The latest rage in the wireless industry has been the rush to purchase and build towers and facilities and lease them to wireless carriers. This accumulation of vertical real estate …
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc., which designs, manufactures and installs wireless local area network systems, bar-code systems and short-range wireless-connectivity products, today announced its support for and full participation in the …
Lucent Technologies Inc. said scientists at its Bell Labs research and development arm have developed a technology that could boost capacity of some wireless links by a multiple of 10 …
Wireless operators seem to be reacting to AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Digital One Rate plan, but have fallen short of offering plans that mimic AT&T’s. As reported by RCR Aug. …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel said it is changing the name of 360
Allgon Enterprises Inc., a manufacturer of various wireless infrastructure products, announced it has expanded its business to include coverage solutions as well. The self-described “best-kept secret in the industry” recently …
Today’s volatile wireless telecommunications market compares to a Roman sports arena with every service provider in hand-to-hand combat-fate hanging in the balance. It doesn’t take a despotic emperor to know …
News that Globalstar L.L.P. lost 12 satellites late last week in a failed rocket launch left mobile satellite service investors uneasy. An announcement from Iridium L.L.C. indicating it plans to …
PELHAM, Ala.-Computer Resources Inc. said it completed several international projects for Motorola Inc. CRI said it interfaced a Motorola Smart Zone mobile radio system to provide to the Rome Police …
JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc. announced it has begun a new advertising campaign touting its guaranteed messaging service, SkyWord Plus, and at the same time is introducing the new AccessLink II …
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court recently dealt a blow to wireless carriers hoping to site antennas in areas where residents believe they would be an eyesore. “[The wireless] industry should take …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-World semiconductor sales dropped 1.9 percent from June to July 1998-to $9.67 billion-and 17 percent since July 1997, because of pricing pressures and continued economic turmoil in Japan, …
WASHINGTON-Teachers and principals from 120 U.S. schools that were supplied with wireless phones said the phone would be their first choice for a communications tool to have in the classroom, …
CLEVELAND-Reltec Corp. said it plans to acquire Italtel Tecnomeccanica S.p.A., a subsidiary of Italtel S.p.A., which is a joint venture of Siemens AG and Telecom Italia S.p.A. Terms of the …
WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers this week will be writing checks-big checks-to the Federal Communications Commission to pay statutorily required regulatory fees. Regulatory fees finance approximately 80 percent of the FCC’s operating expenses. …
TORONTO-Rogers Cantel Inc. said it has extended its Pay As You Go paging and cellular service to customers in Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan. “This product has opened up the wireless …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it won a contract to supply a wireless local loop system supporting 10,000 subscribers for the Shenda Telephone Co. in China. The 1900 MHz cdmaOne network …
MIAMI LAKES, Fla.-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. said it will partner with the Florida Association of Nonprofit Organizations as a major sponsor of the sixth annual Nonprofit Convention, Sept. 16-17 at …
IRVING, Texas-Daniel Phythyon, chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is slated as the keynote speaker at the Radio Club of America’s breakfast meeting Sept. 24, in conjunction …
MOBILEMEDIA MobileMedia Corp., dba MobileComm, promoted several people in management positions. Steven Gross was named executive vice president of sales and marketing. He joined MobileComm as senior vice president of …
