission for erecting transmission …
JACKSON, Miss.-Tritel Inc. announced it will launch a 1900 MHz personal communications services wireless network as an affiliate of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The network will cover Mississippi, Alabama and …
LAS VEGAS-Topp Telecom Inc. unveiled its new $20 million national advertising campaign at the International Consumer Electronics Show last week, featuring TV ads produced by the director of the Little …
