I have closed my door. I am ignoring the fax machine. The ringer on my phone is turned off. My e-mail has been disabled. There is a monster lurking off …

ORLANDO, Fla.-BellSouth Corp. reported the buildout of its Sao Paulo, Brazil, Time Division Multiple Access network is proceeding rapidly. The company is part of a consortium that in July 1997 …

ORLANDO, Fla.-BellSouth Wireless Data disclosed in greater detail its distribution strategy for its Interactive Paging service at PCS ’98 last week, where the company also announced a strategic alliance and …

AvantGo Inc. released a new solution designed to extend enterprise and Web-based applications to handheld computers, allowing companies to deploy corporate applications to mobile devices that are compatible with their …

WASHINGTON-Bell Atlantic Mobile refuses to throw in the towel on antenna siting and continues to fight for sites the company claims are necessary for coverage. In two cases, opponents see …

ADC Telecommunications Inc. said the NewNet CALEAserver tests on JSI Telecom’s digital collection platform used by policing agencies, called VoiceBox, were successful for compliance with the Communications Assistance for Law …

SEATTLE-Xypoint Corp. announced it received contracts from Price Communications Wireless Inc. and Cellular One in San Francisco to provide its enhanced 911 solution, which delivers the 10-digit number and general …

Joining General Magic Inc. and Wildfire Communications Inc. in the voice-based virtual assistant game is Webley Systems Inc. with a unified messaging service bureau managed by an electronic English butler …

ATLANTA-UPS Worldwide Logistics said it established the Wireless Industry Group to create supply-chain management solutions for cellular equipment manufacturers, retailers and wireless network providers. The group’s mission is to make …

MALVERN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc. announced it reached a definitive agreement to purchase AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Norfolk, Va., personal communications services operations for an undisclosed amount. The Norfolk market will …

The House Commerce Committee last Thursday added three wireless amendments to a bill to protect consumers from unauthorized changes by their long-distance providers. The amendments are intended to stem the …

WASHINGTON-Federal agency head William Kennard said he is not backing off from support of the strongest-signal proposal to ensure emergency 911 calls are completed, and indeed, is interested in a …

BOULDER, Colo.-SignalSoft Corp., a software developer for wireless services, launched its local.info product, a location-based application that will provide personalized, localized information to wireless customers. Local.info will provide to subscribers …

WASHINGTON-The House Judiciary Committee, amid legislation to shift satellite export licensing from the Commerce Department to the State Department and new signs that China plans to curtail wireless telecom trade, …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. introduced the Global SmartRate software feature, which allows operators to immediately boost overall capacity on Interim Standard-95 Code Division Multiple Access networks. “In listening to our customers’ …

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-Powertel Inc. launched wireless personal communications services in Chattanooga, Tenn., expanding its market to 27 metropolitan areas and major highway corridors throughout 12 Southeastern states with 11 million pops. …

Is anyone else in the industry weary of the debate over the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994? Finally admitting that you can’t put the cart before the …

NEW YORK-Domestic wireless carriers “now have prepaid (services) fully introduced throughout their geographic territories,” but they lag behind their peers abroad in fully tapping its potential, said Scott R. Cassell, …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications Corp. was awarded a contract to supply a turnkey 1900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications network to Pinpoint Communications, which successfully bid in the D-block auction …

In the paging industry today, money talks. Carriers know this and are pursuing every avenue available to bulk up the bottom line. One relatively new road eyed by some carriers …