VLSI VLSI Technology Inc. said its president and chief operating officer, Richard M. Beyer, left the company for personal reasons. “We have a very solid team that can weather the …
Israel Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. used the code-generation technology in Jerusalem-based Emultek Ltd.’s Rapid Plus software suite to build a fully functional Code Division Multiple Access cellular phone, said Emultek. …
NEW YORK-Siemens Telecom Networks will provide point-to-multipoint equipment and systems-integration services for WinStar Communications Inc.’s wireless broadband demonstration network in Washington, D.C. WinStar has engaged Siemens to integrate P-Com’s point-to-multipoint …
As PCS ’98 approaches, RCR editorial staffers are bracing themselves for an onslaught of press releases ranging in news value from important to the less-important. A print journalist for 20 …
Eloquent and elaborate quotes with references to Winston Churchill, the 1969 presidential inauguration and the devil himself spewed forth from press releases last Wednesday as three wireless associations praised the …
MILAN, Italy-Omnitel Pronto Italia plans to test Unwired Planet Inc.’s wireless Internet technology on its Global System for Mobile communications network. The new services from Omnitel will use Unwired Planet’s …
PLAINVIEW, N.Y.-RTS Wireless Inc. and The Traffic Station Group L.L.C. announced a strategic alliance that will deliver real-time traffic reports to digital wireless phone and pager subscribers. Under the alliance, …
SEATTLE-Tegic Communications and Unwired Planet Inc. announced they have partnered to ensure the compatibility and ease of integration of their respective technologies. The two want to ensure that Tegic’s T9 …
WASHINGTON-The Strategis Group Inc. announced it has acquired and will operate the business of Cellular Directions Inc. through its newly created Carrier Resources division. In particular, Strategis said it wanted …
Qualcomm Inc. said it has clarified its stance with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute on intellectual property rights it claims to own for W-CDMA technology. In January, ETSI chose W-CDMA …
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Corp. announced it upgraded its outlook on SkyTel Communications Inc. from negative to stable, citing the company’s improved cash flow and advanced messaging unit growth reported …
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry last week made significant strides in its efforts to reach a conciliatory note on antenna siting with various parties with which the industry has often disagreed. Additionally, …
While many carriers and manufacturers are thinking about and preparing for third-generation wireless systems, buildout on first- and second-generation systems continues. “Most carriers have built out their metropolitan markets, and …
SAN DIEGO-SecurFone America Inc. announced it signed a letter of intent to enter a strategic alliance with Las Vegas Entertainment Network to develop and deploy wireless Internet telephony and prepaid …
REDWOOD CITY, Calf.-Unwired Planet Inc. said Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. licensed its UP.Browser to integrate into the Code Division Multiple Access handsets of Samsung’s Dallas-based subsidiary, Samsung Telecommunications America Inc. …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week issued service rules for using spectrum by local and state public-safety agencies, which included doubling the amount of spectrum available to some agencies. However, …
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. said it received the regulatory approvals necessary to complete the purchase of the outstanding stock of Western Maine Cellular Inc. Rural Cellular paid about $7.5 million …
Research In Motion is expected to introduce a next-generation version of its Inter@ctive two-way messaging device, code-named Leapfrog, sometime this month. The new model is closer to the size of …
CLEVELAND, Ohio-Reltec Corp. announced it will acquire the assets of Evergood Telecom Enclosures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Walker Group Inc. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Evergood designs, …
Omnipoint Omnipoint Communications Inc. introduced its Option Snap-On terminal adapter that connects a 3Com Corp. personal digital assistant to a digital data-ready Global System for Mobile communications phone, allowing users …
